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   From: lynnmcguire5@gmail.com   
      
   On 10/15/2025 6:26 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:   
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   >   
   > On 10/12/25 19:35, Lynn McGuire wrote:   
   >> Lynn’s six star list (or top ten list) in October 2025:   
   >>   
   >> 1. “Mutineer’s Moon” by David Weber   
   >> 2. “Citizen Of The Galaxy” by Robert Heinlein *   
   >> 3. “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress” by Robert Heinlein *   
   >> 4. “The Star Beast” by Robert Heinlein *   
   >> 5. “Shards Of Honor” and "Barrayar" by Lois McMaster Bujold *   !   
   >> 6. “Jumper”, "Reflex" ! , "Impulse" ! , and "Exo" ! by Steven Gould   !   
   >> 7. “Dies The Fire” by S. M. Stirling *   
   >> 8. “Emergence” by David Palmer !   
   >> 9. “The Tar-Aiym Krang” by Alan Dean Foster   
   >> 10. “Under A Graveyard Sky” by John Ringo   
   >> 11. “Live Free Or Die” by John Ringo   
   >> 12. “Footfall” by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle *   
   >> 13. “Lucifer’s Hammer” by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle *   
   >> 14. “The Zero Stone” by Andre Norton   
   >> 15. “Going Home” by A. American   
   >> 16. “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card *   
   >> 17. “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline   
   >> 18. “The Martian” by Andy Weir   
   >> 19. “The Postman” by David Brin *   
   >> 20. “We Are Legion” by Dennis E. Taylor   
   >> 21. “Bitten” by Kelley Armstrong !   
   >> 22. “Moon Called” by Patrica Briggs    * !   
   >> 23. “Red Thunder” by John Varley !   
   >> 24. "Lightning" by Dean Koontz   
   >> 25. "The Murderbot Diaries" by Martha Wells   
   >> 26. "Friday" by Robert Heinlein    * !   
   >> 27. "Agent Of Change" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller   
   >> 28. "Monster Hunter International" by Larry Correia   
   >> 29. "Among Others" by Jo Walton !   
   >> 30. "Skinwalker" ! and "Blood Of The Earth" ! By Faith Hunter   !   
   >> 31. "Time Enough For Love" by Robert Heinlein *   
   >> 32. "Methuselah's Children" by Robert Heinlein  *   
   >> 33. "When the Wind Blows" ! , "The Lake House" ! by James Patterson  !   
   >> 34. "A Soldier's Duty (Theirs Not to Reason Why)" by Jean Johnson  !   
   >> 35. "Human by Choice" by Travis S. Taylor and Darrell Bain   
   >> 36. "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir   
   >> 37. "Agent To The Stars" by John Scazi   
   >> 38. "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi   
   >> 39. "The Inheritance (Breach Wars)" by Ilona Andrews   !   
   >> 40. "Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, 1)" by Ilona Andrews   !   
   >> 41. "White Hot (Hidden Legacy, 2)" by Ilona Andrews    !   
   >>   
   >> Somebody told me that these are a bunch of young men's adventure   
   >> stories.  Being an old man, I liked that.   
   >>   
   >> Lynn   
   >   
   >      I read those with an asterisk when much younger some in the   
   > magazine publications.  Sadly when Dune came out I was in a place where   
   > US magazines   
   > were hard to come by.  In my late 30s and early 40s I was quite   
   > restricted in   
   > my spending and stopped reading SF magazines except for special issues   
   > which I would occassionally see at news stands here in SF.   
   >   
   >      I am an old lady now and have a different viewpoint from my youth   
   when   
   > very  few SF stories gave women anything but a supporting role.   
   >   
   >      bliss   
      
   About half of my six star book have women as the main protagonist.  They   
   are marked with a !.   
      
   Thanks,   
   Lynn   
      
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