Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-5417731-20150531054933/@comment-25626-20150531195538

I think the enjoyed the Lords of Creation (the Burroughs homage) the most. I also read The Peshawar Lances and generally felt it was ok, but I am given to understand that is a particularly problematic work for many, what with the whole "Europe taking overthe Southern Hemisphere forever" plot. I read the first 3 Change books, but sort of saw where that was headed with its special snowflake golden child hero, and lost interest. I also liked "The Charge of Lee's Brigade" (I've yet to meet anyone who didn't like it, come to that; it's just a fine bit of AH goofiness).

I was able to read an archive of that particular exchange and ban years ago. I don't recall most of the discussion, but my impression was that serveral people were talking past one another, which naturally escalated the situation. My recollection is that Stirling said some problematic things, and I didn't agree with many of them.

The big thing that I do remember was that Stirling stated that if there was a hypothetical magic button that could wipe out everyone who wanted to harm the USA when pushed, most Americans would probably push it. Things disintegrated from there. The adminstrator then announced that Stirling was advocating genocide, and banned him.

Since the Change seems to be his big focus for now (which includes getting other authors to contribute, including a work from Harry Turtledove), I don't expect I'll be returning to his work in the future one way or the other. I may give the Nantucket books a go since our local tiny library has the complete trilogy, as well as all of the Change books.