The Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad

[Feanorcurufinwe]

Who out has read this truly strange book?

[rogerashton]

1. Years ago --

Let's see -- is that the one where Hitler becomes a science-fiction writer?

[Feanorcurufinwe]

2. Sort of, actually

the book itself is supposedly written by Adolph Hitler in an alternate universe in which he becomes a science fiction writer.

[indigobusiness]

4. Spinrad is strange and interesting

in his sleep.

[Howardx]

3. i still have my copy

it is truly strange but a good read nonetheless

[shimmergal]

5. Yes, read it a few years ago.

A strange but very thought-provoking book! I like Spinrad's work. Very few writers have done as much in their fiction to explore freedom of speech and of media access issues as he has. His A WORLD APART has some neat if semi-utopian ideas about how to organize a good hi-tech society.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

6. I really liked 'A World Apart'

Spinrad's one of my favorites. He is not afraid of going 'over the top'.

[BigMcLargehuge]

7. I've only read his "The Solarians"

but I'll check out The Iron Dream.

Thanks for the tip!

[Feanorcurufinwe]

8. I'd also recommend

"Child of Fortune" and "Little Heroes"

[Philostopher]

10. 'Little Heroes' is a personal favorite.

Also liked 'Russian Spring.' I read 'Little Heroes' a couple of years ago, again -- the libraries where I am now don't seem to carry as much of his stuff as the ones did back in the eighties. Haven't read the others as recently.

Didn't he also write a sort of 'post climate collapse' book about a guy who lived on a catamaran? Am I confusing him with someone else? I used to read so much SF, and it was years ago, it kind of gets mushed together. Spinrad and John Varley are similar enough stylistically, too, I sometimes confuse their novels.

[Deja Q]

9. He wrote a few Star Trek (Kirk era) stories...

I don't recall the titles, apart from "The Doomsday Machine" which was a rather fun one to watch...

[EstimatedProphet]

11. Good book!

I especially liked the afterward, where they tried to put the entire context of the story into the terms of the international Communist conspiracy.