There is a quote attributed to science fiction author Jerry Pournelle (although the sentiment has been offered by many others) that money will get you through times of no awards better than awards will get you through times of no money.
I’m also reminded of something George R.R. Martin once said about blockbuster art: They already got their awards. Their awards were popularity and tons of money. A gold statue doesn’t help them. But that same statue could mean everything to people who make art that deserves a bigger audience.
March 3, 2026 at 12:03 AM
There is a quote attributed to science fiction author Jerry Pournelle (although the sentiment has been offered by many others) that money will get you through times of no awards better than awards will get you through times of no money.
For those asking, they literally had the high ground. They could've dropped a thousand asteroids on us without ever getting close. Read "Footfall" by Niven and Pournelle.
July 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
For those asking, they literally had the high ground. They could've dropped a thousand asteroids on us without ever getting close. Read "Footfall" by Niven and Pournelle.
Finished reading app.thestorygraph.com/books/5a415f...
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Janissaries by Jerry Pournelle | The StoryGraph
Some days it just didn't pay to be a soldier. Captain Rick Galloway and his men had been talked i...
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September 30, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Jerry Pournelle sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pourne... was born on this day, so here's some magazine illustrations for his work (Artist: Andrew M Stephenson, Frank Kelly Freas, Stephen Fabian and Stephen Fabian):
![Interior magazine art for 'Exiles to Glory' (Part 1 of 2) by Jerry Pournelle [as by J. E. Pournelle]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oaffsikc5nub6hqya4ufufxd/bafkreieuz3ir7leqtsgbp5b365hixlzbu5aajjgs4uh2ha52xjkkelqgf4)
![More interior magazine art for 'Exiles to Glory' (Part 1 of 2) by Jerry Pournelle [as by J. E. Pournelle]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oaffsikc5nub6hqya4ufufxd/bafkreiezirotcvtumcp2fzo736jppz5iu644pjj3aybr7bhfasiwvki7n4)
August 7, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Jerry Pournelle sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pourne... was born on this day, so here's some magazine illustrations for his work (Artist: Andrew M Stephenson, Frank Kelly Freas, Stephen Fabian and Stephen Fabian):
Success and prolonged exposure to Jerry Pournelle caused necrosis in his brain tissue
September 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Success and prolonged exposure to Jerry Pournelle caused necrosis in his brain tissue
Jerry Pournelle sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pourne... died on this day: so here's some of his book covers (Artist: Paul Lehr, Oscar Chichoni, Bob Layzell and Robert Tinney):
September 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Jerry Pournelle sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pourne... died on this day: so here's some of his book covers (Artist: Paul Lehr, Oscar Chichoni, Bob Layzell and Robert Tinney):
Finished reading https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/5a415f55-df84-43fa-8b43-cacd0474f5d6
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September 30, 2026 at 12:48 AM
that reminds me of one of my favorite quotes: "over the course of writing The More in God's Eye, Larry Niven became more like Jerry Pournelle and Jerry Pournelle also became more like Jerry Pournelle"
June 3, 2026 at 12:11 AM
that reminds me of one of my favorite quotes: "over the course of writing The More in God's Eye, Larry Niven became more like Jerry Pournelle and Jerry Pournelle also became more like Jerry Pournelle"
Try
Footfall
Lucifers Hammer
The Mote in Gods Eye
All peak Niven & Pournelle
Footfall
Lucifers Hammer
The Mote in Gods Eye
All peak Niven & Pournelle
May 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Try
Footfall
Lucifers Hammer
The Mote in Gods Eye
All peak Niven & Pournelle
Footfall
Lucifers Hammer
The Mote in Gods Eye
All peak Niven & Pournelle
FRIENDS,
COMRADES,
last night @nickywoolf.bsky.social and I went to the bar and we asked ourselves the question: could you readapt the Pournelle chart but for sitcoms? should you?
we decided that we should, and BEHOLD, here before you is The Ultimate Sitcoms Chart:
COMRADES,
last night @nickywoolf.bsky.social and I went to the bar and we asked ourselves the question: could you readapt the Pournelle chart but for sitcoms? should you?
we decided that we should, and BEHOLD, here before you is The Ultimate Sitcoms Chart:
November 10, 2024 at 4:31 PM
FRIENDS,
COMRADES,
last night @nickywoolf.bsky.social and I went to the bar and we asked ourselves the question: could you readapt the Pournelle chart but for sitcoms? should you?
we decided that we should, and BEHOLD, here before you is The Ultimate Sitcoms Chart:
COMRADES,
last night @nickywoolf.bsky.social and I went to the bar and we asked ourselves the question: could you readapt the Pournelle chart but for sitcoms? should you?
we decided that we should, and BEHOLD, here before you is The Ultimate Sitcoms Chart:
The two Blueskies
September 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The two Blueskies
"Pournelle Just Giving Us Rip-Roaring Adventures," Pournelle Says
August 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"Pournelle Just Giving Us Rip-Roaring Adventures," Pournelle Says
No Jerry Pournelle? ;)
September 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
No Jerry Pournelle? ;)
Glad to see someone else saw what @jeetheer.bsky.social and I were talking about.
The authoritarian capitalist tradition is obsessed w sci-fi and fantasy--in part because they've not read much of any real philosophy. But they love imagining that Heinlein, Rand, Pournelle... were doing philosophy.
The authoritarian capitalist tradition is obsessed w sci-fi and fantasy--in part because they've not read much of any real philosophy. But they love imagining that Heinlein, Rand, Pournelle... were doing philosophy.
Literally posted a fascinating discussion between @jeetheer.bsky.social and @matthew.flux.community on tech billionaires being influenced by dystopian science fiction (notably Heinlein) last week, and the NYT straight up quotes Luckey on Heinlein. So reposting:
plus.flux.community/p/why-big-te...
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Why big tech billionaires are trying to make dystopian science fiction into reality
The Nation’s Jeet Heer on how Thiel, Musk, and Bezos are animated by Heinlein, Rand, and Campbell
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March 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Glad to see someone else saw what @jeetheer.bsky.social and I were talking about.
The authoritarian capitalist tradition is obsessed w sci-fi and fantasy--in part because they've not read much of any real philosophy. But they love imagining that Heinlein, Rand, Pournelle... were doing philosophy.
The authoritarian capitalist tradition is obsessed w sci-fi and fantasy--in part because they've not read much of any real philosophy. But they love imagining that Heinlein, Rand, Pournelle... were doing philosophy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_...
I'll give Niven and Pournelle credit for realizing New Age woo and right-wing fundamentalism could come together, but they were wrong about the political valences of this AND thinking their own side didn't count as woo.
I'll give Niven and Pournelle credit for realizing New Age woo and right-wing fundamentalism could come together, but they were wrong about the political valences of this AND thinking their own side didn't count as woo.
Fallen Angels (Niven, Pournelle, and Flynn novel) - Wikipedia
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March 31, 2026 at 12:07 AM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_...
I'll give Niven and Pournelle credit for realizing New Age woo and right-wing fundamentalism could come together, but they were wrong about the political valences of this AND thinking their own side didn't count as woo.
I'll give Niven and Pournelle credit for realizing New Age woo and right-wing fundamentalism could come together, but they were wrong about the political valences of this AND thinking their own side didn't count as woo.
A strange thing for me was to read the books that Niven and Pournelle wrote with Steven Barnes.
Since Barnes' politics are so directly in opposition to the evils that Niven and Pournelle endorsed.
Since Barnes' politics are so directly in opposition to the evils that Niven and Pournelle endorsed.
May 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A strange thing for me was to read the books that Niven and Pournelle wrote with Steven Barnes.
Since Barnes' politics are so directly in opposition to the evils that Niven and Pournelle endorsed.
Since Barnes' politics are so directly in opposition to the evils that Niven and Pournelle endorsed.
Add 'Oath of Fealty' by Niven and Pournelle
June 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Add 'Oath of Fealty' by Niven and Pournelle
funny thing is that he was the more centrist of his writing partnership with Jerry Pournelle.
May 29, 2025 at 12:58 AM
funny thing is that he was the more centrist of his writing partnership with Jerry Pournelle.
And yet, probably better than Pournelle.
June 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
And yet, probably better than Pournelle.
A beat once trodden by Niven and/or Pournelle
September 23, 2026 at 8:48 AM
A beat once trodden by Niven and/or Pournelle
Indeed. Right wing author Jerry Pournelle proudly called himself a "12th century liberal".
March 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Indeed. Right wing author Jerry Pournelle proudly called himself a "12th century liberal".
The Mote in God's Eye (1974) by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
Cover art by Irving Perkins
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Cover art by Irving Perkins
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September 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The Mote in God's Eye (1974) by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
Cover art by Irving Perkins
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Cover art by Irving Perkins
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I need to stop asking myself questions that require me to hunt down obscure Pournelle anthologies.
August 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I need to stop asking myself questions that require me to hunt down obscure Pournelle anthologies.
Artist John Harris sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/harris... was born on this day, so here's some of his cover artwork (1986-1988). 2nd for "Footfall" by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle; 3rd for "Hegira" by Greg Bear; 4th for "The Best of Trek 13" by Walter Irwin and GB Love.
July 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Artist John Harris sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/harris... was born on this day, so here's some of his cover artwork (1986-1988). 2nd for "Footfall" by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle; 3rd for "Hegira" by Greg Bear; 4th for "The Best of Trek 13" by Walter Irwin and GB Love.