Red Thunder is an example of a genre I think is dying out: Old White Guys Write a Heinlein Juvie. I can't really think of a successful one.
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Growing up Weightless maybe Old Man’s War?
aug 11, 2025, 8:29 pm • 0 0 • view
I realize these are both 20+ years old.
aug 11, 2025, 8:30 pm • 0 0 • view
Growing up Weightless is perfect. The only problem with Old Man's War is the question of identification with the main character. Everything else about it is perfect for the list.
aug 11, 2025, 8:31 pm • 1 0 • view
I agree that it's not the right starting point for a list. But the point is, it would be nice to have a list that was more modern. A list of modern juveniles to give to people. I'm not saying copying Heinlein, just something for that ecological niche.
aug 11, 2025, 7:45 pm • 0 0 • view
A Spaceship Repair Girl Supposedly Named Rachel, perhaps?
aug 11, 2025, 8:18 pm • 0 0 • view
Does that really feel like a starter? I mean, ok, but not number one on the list.
aug 11, 2025, 8:27 pm • 0 0 • view
I adored Stross’s Saturn’s Children, just because it’s the only one I’ve read that took the assignment seriously. It’s a fun book even as it savages Heinlein.
aug 11, 2025, 3:25 pm • 0 0 • view
Saturn's Children was pretty clearly "Stross writes Friday."
aug 12, 2025, 3:53 pm • 0 0 • view
Saturn's Children isn't modelled on the juvies but the later, adult Heinlein novels.
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