Flapp
Dog Tags
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Posted - 2007.01.16 00:08:00 -
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I am hereby hijacking this thread:
What you need to know to survive EvE instead of what you'd like to read. Let's go:
Frank Herbert - "Dune" (mentioned already)
A complex universe indeed. So many different characters and factions interacting with each other, you won't believe it. That's why people said it was impossible to make a movie out of it. And they were right.
Find out why it takes your CEO 3 hours in the alliance meeting only to agree to the next roid to mine. Also, why it took BoB 4+ months to wardec ASCN.
Frank Herbert - "The Dragon in the sea"
Short novel about psychological warfare.
Spies, treachery, pewpew. Just like Eve.
C.J. Cherryh - The "Union" series (mentioned already)
Entertainment at it's best: Easy to follow yet very enjoyable, developing around a few selected points of view. My recommendation for new readers.
Name your ship "Norway" and i'll blast you to Jove space BTW. No offense ofc.
Arthur C. Clarke - Various titles. The older, the better. (mentioned already)
Classics in SciFi here, like "A fall of moon dust" about a tourist ship cruising the seas of dust on our moon getting into real trouble. Old "Airport" movie style, good to begin with.
Eve related, what every FC should know about panic and boredom.
Shinishi Hoshi - Various titles, mostly his "short short" stories.
Classic SciFi but really short, exactly what you need between 2 cycles of Ice sucking. Nuff said.
"Ender's game" - don't remember the author atm (Orson Scott Guard?)
About young boys being trained by the military by making groups of them fight each other in mock combat. A common reference on the internet, yet most people i talked about it so far seem to be lacking the consequences the story tells. Read at own risk.
Wil Gibson - "Neuromancer" and follow-ups. (mentioned already)
High tech living mostly about hackers in the future. If those book are too hefty, try "Burning Chrome" first.
Eve-wise, spies and corp. thieves.
Now for some important reading, as any of these will give you access to new skills (in paranthesis):
Maquis de Sade - practically everything (Excentric CEO Evasion)
Sun Tzu - The Art of War (Forum Spamming)
George Orwell - 1984 (Political Correctness, Word Filter Analysis)
Hey, i'm getting a 5% total on all book sales, right?
Flapp
(Sorry about typos and such, this was all out of a drunken brain. But if you insist, i'll crawl up the shelves tomorrow and hit you with exact information, wrecking for total get-out-here-iness.)
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