[Darkwolf377]

Odd how his biggest defender is ultra-liberal Spider RObinson. I believe he reworked a Heinlein novel published this year, which includes an explicit anti-WOT paragraph.

[skepsel]

I saw that one, “Variable Star” its called. Got it from the library. I really like Spider Robinson for his “Callaghan’s” stories, but I didn’t care that much for this one, part of the reason is the anti-WOT paragraph you cite. That and the book just didn’t feel like Heinlein. The intro and end notes are interesting tho, glad I borrowed instead of buying.

[Titan Magroyne]

Odd how his biggest defender is ultra-liberal Spider RObinson. I believe he reworked a Heinlein novel published this year, which includes an explicit anti-WOT paragraph.
Yeah, that just slayed me. Robinson took the skeleton of an unpublished Heinlein novel and warped it into someting I didn't recognise. In his lifetime Heinlein freely criticized bloated government meddling yet maintained faith with his country and civilization. (I didn't much care for the naughty language either, which RAH always managed to communicate without actually writing.)

I reckon Spider fans were happy enough, but this RAH fan was left disappointed with what I suppose was mistaken glee for "a new book by" Robert A. Heinlein.