Why thank you, Richard! I loved the Stainless Steel Rat stories. (I think Larry Niven's Ringworld was my fave.) I should re-read one, see how it holds up after all these years. I wish I'd seen that Revolution series, it sounds good. I did recently read Camus's The Plague and it sure rings the bell vis a vis our own Covid plague. I shall give The White Plague a read. Thanks for the recommendations!