tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post463914360626924413..comments2024-02-28T01:11:56.474-08:00Comments on THE LAND OF NOD: Mini-Review - Four Day PlanetJohn Matthew Staterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-47825803525619547622014-02-07T15:15:13.528-08:002014-02-07T15:15:13.528-08:00Piper's novels vary in quality, I wish the guy...Piper's novels vary in quality, I wish the guy hadn't killed himself - I am pretty sure he would be remembered as one of the Golden Age greats had he created more. As it stands I personally think his stories compare to some of the earlier Heinlein works. Four Day Planet for example is a pretty good match, quality wise, to Farmer in the Sky.<br /><br />Space Viking is probably his best Thrilling Planetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002374155917157070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-85385206309089896702011-01-29T09:14:56.735-08:002011-01-29T09:14:56.735-08:00I'm not familiar with this novel, but I have r...I'm not familiar with this novel, but I have read a number of H. Beam Piper's work and while he's no Clarke or Niven, I do consider him a good author.<br /><br />According to the H. Beam Piper site zarthani.net, "Four Day Planet" was published in 1961, putting it in the latter half of his body of works. I urge you to read some more of his novels before finalizing your Spiralboundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058997643317547694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-1860835660045087512011-01-29T06:44:48.113-08:002011-01-29T06:44:48.113-08:00Piper is pretty much required reading for Travelle...Piper is pretty much required reading for <i>Traveller</i> IMO. Uller Uprising is probably my favorite, but Space Viking, The Cosmic Computer, and the short story collections Federation and Empire are also worthwhile (of his short stories, Omnilingual is especially good).Knightskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397391662639446678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-71551822724424949822011-01-28T22:38:18.220-08:002011-01-28T22:38:18.220-08:00Oh, man. I love me some H. Beam Piper. Space Vik...Oh, man. I love me some H. Beam Piper. Space Viking, Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen and the rest of the Paratime stories, even the Fuzzies. (I personally think Lucas owes the Piper estate a goodly sum for those little Ewok guys.) I don't know what it is about his stories but they are among my favorites despite the fact that Piper died in the '60s several years before I was born.Narmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635665594860371230noreply@blogger.com