tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post8539905461882855820..comments2024-03-18T22:01:28.147-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: Three Stories from Cosmic CorsairsTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-61719056854957549412021-04-13T16:30:12.818-07:002021-04-13T16:30:12.818-07:00I had a lot of fun with these, Col, and looking fo...I had a lot of fun with these, Col, and looking forward to reading the rest.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-77083428197978419402021-04-11T23:18:38.719-07:002021-04-11T23:18:38.719-07:00Probably not stories I will be reading. I'm gl...Probably not stories I will be reading. I'm glad you enjoyed them though.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-90862912304747380562021-03-18T11:04:47.701-07:002021-03-18T11:04:47.701-07:00Thanks, Todd. I had not heard of the magazine PLAN...Thanks, Todd. I had not heard of the magazine PLANET STORIES. I looked some up on abebooks.com, they do look interesting. <br /><br />My husband reminded me of the Errol Flynn pirate movies that we also enjoy. Not space pirates of course, but lots of fun.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57151314971332616502021-03-17T18:58:00.514-07:002021-03-17T18:58:00.514-07:00The kind of adventure sf that included the early s...The kind of adventure sf that included the early space pirates was often the province of the "space opera"/"plantery romance" specialist magazine PLANET STORIES, which published such more sophisticated practitioners of the form such as Ms. Leight Brackett (also a notable crime-fiction and good western writer, with a novel in the Library of America reprint series), her student Ray Bradbury, and particularly toward the turn of the '50s, such then new writers as Poul Anderson and Charles Harness. Other magazines in the field might also touch on them, at least...nearly every magazine in the field, to one degree or another, satiric or otherwise...<br /><br />And, of course, Caribbean pirates at least were up to some interesting, democratic to the point of socialist collective, behaviors back in their heyday...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-29135480181259420172021-03-17T14:47:29.502-07:002021-03-17T14:47:29.502-07:00George, I have linked to your review in the post. ...George, I have linked to your review in the post. I liked your comments on the shories, and the list of all the stories. I agree with you on the Larry Niven story even though I have more of the stories to read. And I do find the introductions to the stories and the information on the authors useful. Although I tend to read those after I read the story.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-32621077630456970132021-03-17T14:16:04.275-07:002021-03-17T14:16:04.275-07:00I read COSMIC CORSAIRS a while ago and enjoyed it....I read COSMIC CORSAIRS a while ago and enjoyed it. You can check out my review here; http://georgekelley.org/forgotten-books-609-cosmic-corsairs-edited-by-hank-davis-christopher-ruocchio/<br /><br />I've read about a dozen Hank Davis anthologies and found all of them entertaining. I particularly admire Davis's Introductions to the stories which reveal interesting information about the writer and the story. Excellent choice!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-7378709901696492442021-03-17T10:15:09.130-07:002021-03-17T10:15:09.130-07:00Margot, so far the stories are excellent. I like t...Margot, so far the stories are excellent. I like that the anthology has a mix of contemporary stories and stories from earlier decades.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-85285742141145250422021-03-17T10:12:56.979-07:002021-03-17T10:12:56.979-07:00Rick, I am enjoying it, and I look forward to more...Rick, I am enjoying it, and I look forward to more of the stories. Thanks so much for sending the book to me.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-54717916581138138912021-03-17T09:19:22.746-07:002021-03-17T09:19:22.746-07:00That's a really interesting concept - space pi...That's a really interesting concept - space pirates. I saw this on Rick's blog, too, Tracy, and thought it was so imaginative. I have to say I'm not well schooled in sci-fi, but the stories do sound. Glad you enjoyed what you've read.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-76490785828949864602021-03-17T09:18:41.226-07:002021-03-17T09:18:41.226-07:00Glad you’re enjoying it. Still good stories to rea...Glad you’re enjoying it. Still good stories to read.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-5421612025697809482021-03-17T09:02:28.925-07:002021-03-17T09:02:28.925-07:00Cath, I don't remember if I watched Star Trek ...Cath, I don't remember if I watched Star Trek in the sixties, but I know I watched the show in reruns in the 1970s. However I don't remember specific plots. Still love William Shatner though, and a lot of the other cast members.<br /><br />I wracked my brain trying to remember some space pirates in my past reading, but nothing came to mind. I did read some Jack L. Chalker books about 15 years ago but none that mentioned pirates that I can remember.<br /><br />I have read a little bit of Larry Niven, the Dream Park series that he wrote with Steven Barnes. I have The World of Ptavvs on my TBR shelves, and I want to read Ringworld. Looking forward to those someday.<br />TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-77659849134876890942021-03-17T08:51:14.821-07:002021-03-17T08:51:14.821-07:00Patti, the fascination with pirates does seem stra...Patti, the fascination with pirates does seem strange. Peter Pan is a good example but I haven't seen that in forever. I did enjoy many of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. And I love The Pirates of Penzance. We have copies of the film with Linda Ronstadt and Kevin Kline (and Angela Lasbury!) and a version from Australian production with Jon English which we watch often. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-20344294477839578942021-03-17T05:39:08.714-07:002021-03-17T05:39:08.714-07:00I know pirates are hugely popular but the only one...I know pirates are hugely popular but the only one I ever got interested in was Captain Hook and that was because I loved Peter Pan and Wendy. All of their colorful costumes and practices have probably helped make them the stuff of fiction. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-44434721035330514512021-03-17T03:26:40.164-07:002021-03-17T03:26:40.164-07:00As a sci-fi fan, I first knew about space pirates ...As a sci-fi fan, I first knew about space pirates from watching Star Trek back in the late sixties. Blake's 7 after that, so it's very much a known thing for me. This anthology sounds very good, I've read a couple of novels from the Ringworld series by Larry Niven so can quite see why you like his story best so far. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com