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RuleoftheBone
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Posted - 2007.01.15 09:56:00 -
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Alastair Reynolds-"Revelation Space" novels.
David Brin-"Uplift War" novels.
Stephen R. Donaldson-"The Gap Cycle" novels.
Dan Simmons-"The Hyperion" novels.
And what DS recommended........
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RuleoftheBone
Minmatar
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Lotka Volterra
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Posted - 2007.01.15 12:25:00 -
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Edited by: RuleoftheBone on 15/01/2007 12:25:26
How dare I forget the masters:
Issac Asimov-"Foundation Series"
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Frank Herbert-"Dune Series"....the books by his son ain't bad and provide decent backstory to the originals but they smack a bit too much of commercialism.
p.s. This is probably the most useful, fun, and interesting thread I have seen pop up in weeks 
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RuleoftheBone
Minmatar
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Lotka Volterra
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Posted - 2007.01.15 14:55:00 -
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Edited by: RuleoftheBone on 15/01/2007 14:55:58
Edited by: RuleoftheBone on 15/01/2007 14:53:18
Morn Hyland-Carebear 
Angus Thermopyle-Total yarrrr  a.k.a "Angus Thermo-pile"......
Stephen Donaldson does love his anti-heros. Read the ultimate Tolkien-killer "The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant" (no squishy little hobbits, annoying talking trees, and especially NO BLOODY ELVES. SD does owe a debt to dear old JRRT as do all fantasy writers-but we are talking fast-food to filet mignon literary comparisons here). To put it another way--if you think "Eragon" (not bad if you like candy and more &^$^úing elves) and "Harry Potter" (blatant theft of Roald Dahl's legacy..fun reads though) are the uber...you will HATE Stephen R Donaldson.
Another amazing author worthy of your attention:
Neal Stephenson. Start with "Snow Crash" and "Diamond Age"....trip into "Cryptonomicron"...and prepare for the monster "Baroque Cycle". Not exactly EvE-related...but this cat will leave you with a completely melted brain
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p.s. Votes for a sticky somewhere. Books of any type are good and all the recommendations thus far would..I suspect...be well enjoyed by the EvE-player base.
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RuleoftheBone
Minmatar
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Lotka Volterra
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Posted - 2007.01.15 15:23:00 -
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Edited by: RuleoftheBone on 15/01/2007 15:22:57
 Originally by: Ogul
Edited by: Ogul on 15/01/2007 15:12:57
Originally by: Spartaen
Originally by: Milaahs Nithori
Defiantly the Nights Dawn triology by Peter. F Hamilton. I read it while I was out traveling. Never missed EVE so much in my life, hehe. It's great sci-fi in every respect.
Night's Dawn trilogy > all.
Oh yes. 3000+ pages ending in a deus ex machina. I never knew a greater disappointment.
on topic: Richard Morgans's "Altered Carbon" and sequels (not exactly pods and spaceships, but people change bodies a lot)
Very fair comment. Hamilton must have got sick of keeping track of the whole story...but still-Al Capone as the leader of a gang of space-nasties? Now thats cool  .
And speaking of deus ex machina...check out the Dan Simmons "Ilium" and "Olympus" for more "machinas" than you can shake a stick at
If this gets a sticky....I suggest the name of the thread be changed to "Excellent Reading Suggestions When Stuck At Log-In/Gate or Station Camp/POS War/Extended Patch Day.....Or When Mining"
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RuleoftheBone
Minmatar
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Lotka Volterra
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Posted - 2007.01.16 10:23:00 -
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Originally by: Omber Zombie
why does everyone always forget E.E. Doc Smith's Lensman Series?
Because some of us are reluctant to reveal just how old we actually are
As in:
Phillip K. ****-"Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep" which was the basis for the amazing Blade Runner movie (I still have the PC game just for the Vangelis sound track. And if you buy the DVD-make sure it has the alternative endings). Anything else by PKD is also mind blowing.
Walter Miller-"A Canticle For Leibowitz"
Ray Bradbury-Anything he wrote. More about the human side of sci-fi.
Robert Heinlein-Been mentioned before. "The Cat Who Walks Through Walls" is my favorite.
Gregory Benford-Another scientist turned sci-fi writer. The "Galactic Center" series is a gem.
Robert Sawyer-"Calculating God" will move you-big time. His other stuff is pretty good too.
Enough already-I have not even dented my bookshelf yet! But here is something for everyone-not sci-fi but what a read:
"Night Watch"-by Sergei Lukyanenko. This is one novelist who makes me wish I could read Russian so I didn't have to wait for the translations (Book 2 "Day Watch" is due for release in the UK shortly). The fun of vampires-v-warlocks-v-shapechangers-"normals" is made excellent by the questions of morality raised within.
And finally-hold on to your hats on this one-again a non-science fiction author:
Umberto Eco-"The Name Of The Rose". Probably the most
entertaining and accessable of Eco's works you will still find yourself reaching for the latin dictionary (physical or web based ) in order to truely enjoy a magnificent murder mystery with far-reaching social and religious implications set in a dark ages monastary. I would also recommend the film version featuring Sean Connery if you can find a copy.
Enjoy...and keep them book recommendations rolling in
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RuleoftheBone
Minmatar
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Lotka Volterra
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Posted - 2007.01.17 22:52:00 -
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Edited by: RuleoftheBone on 17/01/2007 22:50:18
Alright...so some of the title mentioned are not EvE-related-but honestly-who really cares? A good book is a good book and while books like "Dune" or "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep" do not feature deep space warfare (except in the abstract--Herbert's son's Dune prequels somewhat excepted) they do explore explore what is truely interesting about humanity and what that means regardless of setting. Some of these novels seriously question what it means to be human in the context of galactic warfare (or fantasy--or whatever--you pick 'em).
And as the EvE universe is supposed to be player-driven...as in variations of human-the variety of titles mentioned thus far are more than applicable.
I'll step off my soapbox and offer up another couple of gems:
China Meiville-"Perdido Street Station". Don't walk...run to the bookstore and grab this. And the follow-ups "The Scar" and "Iron Council". To try and define the work as simply dark fantasy/steampunk is like comparing George Lucas as an author to Shakespeare. And again...no %^*$ing elves or other silliness.
Stephen Dedman-"The Art Of Arrow Cutting". Brooklyn guy meets Yakuza and is dragged into battling various magical nasties of Japanese origin. The follow-up "Shadows Bite" is fun as well. If you liked Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" this author is for you!
And finally...back on the sci-fi track:
Grant Naylor-"Red Dwarf" and "Better Than Life".
Best read when errrrrr....how can I put this...under the influence
Don't say I didn't warn you-fans of the show will know where I am coming from 
**EDIT**Noticed that Savesti Kyrsst mentioned China Meiville first. Credit where credit is due!
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