Updates: Recent Science Fiction Purchases No. CCCLII (Joe Haldeman, Jack C. Haldeman II, Zenna Henderson, Thomas Burnett Swann, and Edwin Corley)

Which books/covers/authors intrigue you? Which have you read? Disliked? Enjoyed? 1. Joe Haldeman and Jack C. Haldeman II’s There is No Darkness (1983) Jim Burns’ cover for the 1st edition From the back cover: “The universe is not interested in fair play. The universe is interested in survival. That is lesson number one aboard the giant advance-training ship called ‘Starschool.’ Those who fail to learn lesson one very rarely have cause to worry about what comes next…” Initial Thoughts: Even at his worst, I find Joe Haldeman a polished author. I’ve only read a few of his brother’s short stories. I’ve hear this volume is a bit on the juvenile SF side of things. We shall see. 2. Zenna Henderson’s Pilgrimage (1961) Hector Garrido’s cover for the 1967 edition From the back cover: “These are The People. Marooned on this planet by the crash of their interstellar vehicle in the distant past, The People are never free of a sense of strangeness in this world and a yearning for the home they have…