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Title: TNT : Telzey & Trigger by James H. Schmitz ISBN: 0-671-57879-0 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: a little dated, but still enjoyable
Comment: I've always enjoyed this author's book "witches of Karres" so it has been interesting to read some of his other, long out of print works. This book should be read after the first book in this series "Telzey Amberdon" to bring it into perspective.
Essentially, this is a series of linked short stories and novelettes. The writing sytle is simple and easy to read. All the main characters are polite, even the the bad guys! They would easily be suited to younger readers.
This second book introduces the readers to Trigger Argee, who doesn't have the mental "super powers" that make Telzey such a striking figure, but who is never-the-less very capable.
These books have been enjoyable so far, but really bring home how much SF has changed in recent decades. These characters are much less introspective than most modern SF characters, even in short stories, and the emphasis is definitely on action!
I also agree about the cover. "TNT" is really on the corny side - ignore it and concentrate on the contents.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great stories, but the cover...!
Comment: I read my parents' copies of these stories in the seventies and eighties. They have long been among my favorite short stories, and I'm definitely a James Schmitz fan. I'm glad to see that the stories are being republished. In this collection, I was also glad to see the pairing of Schmitz's "Pork Chop Tree" and "Compulsion" into the single story they are, especially because "Pork Chop Tree" is so hard to find.
This series has definitely been edited, and the more anachronistic technical elements of Schmitz's stories (microfilm, etc) have been suppressed. Other than that, the stories are as Schmitz wrote them.
My one major complaint are the covers, which are a big letdown, especially compared to the covers of the '80s editions. And T'Nt! Give me a break! These books should be packaged to attract new readers to Schmitz's work. The title of this volume strikes me as a cheesy in-joke that will attract people who already know about the stories but which will repel everyone else. These stories are truly classic SF, and they should have classier jackets!
Other than that, buy this book!
Rating: 5
Summary: More Stories From the Federation of the Hub
Comment: An excellent book. This the second of four books that Baen Books is publishing that are compilations of the short stories my James Schmitz. While I normally am not a fan of short stories, these are some of the finest that I have read.
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Title: Agent of Vega & Other Stories by James H. Schmitz ISBN: 0671318470 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Eternal Frontier by James H. Schmitz, Eric Flint, Guy Gordon ISBN: 0743435591 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Witches of Karres (SF Collector's Edition) by James H. Schmitz ISBN: 0575071443 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Pub. Date: 16 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Best of James H. Schmitz by Mark L. Olson, James H. Schmitz, Merle Insinga ISBN: 0915368463 Publisher: NESFA Press Pub. Date: June, 1991 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Crown Of Slaves by David Weber, Eric Flint ISBN: 0743471482 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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