They are good, yes. And as you say, it's refreshing to see a hero who can think his way out of a problem rather than fight his way out. I particularly liked the way Calhoun was able to stop the Grandfathers' War by getting both sides angrier at him than they were at each other.
Leinster has the distinction of writing science fiction before it was called science fiction. His first SF story, "The Runaway Skyscraper," was published forty years ago, seven years before Gernsback started Amazing Stories.
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Date: 2014-01-20 01:50 pm (UTC)Leinster has the distinction of writing science fiction before it was called science fiction. His first SF story, "The Runaway Skyscraper," was published forty years ago, seven years before Gernsback started Amazing Stories.