wdg3rd Wrote:The "Young Adult" books won't be necessary for reading any of the adult Jack books, though they may enhance the experience. It is recommended that you read Black Wind before By the Sword, but reading Black Wind is always a good idea anyway. There seems to be an argument whether Deep as the Marrow or BW is Paul's best novel (not having yet read the copy of DatM that I know is in a box somewhere in this attic, I don't have a dog in that fight, but Black Wind is better than any individual Jack novel, though the Jack series beats everything else except maybe the LaNague stuff.
wdg3rd Wrote:The "Young Adult" books won't be necessary for reading any of the adult Jack books, though they may enhance the experience. It is recommended that you read Black Wind before By the Sword, but reading Black Wind is always a good idea anyway. There seems to be an argument whether Deep as the Marrow or BW is Paul's best novel (not having yet read the copy of DatM that I know is in a box somewhere in this attic, I don't have a dog in that fight, but Black Wind is better than any individual Jack novel, though the Jack series beats everything else except maybe the LaNague stuff.
ghaleon23 Wrote:Black winds not RJ novel,correct? Is Rasalom involved with it at all..Just curious...
Brian Wrote:That would mean I add another book to the list, Black Wind before By the Sword. Thanks for the tip.
Brian Wrote:As I prowl around here, I've seen frequent mention of Black Wind. If the thanks button was still here, you'd have had a thanks from me.
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:I'd say, Brian, BLACK WIND is to Paul's oeuvre what THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS was to Heinlein's body of work--the best single novel.
wdg3rd Wrote:Blues, there you get into deep water. Yes, TMiaHM is one of Heinlein's best novels (consistently in my top five). But placement there varies (often depending on what I reread last). Job: A Comedy of Justice tops it regularly (being an atheist raised fundy protestant, as well as a fan of RAH's source material for that one). The unabridged Stranger in a Strange Land, Tunnel in the Sky, Citizen of the Galaxy and Starship Troopers fill out my Top Five (to six, but I don't count well when I'm drinking). Which is Number One varies, as I said. In fact, as soon as I finish rereading (yeah, I do that a lot, no funds for new books) Vernor Vinge's A Deepness in the Sky, I'll probably reread all of those again. It's been a couple years.