Chess in Concert: Post-Cold War Edition★★★★☆
Claire Trevor School of the Arts, 2017 The cold-war musical Chess works surprisingly well set in the present day.
Rocannon’s World★★★☆☆
Ursula K. Le Guin A serviceable quest story that melds fantasy and sci-fi. Engaging enough, but I’d only recommend it to someone who’s read her later work.
The Defiant Agents
Andre Norton An enjoyable space western with Apaches as the good guys, wrapped up in the cold war and tossing in the Golden Horde, a lost alien city and Russians with a mind-control ray.
The Time Traders★★★★☆
Andre Norton A fun time-travel spy thriller through the bronze age that’s very rooted in the cold war.
Worlds of Exile and Illusion★★★★☆
Ursula K. Le Guin Interesting to see Le Guin as she’s developing her craft. Not the best place to start with her work, but absolutely worth reading.