I was at the used book store recently and saw a number of his books in the sci-fi section. They had a lot of Battlefield Earth copies which I saw at the dollar theater when I was in the Air Force and felt a dollar was too much, but to be fair a book shouldn’t be judged on it’s adaptation (Wheel of Time for instance). It’s just that with his books I can’t get past the whole Scientology things.
Just out of pure curiosity I do want to read Dianetics one day because that commercial was on a lot when I was a little kid. I want to see what all the fuss was about.
For 60s and 70s style scifi with a notable right-wing philosophical bent I recommend Jerry Pournelle, Fred Saberhagen and Larry Niven. For Pournelle "The Mote in God's Eye" and "West of Honor" are a good beginning to his CoDominium universe. Saberhagen's first "Berserker" collection is a good place to start. Niven's "Ringworld" (of course) and "Protector" (my personal favorite) are my favorites of his Known Space universe.
Thanks! Ive read the Ringworld books and used to want a movie adaptation but not anymore. Could be a fun open world game. I have some Pournelle books I haven’t read yet