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Later books are pretty solid. The first one has a flair to it that the later ones lack, but they are enjoyable nonetheless.

The Lazarus Effect

Freakzilla wrote:The Lazarus Effect

... I need to reread the series again

Serkanner wrote:

Freakzilla wrote:The Lazarus Effect

... I need to reread the series again

It's been a while since I read The Jesus Incident, I maybe should have started over. Holy Ship, these books are so weird!

I have but a few hobbies; SF, mandolin, and rockhounding/collecting. I have been reading a book on agate stones lately. There are some beautiful rocks out there.

For the first time, 1632 of the 'Ring of Fire' milieu.

The writing itself isn't exceptional, but I enjoy the premise and have heard that the history is fairly accurate.

Any thoughts on the first book or any of its sequels?

The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu. I've been really looking forward to this book after reading the first book The Three-Body Problem.

Redstar wrote:For the first time, 1632 of the 'Ring of Fire' milieu.

The writing itself isn't exceptional, but I enjoy the premise and have heard that the history is fairly accurate.

Any thoughts on the first book or any of its sequels?

I think I read the first one a long time ago. I remember enjoying it. Pretty sure this is one of Baen's shared universes though, so quality in later works is probably all over the place. IIRC there was even a monthly "newsletter" that anyone could submit work to.

A lot of Baen properties are guilty pleasures for me. They think just enough to keep me interested, but focus mostly on action and plot.

EDIT: Yea, looked at the wikis. I've read that one.

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christi.

Not currently reading, but it was so awesome, I have to recommend it to everyone: The Last Policeman series, Ben H. Winters.

Freakzilla wrote:

Serkanner wrote:

Freakzilla wrote:The Lazarus Effect

... I need to reread the series again

It's been a while since I read The Jesus Incident, I maybe should have started over. Holy Ship, these books are so weird!

Finish The Lazarus Effect. It was pretty good, not sure I understand how they were reclaiming the land from the ocean but whatever.

On to The Ascension Factor!

Just started The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin.

Sandwurm88 wrote:Just started The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin.

I really like this author. Even her early books have a lot to offer.

Freakzilla wrote:On to The Ascension Factor!

I think Frank was hitting the pipe hard when he wrote this one. Actually, he didn't Bill Randsom did. WTF?

∆∆∆sweeet!

Really, really, god awful essays...

Rob

Robspierre wrote:Really, really, god awful essays...

Rob

Zing!!!!

Have a feeling I'm about to start another Philip K. Dick tear. Beginning Time Out of Joint soon, and then probably moving on to some of his other lesser known novels since I've already read High Castle, Androids, Ubik, Valis, Scanner, Time-Slip, Three Stigmata and Now Wait for Last Year.

I'm looking at Dr. Bloodmoney, Flow My Tears, and The Penultimate Truth soon as well. And Maze of Death.

And I'll probably sneak Haldeman's The Forever War in there somewhere too, heard it's one of the best in the entire SF genre.

The Forever War is brilliant! However, the later...erm... sequels are less so.

Sandwurm88 wrote:Have a feeling I'm about to start another Philip K. Dick tear. Beginning Time Out of Joint soon, and then probably moving on to some of his other lesser known novels since I've already read High Castle, Androids, Ubik, Valis, Scanner, Time-Slip, Three Stigmata and Now Wait for Last Year.

I'm looking at Dr. Bloodmoney, Flow My Tears, and The Penultimate Truth soon as well. And Maze of Death.

And I'll probably sneak Haldeman's The Forever War in there somewhere too, heard it's one of the best in the entire SF genre.

If you want a suggestion, read the Dick books in publishing order. It'll give you a better idea of how his addictions and psychoses progressed over his life. Martian Time Slip is a great book to start with. That is an early one, and in it Dick rather interestingly foreshadows his own future problems with sanity. Im sure it was unintentional, but worth some thought.

Naib wrote:The Forever War is brilliant! However, the later...erm... sequels are less so.

Word. Most of his later stuff pales in comparison. Although, the guy is a FANTASTIC poet. If you can find any of his books of verse, very much worth the effort. Even the SF stuff; its great.

I think he said in a convention I attended once that he wanted to be a poet and was not crazy about becoming a novelist.

I'm psyched to be taking a science-fiction oriented course at college this semester. We're covering a lot of stuff I've read recently, like We, The Lathe of Heaven, and The Time Machine, plus a lot I've been meaning to get to soon like Flow My Tears by PKD, The Futurological Congress, and The Handmaid's Tale. Starting off with Time Machine Thursday.

Sandwurm88 wrote:I'm psyched to be taking a science-fiction oriented course at college this semester. We're covering a lot of stuff I've read recently, like We, The Lathe of Heaven, and The Time Machine, plus a lot I've been meaning to get to soon like Flow My Tears by PKD, The Futurological Congress, and The Handmaid's Tale. Starting off with Time Machine Thursday.

Enjoy your studies!

Whipping Star

Goddess by Kelly Gardiner

Sandwurm88 wrote:I'm psyched to be taking a science-fiction oriented course at college this semester. We're covering a lot of stuff I've read recently, like We, The Lathe of Heaven, and The Time Machine, plus a lot I've been meaning to get to soon like Flow My Tears by PKD, The Futurological Congress, and The Handmaid's Tale. Starting off with Time Machine Thursday.

What school is this at?

There's a lot of literary stuff on that list. I would like to see your syllabus. Are you also using the James Gunn anthologies?