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Robert Rosenberg
Amarr Imperial Academy
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Posted - 2008.07.14 11:29:00 -
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Originally by: Dan Glebitts Edited by: Dan Glebitts on 30/06/2008 14:31:50 Greg Egan's Diaspora - Hard stuff but totally fascinating. Philip K. D1ck - for some weird stories
And as for Orson Scott Card, if you own it throw his books out the nearest window... Horrible little soulless mind fart of book... trash.
Ender's Game has to be the most over rated sci-fi book I have ever read.
Also surprised the culture series hasn't been mentioned 10 times by now.
Someone has to write sci-fi for children. I am not sure about you but I did not start out as an elitist *****, it took years of gentle nurturing from more approachable authors like Card to build me into the ivory tower literati that I am today.
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Dantes Revenge
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.07.15 04:24:00 -
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Edited by: Dantes Revenge on 15/07/2008 04:25:55
Of them all, Dune has to be the winner, I've read the whole series. It's really hard going since there are so many convoluted sub-plots going on but definitely worth a read. Frank Herbert is a wizard at writing stories that involve so many plots that all come to a single conclusion.
Has anyone read the Mode series by Piers Anthony? His work is mainly in the fantasy line but the Mode series is a great balance between fantasy and sci-fi.
Anne McCaffery, probably better known for the Pern series but also for the Ship series, Philip K D ick (even names don't pass the forum filter, newsflash, this word is also a name used as a short version of Richard), Robert Henlein. No sci-fi reader could truly say they are sci-fi fans until they've read Isaac Asimov, his book 'I Robot' was the basis of many films including 'AI', 'Short Circuit' and many more where a robot is, or becomes 'self aware'. His 3 laws are the foundation on which all future robots will be built and if you don't know the three laws, you don't read sci-fi.
-- There's a simple difference between kinky and perverted. Kinky is using a feather to get her in the mood. Perverted is using the whole chicken. |
EnslaverOfMinmatar
Yarsk Hunters DeaDSpace Coalition
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Posted - 2008.07.15 06:44:00 -
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Maybe before you start reading Dune, probably read the "prequels" to Dune first.
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Tauscha Vald'or
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Posted - 2008.07.15 07:51:00 -
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Originally by: EnslaverOfMinmatar Maybe before you start reading Dune, probably read the "prequels" to Dune first.
God no. They suck. Kevin J Anderson is a hack. Pure and simple.
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Dantes Revenge
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.07.15 10:37:00 -
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Originally by: EnslaverOfMinmatar Maybe before you start reading Dune, probably read the "prequels" to Dune first.
Oh the horror, the blasphemy! Kill the traitor! -- There's a simple difference between kinky and perverted. Kinky is using a feather to get her in the mood. Perverted is using the whole chicken. |
Silver Night
Caldari Naqam
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Posted - 2008.07.15 11:10:00 -
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Originally by: Tauscha Vald'or
Originally by: EnslaverOfMinmatar Maybe before you start reading Dune, probably read the "prequels" to Dune first.
God no. They suck. Kevin J Anderson is a hack. Pure and simple.
I tried to read a book of his I ordered recently and didn't even finish it. The writing seemed distinctly amateur for a published author.
I'll come up wiht some recommendations after I have some sleep --------------
The Clown Man. GLS Mr. State Caldari Patriot. Sansha's Nation Supporter
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kessah
State Protectorate
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Posted - 2008.07.15 11:45:00 -
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Saga of Seven Suns - Kevin J Anderson. - Really enjoyed this- id brought the first in the seris as a random purchase and im now hooked to the seris. Ive been putting off reading the final book... dont want it to end
Day of the Triffids ive heard to be a good read - next on my list.
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Jastra
Gallente Black Thorne Corporation
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Posted - 2008.07.17 08:47:00 -
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Originally by: Robert Rosenberg
Originally by: Dan Glebitts Edited by: Dan Glebitts on 30/06/2008 14:31:50 Greg Egan's Diaspora - Hard stuff but totally fascinating. Philip K. D1ck - for some weird stories
And as for Orson Scott Card, if you own it throw his books out the nearest window... Horrible little soulless mind fart of book... trash.
Ender's Game has to be the most over rated sci-fi book I have ever read.
Also surprised the culture series hasn't been mentioned 10 times by now.
Someone has to write sci-fi for children. I am not sure about you but I did not start out as an elitist *****, it took years of gentle nurturing from more approachable authors like Card to build me into the ivory tower literati that I am today.
I read tons of sci fi when I was small, Chocky, Day of the Triffids, Kraken Wakes, The Crysalids, Hitchhikers Guide and others that dont stick so well in the mind - all good stuff and I sure by now this list must be much larger, Charlie and the Choclate factory and it's follow up is a kind off scifi, lol
I've just started reading Diaspora after it was recommended here and the first chapter on the birth of an artificial intelligence was superb
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Mary Me'Belle
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Posted - 2008.07.17 10:34:00 -
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Originally by: Jastra
Originally by: Robert Rosenberg
Originally by: Dan Glebitts Edited by: Dan Glebitts on 30/06/2008 14:31:50 Greg Egan's Diaspora - Hard stuff but totally fascinating. Philip K. D1ck - for some weird stories
And as for Orson Scott Card, if you own it throw his books out the nearest window... Horrible little soulless mind fart of book... trash.
Ender's Game has to be the most over rated sci-fi book I have ever read.
Also surprised the culture series hasn't been mentioned 10 times by now.
Someone has to write sci-fi for children. I am not sure about you but I did not start out as an elitist *****, it took years of gentle nurturing from more approachable authors like Card to build me into the ivory tower literati that I am today.
I read tons of sci fi when I was small, Chocky, Day of the Triffids, Kraken Wakes, The Crysalids, Hitchhikers Guide and others that dont stick so well in the mind - all good stuff and I sure by now this list must be much larger, Charlie and the Choclate factory and it's follow up is a kind off scifi, lol
I've just started reading Diaspora after it was recommended here and the first chapter on the birth of an artificial intelligence was superb
he, you described a lot of my childhood reading, as long as you add in John Christopher's tripods trilogy and Harry Harrison's stainless steel rat series as well.
Diaspora is one of the best hard scifi transhuman novels out there, that first chapter is one of my favorite poieces in all scifi. Charles Stross's "Accelarando" is also good in the this vein, with "Glasshouse" also being excellent but a bit softer.
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zephlexian teb
z3r0 Gravity
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Posted - 2008.08.04 03:46:00 -
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while i don't really read a lot anymore since i've aquired a rather hectic family life i have to mention an author that i read when i was younger that hasn't been mentioned thus far; Jack L. Chalker. i really enjoyed his Changwinds, G.O.D. Inc and The Quintara Marathon series. while the Well World novels were a bit much for me.
recently however i've gotten to reading Jack McDevitt and the Priscilla Hutchins novels heave been a good read.
i know these guys may not be on the herbert, asimov level but as a simpleton i rather enjoyed them. --- The truth is you're the weak. And I'm the tyranny of evil men. |
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pwnedgato
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Posted - 2008.08.04 04:01:00 -
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The Warhammer 40k books are damn nifty. the Ciaphas Cain novels in particular.
Originally by: Crumplecorn These is a forum for this.
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Eran Laude
Gallente Federal Defence Union
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Posted - 2008.08.04 06:01:00 -
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Edited by: Eran Laude on 04/08/2008 06:03:48 My top 3 epic Sci-fi sagas:
1. Night's Dawn - Peter F. Hamilton. He's the epitomy of English sci-fi writing right now, and I can't wait for his new novel next year.
2. Dune - Frank Herbert. Incredible. I recently finished re-reading all the novels [Butlerian Jihad trilogy, House Atreides/Harkonnen/Corrino trilogy, the original 6 novels and the final 2 novels written by Brian and Kevin J. Anderson] and it's definitely a literary triumph on an epic scale.
3. Foundation - Isaac Asimov. Intriguing, philosophical and very deep, this was the first sci-fi saga I read altogether. I still love it, and although he put a lot of work in on it, I wish Asimov had done more to flesh out the extensive times between the novels during his lifetime.
EDIT: I have no idea why people hate the Dune Prequels. OMG SACRILEGE!!? They're good books in their own right, I have a feeling that people wouldn't be exploding left right and centre with nerdrage if the word Dune hadn't been put on the front cover. I love the original six novels, but Brian and Kevin's other 8 are still very good.
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Amandin Adouin
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Posted - 2008.08.04 13:14:00 -
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Edited by: Amandin Adouin on 04/08/2008 13:14:42 Imo, these are the best sci-fi authors: Philip K Dick Kurt Vonnegut Larry Niven Robert E. Heinlen William Gibson
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Lord Wamphyri
Amarr Starside Lost
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Posted - 2008.08.04 16:20:00 -
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Originally by: kessah Saga of Seven Suns - Kevin J Anderson. - Really enjoyed this- id brought the first in the seris as a random purchase and im now hooked to the seris. Ive been putting off reading the final book... dont want it to end
Agreed - I've been following this series since it came out, and have been completely hooked.. didn't realise the last book was available though!
I've also been working my way through the Culture series, currently reading Excession, I can also recommend most stuff by Stephen Baxter, recently finished Titan and though it's quite an old book now it was very entertaining, if depressing towards the end, though the finale more than makes up for it.
My EVE Tattoo! My Second EVE Tattoo! |
Vabjekf
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Posted - 2008.09.09 04:13:00 -
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mote_in_God%27s_Eye
good book for several reasons
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Norwood Franskly
Minmatar Fleet of the Damned Dark Trinity Alliance
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Posted - 2008.09.09 06:15:00 -
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Yes I was just about to recommend the Mote in God's Eye was beaten to it some of Larry Niven's other stuff is good to, I like "Ringworld".
Other rec's:
Dune Series by Frank Herbert
"A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess (Easily one of the best novels I've read, if you've only seen the film read the novel it's 10,000 times better)
"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" by Phillip K ****
Anything by Ray Bradbury some of he's stuff isn't sci-fi though but he's an amazing story teller.
HG Wells is another must read sci-fi author some of the stuff is a bit dated now but still very enjoyable
I just finished reading "The Difference Engine" by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling if your a computer nerd like me it's a must read imo, probably the best alternate/speculative history book i've read.
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Boba TehFett
Amarr Anarchy Unleashed
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Posted - 2008.09.09 06:57:00 -
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In this order: Antares Dawn Antares Passage Antares Victory by Michael McCollum
Its kinda "realistic" scifi. You know..fleets passing each other in the blink of an eye, so the actual time-window for shooting is really small, people in "fast assault frigs" built for a very limited-ship-lifetime (so they can use everything to the max without worrying about repair bills ;P) having everything filled up with fluids (lungs etc) and being pumped up with drugs so they can handle the stress / pain.
Great..now i gotta read it again xD
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Boba TehFett
Amarr Anarchy Unleashed
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Posted - 2008.09.09 07:06:00 -
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oh, almost forgot: If you can read german, czech, dutch, italian, french or russian you should read "Der letzte seiner Art" (The last of his kind) by Andreas Eschbach. Its about a dude who was part of a "cyborg" project during the first Desert Storm thingie, but the project got canceled, and now he is kinda "broken" and living in some small village far off the shot, when strange shit starts to happen. Awesome book. Its a pity that its not available in english : /
Also: The Swarm by Frank SchStzing Awesome book about some...stuff happening..its really hard to describe without giving stuff away ; D
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Reycks Armunicus
The Scope
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Posted - 2008.09.09 07:41:00 -
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you know, I think there's been a few of these threads by now. Try the search. Generic witty sig goes here |
Dr Slaughter
Minmatar Rabies Inc.
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Posted - 2008.09.09 09:09:00 -
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Originally by: Nigel Sheldon Was doing a search for Peter F Hamilton and all of the threads appear to be closed now, so thought I would start a new one...so do you have any great sci-fi novels you can recommend to other players.
Lord of Light out on SF Masterworks. ~~~~ There is no parody in this thread. Honest. |
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SoftRevolution
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Posted - 2008.09.09 09:14:00 -
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That SF Masterworks series has got some pretty good stuff in it. I found Lord of Light to be unreadable gibberish though. I did try
If you're reading PKD make a point of reading his short stories as well as his novels. They're just these insane brilliant ideas in capsule form and he had so many good ones. EVE RELATED CONTENT |
Taradis
Amarr The Imperial Assassins Ethereal Dawn
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Posted - 2008.09.09 09:22:00 -
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i like the star wars books, I read the republic commando series and I rather enjoyed it...
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Deviana Sevidon
Gallente Panta-Rhei United Front Alliance
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Posted - 2008.09.09 10:06:00 -
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Dan Simmons - Hyperion
Also, if you like military SF, then there is no one better then David Weber at the Moment.
"On Basilisk Station" or "Shadow of Saganami" are a good start to read in the Honorverse.
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Sergeant Spot
Black Eclipse Corp Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.09.09 10:12:00 -
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Years and years ago, before I was in high school, back in the late 1970s, I walked into a bookstore, without being told to, and with my own money, purchased a book. I was an avid comic book reader at the time, but wanted something 'more'.
The book I picked was "Tales of Known Space" by Larry Niven. In and of itself, I would just call it a good book. But it led to so many other books by so many other writers, and not just Science Fiction. Heck, I have a 'verse' copy of "Beowulf" on my desk right now.
It was on THAT day that I became a true reader.
For Sci/fi however, I've recently enjoyed the works of S.M. Sterling (among others already listed here). Sterling's early work leave a bit to be desired, but is great for heavy combat action stories. His writing style has improved over time, although he seems completely unable to write a story without a Zena clone (in his earlier work the Zena clones were damn near cookie cutter copies of each other, even when one story was fantasy, and another was Sci/Fi). But Zena clones or not, his stories started off as entertaining (assuming you like a lot of combat action), and have gotten better and better, so much so that even if a lot of the action was toned down, the stories would still be very very good.
Play nice while you butcher each other.
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Malcanis
RuffRyders Axiom Empire
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Posted - 2008.09.09 10:49:00 -
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Originally by: Deviana Sevidon Dan Simmons - Hyperion
Also, if you like military SF, then there is no one better then David Weber at the Moment.
"On Basilisk Station" or "Shadow of Saganami" are a good start to read in the Honorverse.
It's worth noting that quite a few of David Weber's books can be read for free at the Baen Free Library - including several Honourverse books.
CONCORD provide consequences, not safety; only you can do that. |
Norwood Franskly
Minmatar Fleet of the Damned Dark Trinity Alliance
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Posted - 2008.09.09 11:16:00 -
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Originally by: Malcanis
Originally by: Deviana Sevidon Dan Simmons - Hyperion
Also, if you like military SF, then there is no one better then David Weber at the Moment.
"On Basilisk Station" or "Shadow of Saganami" are a good start to read in the Honorverse.
It's worth noting that quite a few of David Weber's books can be read for free at the Baen Free Library - including several Honourverse books.
I like the idea of reading the book's for free but I've had some bad experience with David Webber, a friend of mine ranted and raved about him and lent me two books "March Upcountry" and "March to the Sea" they were collaborations with someone else, I finished the first book and got about 3/4 of the way through the second and had to put it down, the writing was imo really poor and the characters were basically poorly done archetypes with no real personalities, the battle scenes etc were well enough done but I just found it all hard to digest. It was enough to turn me off seeking out more of he's stuff, but with a few people reccomending him here I'm almost tempted to try again.
Has anyone read the series I read and is it typical of the rest of he's stuff?
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Nigel Sheldon
Caldari ADAMA Corps Intrepid Crossing
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Posted - 2008.09.09 12:01:00 -
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anyone ever bothered to read alfred besters the demolition man? Now that is a damn good book, pretty much like everything that bester has written, but with this you can see where babylon 5 got it's ideas for telepaths from.
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Mary Me'Belle
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Posted - 2008.09.09 15:22:00 -
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Originally by: Norwood Franskly
I like the idea of reading the book's for free but I've had some bad experience with David Webber, a friend of mine ranted and raved about him and lent me two books "March Upcountry" and "March to the Sea" they were collaborations with someone else, I finished the first book and got about 3/4 of the way through the second and had to put it down, the writing was imo really poor and the characters were basically poorly done archetypes with no real personalities, the battle scenes etc were well enough done but I just found it all hard to digest. It was enough to turn me off seeking out more of he's stuff, but with a few people reccomending him here I'm almost tempted to try again.
Has anyone read the series I read and is it typical of the rest of he's stuff?
the Honor Harrington books are a rewrite of the Horatio Hornblower series in space coated with a veneer of red under the bed, American flag waving with a female protagonist who has an inferiority complex when she has a high native g body, trained in combat marshal arts, is a marksman with 1911 .45, beautiful and fly big **** off spaceships against bigger ****off spaceships and wins.
oddly its not as bad as i make it out to be. bubblegum books, chew them up and spit them out. the space battles are actually relativistically limited, and tend to take up half the books. very exciting and fun, even with the 16hrs at max burn to match velocity and engage.
you only feel slightly dirty after reading them, honest.
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SoftRevolution
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Posted - 2008.09.09 15:35:00 -
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Edited by: SoftRevolution on 09/09/2008 15:35:17 ups
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Tiberius Maddox
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Posted - 2008.09.09 18:27:00 -
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Originally by: Leonora Webb Hmm yes Kim Stanley Robinson is a great choice, I absolutely love the Mars trilogy. And Baxter certainly errs on the "epic" side.
Yeah, but Robinson's works are an acquired taste and not for everyone. His stories are very long and events move at a snail's pace, so if you're a fan of action oriented sci-fi, you probably won't like his books. His stories are more about the vivid descriptions and interesting technological concepts than plot.
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