tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post9184052451351643223..comments2024-01-06T05:28:46.111-05:00Comments on Matt Paust's Crime Time : THE BEST OF MURRAY LEINSTER – edited by J.J. PierceMathew Pausthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-91430632498301116542016-07-16T14:09:47.186-04:002016-07-16T14:09:47.186-04:00Thanks, Tracy. I bought a used copy of The Best fo...Thanks, Tracy. I bought a used copy of <i>The Best</i> for a couple bucks through Amazon. Many of his books and collections are now on Kindle. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-44954038984004898532016-07-16T13:54:09.636-04:002016-07-16T13:54:09.636-04:00Wonderful post, Mathew. I am not familiar with Lei...Wonderful post, Mathew. I am not familiar with Leinster. It is possible I can find some of his books at a book sale in September. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-70644320493389899082016-07-15T12:13:37.805-04:002016-07-15T12:13:37.805-04:00Thanks, Jerry. I see the guy was amazingly prolifi...Thanks, Jerry. I see the guy was amazingly prolific. First published at age 17 as a "filler" writer for Mencken's <i>Smart Set</i>. <i><b><a href="http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Jenkins_Will_F_1896-1975" rel="nofollow">http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Jenkins_Will_F_1896-1975</a></b></i> Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-28356566627206004522016-07-15T11:58:47.396-04:002016-07-15T11:58:47.396-04:00Great story, Matthew!
Leinster wrote all over the...Great story, Matthew!<br /><br />Leinster wrote all over the place -- SF, mysteries, adventure, romance, westerns, tie-ins -- but his Science fiction is his best-remembered work. For good reason.<br /><br />Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-71871701127217318282016-07-15T10:19:41.838-04:002016-07-15T10:19:41.838-04:00Coming from you that's high praise, Bill. I...Coming from you that's high praise, Bill. I've been remiss, I see now, but am on board at last. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-88778358483351511252016-07-15T10:17:48.199-04:002016-07-15T10:17:48.199-04:00I haven't read all the stories yet, George, bu...I haven't read all the stories yet, George, but besides First Contact, The Ethical Equations has made the deepest impression. Murray's phenomenal imagination extended into philosophy and metaphysics, and he was a practical inventor. Amazing fellow. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-66885626567175696542016-07-15T08:36:57.765-04:002016-07-15T08:36:57.765-04:00I've been a fan of Leinster's work since I...I've been a fan of Leinster's work since I first started reading SF. As far as I'm concerned, he's one of the greats.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-6654532491888777682016-07-15T08:30:15.050-04:002016-07-15T08:30:15.050-04:00THE BEST OF MURRAY LEINSTER was a volume in a seri...THE BEST OF MURRAY LEINSTER was a volume in a series of "BEST OF" collections Del Rey Books published. I consider it one of the better entries in the series. Murray Leinster wrote for decades and the quality of his stories was top-notch.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com