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Date: Wed, 8-Feb-84 23:25:24 EST
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Books by Smith and Hubbard ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

In addition to the Lensman and Skylark series, Smith had three
"singletons": SUBSPACE EXPLORERS
              SPACEHOUNDS OF IPC
              THE GALAXY PRIMES

The "Family D'Alembert" series, by Smith "with Steve Goldin" are,
with the exception of the 1st, IMPERIAL STARS, all by Goldin.

Fairly recently, (?David A.) Kyle, an old-timer fan and friend of
Smith has been writing continuations of the Lensmen series, each
featuring a different one of the non-human 2nd Stage Lensmen.

The Goldin and Kyle books are not well regarded, but if one has read
the "pure quill" stuff so often you practically know it by heart,
yet your appetite for more is insatiable, the imitations ARE better
than nothing at all.

L. Ron Hubbard's earlier books were:
     THE KINGSLAYER aka SEVEN STEPS TO THE ARBITER
     DEATH'S DEPUTY  (with the above as FROM DEATH TO THE STARS)
     FEAR
     TYPEWRITER IN THE SKY
     THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE
     FINAL BLACKOUT
     RETURN TO TOMORROW
     SLAVES OF SLEEP
     TRITON
     OLE DOC METHUSELAH

Whether they're "good" or not I can't say.  I especially like SF-
medicals, so grabbed up that last one but found it so inadequate in
comparison with not only much more recent ones by White and Nourse,
but also its nearer contemporaries, Leinster's "Med Service" series,
that I can't offer much hope.  It was so bad that if Hubbard's
recent book is even half-way good, I'd go along with the folks who
doubt that he wrote it.
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