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Archon Stormrage
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Posted - 2003.09.14 16:17:00 -
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Lookied in a couple of sci-fi book posts over the past few weeks but one author that I read is never mentioned.
So has anyone ever read a book by A.E. Van Vogt? (books are 10-30 years old though).
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Dala Grey
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Posted - 2003.09.14 16:56:00 -
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Yeah, great books.
I've read a few of these. Pretty weird in places.
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Nightwing
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Posted - 2003.09.14 16:56:00 -
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I have an extensive collection of A.E. Van Vogt. But most of them are a LOT older than 30 years...
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SlightlyMad
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Posted - 2003.09.14 16:59:00 -
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Edited by: SlightlyMad on 14/09/2003 16:59:53
aye man
I liked most of his books to what I can remember, was more than ten years ago I read them tho. To bad oneself doesn't increase in skillpoints everytime a clone is activated
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Bon Hedus
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Posted - 2003.09.14 18:01:00 -
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His Empire of the Atom books were great. A.E. Van Vogt is an excellent author.
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Archon Stormrage
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Posted - 2003.09.14 21:53:00 -
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Great thanks guys.
I received all the books my mid 40's dad had when he was a kid so they are very good. Especially the Null-A series.
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Skeeve
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Posted - 2003.09.14 22:48:00 -
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Edited by: Skeeve on 14/09/2003 22:49:12
Let me guess.. you're one of those people who think a record player was always used for "scratching" in Hip Hop and Rap right? Honestly I"m not picking on you.... LOL> but A.E.Van Vogt was one of the pivotal Sci-Fi authors of the 20th Century.. along with James Blish.. Robert A. Heinlen.. and others... standing among the Literary Giants of the genre.
My friend do yourself a favour.. go to a used bookstore and suss out a few copies... you'll be glad you did 
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Biscotto
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Posted - 2003.09.14 23:19:00 -
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Lookied in a couple of sci-fi book posts over the past few weeks but one author that I read is never mentioned.
So has anyone ever read a book by A.E. Van Vogt? (books are 10-30 years old though).
Slaps Archon very hard about the face. n00b, where you been??
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NeoMorph
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Posted - 2003.09.15 10:59:00 -
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A good series to read for space warfare is the Honor Harrington series by David Weber although it can have a little too much of the infodump at times.
I remember reading the first one that was published in the UK (Honor amongst Enemies) and thinking "wow... excellent book" and then finding that no others were published in the UK.... Then I found Andromeda books in Birmingham and they had ALL the Honor Harington books... so one day I went into town with a huge bag and bought all the David Weber books in the store heh.
He's that good!
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Wandering Monk
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Posted - 2003.09.15 11:32:00 -
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He's a classic!
Monk says: "Pick your nose with impunity,
but your enemies with care..."
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Redundancy
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Posted - 2003.09.15 11:42:00 -
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Edited by: Redundancy on 15/09/2003 11:43:12
Phew. I almost thought the Lensman series was going to be forgotten. (not it should be noted, by the author originally mentioned, but slipped in there subtly)
To be honest, I didn't like "The World of Null-A", but there you go... there's no accounting for my taste.
And let it not be said that I let the opertunity to mention the book "Contact" by Carl Sagan slip by.
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Zakalwe
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Posted - 2003.09.15 11:48:00 -
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Yep good books, sometimes to 'metaphysic'.
Read first : "the voyage of the space beagle"
Hmmm...
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Eddie Elch
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Posted - 2003.09.15 11:53:00 -
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What about Niven and the "Known Space" series???? Almost a template for every space game/movie ever... Well okay not quite but I am a Niven fan.
Also check out Harry Harrison (early works not the colaberations) and also Piers Anthony - Bio of a space Tryant which I think ran to 7 volumes...
Sirrens of Titan was that Van Vogt? Maybe not but still a good one... Oh and pretty much anything by Phol or Heinlen or... jeez man.... Get to a sunday market or a boot sale and look in the old paper backs.... There be gold in there!!!!
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Severe McCald
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Posted - 2003.09.15 12:56:00 -
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The Null-A series was great. I went on to read the work it was based on: "Science and Sanity, an introduction to non-Aristotelian logic", which wasn't quite as zippy.
SM
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Bane Sellante
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Posted - 2003.09.15 12:59:00 -
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The Voyage of the Space Beagle is a truly good book 
I grew up reading my dads collection of Sci-Fi books included many great authors like
Robert A. Heinlein
Isaac Asimov
A E Van Vogt
E.E. 'Doc' Smith
Larry Niven
So many great books, hmm might have to go home and dig some out.
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Archon Stormrage
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Posted - 2003.09.15 14:23:00 -
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Let me guess.. you're one of those people who think a record player was always used for "scratching" in Hip Hop and Rap right? Honestly I"m not picking on you.... LOL> but A.E.Van Vogt was one of the pivotal Sci-Fi authors of the 20th Century.. along with James Blish.. Robert A. Heinlen.. and others... standing among the Literary Giants of the genre.
My friend do yourself a favour.. go to a used bookstore and suss out a few copies... you'll be glad you did
Guess you didn't quite get the point of my post. I have over 40 books by A.E. Van VOgt and over 200 in total from the similar Sci-fi period.
I much prefer them over more modern sci-fi in most cases.
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Archon Stormrage
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Posted - 2003.09.16 18:13:00 -
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Patrick Tilley, The Amtrak Wars
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The 'kirlian' series by Piers Anthony are also good reads.
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Redundancy
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Posted - 2003.09.16 18:32:00 -
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Ack! forgot to mention "the Neutronium Alchemist" by Peter F Hamilton.
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Bobby Wilson
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Posted - 2003.09.16 18:58:00 -
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Edited by: Bobby Wilson on 16/09/2003 19:00:01
Never mind:) I gotta read the whole thread b4 posting :)
Ben Bova anyone?
Originally by: Selim
Cool, congrats.
Oh, stupid idea by the way.
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Ubiq
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Posted - 2003.09.16 19:06:00 -
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Philip K. ****. One of the greatest Sci Fi writers ever.
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Sidus
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Posted - 2003.09.16 19:08:00 -
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I might get hell for this but I have to throw it in... Frank Herbert...
Once you smoke the Dune *****... It's all over.
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Discorporation
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Posted - 2003.09.16 19:09:00 -
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I quite like Larry Niven.
Heorot rocked.
[Heterocephalus glaber]
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Archon Stormrage
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Posted - 2003.09.16 19:17:00 -
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Biscotto reccommended all the Frank Herbet books to me, I have the Dune ones i believe.
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Sidus
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Posted - 2003.09.16 19:26:00 -
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Technically and scientificly the books aren't that impressive. Heinline he isn't... But the man knew people like you wouldn't beleive. His insights on politics and religion are amazing. And he has my vote for most likely outcome predicted for the human race.
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Mitchman
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Posted - 2003.09.17 12:41:00 -
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Edited by: Mitchman on 17/09/2003 12:41:28
I discussion cannot pass without the mention of the Hugo and Nebula price winning book, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. It's certainly one of the best books I have ever read.
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Ashton Black
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Posted - 2003.09.17 12:52:00 -
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Books Books Books....
There is one author that should get a mention.
Iain M. Banks's "Culture" Novels.
Excession is my favorite Sci-Fi novel.
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Morkt Drakt
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Posted - 2003.09.17 13:06:00 -
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Edited by: Morkt Drak on 17/09/2003 13:06:57
David Brin: Startide Rising and subsequent books in the series.
Simply brilliant (imo) useage of a genolutic galactic "civilisation".
Oddly fitting to EVE also with the Jove.
If any books hint at the potential for genetic transformation and potential abuse through "slavery" (subservience via millienia paying-off their gneetic benefactors) its that series.
Very clever and well constructed concept.
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Heh RED - EE Doc SMith huh - what was the other series he wrote... not lensman but with the "Duquense"(sp?) family in it... damn my memory is going.
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Jay Gatsby
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Posted - 2003.09.17 13:19:00 -
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"Sirens of Titan" was by Kurt Vonnegut. However, Vonnegut's finest sci-fi was, of course, written by Kilgore Trout.
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Ellyris
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Posted - 2003.09.17 15:05:00 -
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Edited by: Ellyris on 17/09/2003 15:08:48
I am definitely a Larry Niven fan (reading one at the moment). Robert Heinlein and Frank Herbert are both good authors too. I specifically recommend the Dune books (btw, the film doesn't do the book justice). I recommend Whipping Star for Frank Herbert, as an introduction to the Calebans and his sci-fi world.
I recommend Iain M Banks for more bizarre, modern sci-fi.
Philip K **** (author of Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep) is good for older stories with that fractured narrative style. Look at the neurosis about the indistinguishable machines in Blade Runner, and then see it taken further in Martian Timeslip, and other books as his increasing mental health issues were echoed in the books he wrote, as paranoia about machines.
Best recommendation is to visit an old bookshop and check the bargain sections ... I pick up many of my older sci-fi books for about ú1 each at these places ... at those prices you can always grab a few and see which authors you like.
If you like endless fantastical technological developments, then you should E. E. Doc Smith's Lensman series ... about every 5-20 pages the best technology gets outdone with something more outrageous ... and you are often left wondering what he'll come up with next.
Soz for the long post ... blame the long patch time!
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Morkt Drakt
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Posted - 2003.09.17 15:11:00 -
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"The Man in the high-castle" - Philip K ****
Totally surreal book abut extraordinary nonetheless... not so much sci-fi as re-writing history but superb stuff.
Genius shining through the madness.
I have a first edition being another reason i like it.
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Mousey
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Posted - 2003.09.17 15:16:00 -
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Micheal Morcock ROX
I got about 50 trash sci-fi books by him
Elric rulez
also the Hawkmoon series is awesome
Jerry Cornelius is bizzare
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bUBbLeS
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Posted - 2003.09.17 15:20:00 -
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Also what about William Gibson?
he's very cool
The father of cyber-punk
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FingerThief
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Posted - 2003.09.17 15:33:00 -
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Stanislav Lem ...
You might know him might not ... good reading !
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Daesdemona
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Posted - 2003.09.17 15:34:00 -
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Isaac Asimov
so simple yet so entertaining.
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Jael Markinsen
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Posted - 2003.09.17 16:05:00 -
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i liked the "forever war" book by joe haldeman, think it came out in early 70's and is still in print, he also put out "forever peace" the sequel but i didnt enjoy that one as much for some reason.
Also like the general "belisarius" series, written by david drake and eric flint. still need to get the last two though, fortune's stroke and tide of victory.
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Endyl
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Posted - 2003.09.17 16:06:00 -
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>Also what about William Gibson?
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>he's very cool
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>The father of cyber-punk
Nah he is the inventor of the word cyberspace (in Neuromancer novel), but imho that doesn't make William Gibson the father of cyberpunk.
PKD is one of my favorite authors, but it's easily guessable I think
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Vempyre
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Posted - 2003.09.17 16:10:00 -
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Yeah PKD rocks, the 1st one i read was A Scanner Darkly and the book left me in a daze, it just dragged me down so far - but it was amazing. i now got about 16 books by him - thanks amazon for the 'perfect partner' savings.
i really like the SF masterworks series, introduces u to some really great authors.
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Posted - 2003.09.17 16:38:00 -
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Books Books Books....
There is one author that should get a mention.
Iain M. Banks's "Culture" Novels.
Excession is my favorite Sci-Fi novel.
I'll second that one, player of games and use of weapons aremy favourites, that descripion of the chair made by the chairmaker still sends shivers up and down my spine.
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