[Fhios]

Check out the Wiki, he s a must read for Conservatives.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle

I would like to email him again and ask him about Trump. But I think his brain has turned to margarine. He's 81 and had a stroke in 2014.

[Daveinyork]

I’ve loved everything I’ve read that he has written, especially some of his collaborations with Larry Niven. Real page turners.

[clearcarbon]

"Lucifer's Hammer" - Great book!

[Dr. Sivana]

I liked his columns in Infoworld. He named his best computers. Cheetah was always the best.

[disndat]

bttt

[WhiskeyX]

Shared a bottle of Australian wine with Jerry Pournelle, Gordy Dickson, et al at Discon II, 1974. Met on some other occasions, and discussed the merits of word processors like MicroPro WordStar 2.2. Used to collect his early books and later read Byte. I have to sell my Byte collection. 1950s to 1970s Analog, F&SF, and Galaxy are in storage boxes. Enjoyed Chaos Manor.

[ConservativeMind]

I have been a Jerry Pournelle fan since 1981.

His brain is fine, but he is few in words, now.

I have exchanged a personal communication with him as of early fall 2015.

[SauronOfMordor]

Loved his “There Will Be War” anthology series.

[Lurker]

His Iron Law is dead on.

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[FreedomPoster]

Long time fan. Read him in Byte back in the day, have read all his Science Fiction, still read his Chaos Manor blog. It’s still worthwhile just for the links to material he posts, that he gets from his readers/friends.

[NonValueAdded]

Here!

[sauropod]

Isn’t that just a restatement of the Peter Principle?

[MrEdd]

I always loved his Chaos Manor columns.

I never could make myself like his fiction, but in honor of his work being represented in various boardgames and role-playing games I gave it a go several times.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

I was a fan of Byte Magazine (RIP) and of Chaos Manor in particular. Never read any of his fiction, nevertheless.

[Smokin' Joe]

Lucifer's Hammer and The Mote in God's Eye are favorites.

[Sirius Lee]

I loved the Moties.

[Rebel_Ace]

Big fan of his fiction and computer articles back in the day. Sorry to hear about his stroke, I did not know he suffered one.

[Johnny B.]

In addition to his well-known (and terrific) novels, I highly recommend the following, which contain strong libertarian/conservative themes:

"Oath of Fealty" (with Larry Niven) -- about the conflicts between a privately financed and built "arcology" (city in a building) and nearby Los Angles.

"High Justice" -- a collection of pro-big-business science fiction stories.

[SES1066]

Mr Pournelle has been a favorite of mine for years. He has been an advocate against the liberal socialists since the 1960s. Much of his writings reflect this viewpoint.

Yes, he has had significant health issues and I wish him the best!

[Exeter]

Footfall, fantastic!
BTW, met him and Larry Niven at con in Memphis years ago, like a sci-fi version of The Odd Couple, one in suit and tie and the other looking like a convention attendee, but Lord! what they wrote...

[Duke C.]

I met Jerry once at Comdex in '85. We had a lengthy
discussion about the Atari 1040ST. I was flattered when he
gave me his phone# and said "feel free to call me, but don't call me frivolously".