I found theTHE old post finally Re: David R Palmer
After a unbeleivable week long search
Re: Fiction related to Heinlein's work by theme
David R. Palmer's "Emergence" reads to me to be very like a Heinlein story. I believe I expressed this in the old Nitro. Its out of print but I believe that its being optioned as a movie so it should come back into print soon. Should be easily locatable on the 2nd hand market.
The following was note was written by Mr. Palmer recently on Amazon:
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Rip Van Palmer resurfaces..., April 4, 2008
By David R. Palmer (Florida) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Emergence (Mass Market Paperback)
Hi, people. I hope the webmaster's rules permit this.
First, thanks for your enduring loyalty. It's been 25 years since my last book.
Some of you will be pleased to learn that "Tracking," the sequel to "Emergence," is being serialized in three parts by Analog SF magazine, commencing with the July/August double issue, due out toward the end of this month. Inchoate talk are also underway with Wormhole Press to bring "Tracking" out as a hardcover and paperback sometime next year.
Secondly, I've also completed "Spcial Education" (dunno if that'll show up properly in HTML; it's "special," with a long-vowel diacritical bar over the "e," as in "species"), sequel to "Threshold."
Thirdly, I just finished "Schrödinger's Frisbee," an unrelated SF novel about a boy and his dog, his girlfriend -- and alien abduction.
And finally, a movie option has been sold for "Emergence"; a screenplay now exists. The efforts of anyone who wishes to join me in breath-holding and finger-crossing will be appreciated.
Wormhole Press is equally interested in them, and in rereleasing "Emergence" and "Threshold." Check back here occasionally on amazon.com; coerce your local booksellers. Tell two friends; ask them to tell two friends, etc. Repeat this to a depth of 20 conversations and you've alerted over a million friends.
Thanks again for your enthusiasm and patience -- and for the kind thoughts embodied in the occasional, somewhat premature eulogies I've read here and on other websites.
Very truly,
David R. Palmer
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