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A review by neilfein
Red Thunder by John Varley
4.0
Not his best, but far from his worst. Many other reviews point out that Varley is in Heinlein mode in this novel, and there's some truth in this. Nonetheless, I was reminded of Spider Robinson more than Heinlein (Robinson was heavily influenced by Heinlein, make your own inferences).
I imagine this was a conscious choice on Varley's part, as he has such a strong, individual narrative voice of his own. ("The Golden Globe", his last book, was more than a little derivitave of the novel before it, even for a story set in the same fictional world.)
The plot is nothing particularly original, but as in almost all of Varley's work, it's the characters, the route they take, that will keep you turning the pages. I enjoyed the book quite a lot, and I'm looking forward to the next novel.
I imagine this was a conscious choice on Varley's part, as he has such a strong, individual narrative voice of his own. ("The Golden Globe", his last book, was more than a little derivitave of the novel before it, even for a story set in the same fictional world.)
The plot is nothing particularly original, but as in almost all of Varley's work, it's the characters, the route they take, that will keep you turning the pages. I enjoyed the book quite a lot, and I'm looking forward to the next novel.