Lynn’s six star list (or top ten list) in August 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
Somebody told me that these are a bunch of young men's adventure
stories. Being an old man, I liked that.