Yeah I wondered about that stuff. I don't particularily want to be reading Star Wars novels if I can help it, but I mean I'm curious. I could see him subverting them if he was interested. I felt like Glass Hammer was a bit like that, not like Star Wars, but that it wasn't about what it seemed to be about superficially.
Jack Womack is a new one to me, I'll keep an eye out, he's 80s?
I remember you talking about Brunner ages ago, and partially due to that (and just total availability of his stuff for a dollar or two), I've got a little pile waiting for me. Stand On Zanzibar and Shockwave Rider are the two I'll definitely do, I started with a random and I think fairly junk one called Double Double and I ended up, not dismissing him, but putting his stuff to the side for later.
I don't know John Shirley, he's like Shepard? I'm reading another book by him now, Shepard I mean, Life During Wartime, and it's getting good! I've only really just started it though. Green Eyes is the only other thing I've read, I just happened upon him because the cover was real 80s and seemed like it could be cool. It's surprising he seems so forgotten, although maybe not surprising since we are talking about SF.