Science Fiction

(and "Lucifer's Hammer" seems to support that) and had become something of a persona non grata in the science fiction community in recent decades.

I was at the World Con in Kansas City in 2016. One day, while walking through the vastness of Bartle Hall, I heard someone call out, "Jerry!" I turned to see who was being called, and recognized Jerry Pournelle. It didn't seem as if he had much of a following. I might be completely wrong here.

I read "Lucifer's Hammer" when it came out and quite liked it. Some years later I reread it for my science fiction book club, and was appalled at the racism in it. Vicious racism.

I did like "Inferno", "Escape From Hell", "Footfall", "The Mote in God's Eye" and several others.