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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: "Glory Road" by Robert A. Heinlein
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 23:19:23 -0600
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On 12/3/2024 3:46 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> "Glory Road" by Robert A. Heinlein
>     https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Road-Robert-Heinlein/dp/0765312220/
> 
> A standalone science fiction book, no prequel or sequel that I know of. 
> I read the well printed and well bound POD (print on demand) trade 
> paperback published by Orb (Tom Doherty Associates) in 1963 that I 
> bought new on Amazon in 2023.  There is an afterward by Samuel R. 
> Delaney apparently in 1974.  I am sure that I read this book fifty+ 
> years ago but it was not familiar to me at all.
> 
>  From the book marketing blurb: "E. C. "Scar" Gordon was on the French 
> Riviera recovering from a tour of combat in Southeast Asia , but he 
> hadn't given up his habit of scanning the Personals in the newspaper. 
> One ad in particular leapt out at him:"
> 
> "ARE YOU A COWARD?  This is not for you.  We badly need a brave man.  He 
> must be 23 to 25 years old, in perfect health, at least six feet tall, 
> weigh about 190 pounds, fluent English, with some French, proficient in 
> all weapons, some knowledge of engineering and mathematics essential, 
> willing to travel, no family or emotional ties, indomitably courageous 
> and handsome of face and figure.  Permanent employment, very high pay, 
> glorious adventure, great danger.  You must apply in person, rue Dante, 
> Nice, 2me étage, apt. D."
> 
> So what do you do when you have slain the dragon and won the princess ? 
> You marry her of course and then settle down and have babies.  But what 
> if you want to slay more dragons and she already has babies and a really 
> big baby that she takes care of ?
> 
> Most people call this Heinlein's first fantasy book but I do not. Arthur 
> C. Clarke said it best, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is 
> indistinguishable from magic."  There is much magic in this book that is 
> really technology.  So, the book is science fiction for me.
> 
> My rating:  5 out of 5 stars
> Amazon rating:  4.5 out of 4 stars (1,902 reviews)
> 
> Lynn

Oops.

Amazon rating:  4.5 out of 5 stars (1,902 reviews)

Sigh.  I may need an editor.

Lynn