Pick a GOOD author to continue the Dune series
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I don't wanna go into your basement. You're supposed to be a pastor, remember?
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Yeah, you'll probably find a paddle with bible print on it.JustSomeGuy wrote:I don't wanna go into your basement. You're supposed to be a pastor, remember?
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Harvard is the University of the Pacific of New England.Freakzilla wrote:lukecash12 wrote:A passionate amateur who loved Dune, went to Harvard, and never could get a publisher to work with him. Hand him the notes, stick him in your basement and feed him the minimum number of calories per day. He will spend his days watching internet porn and researching for the book. After a year of procrastination, you expose him to the light. This will motivate him to write a book somewhat worthy of Frank Herbert's series, just maybe. And if you look in my basement:
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1. Robert Silverberg - Great author. Majipoor Series. World Inside.
2. Larry Niven - Ringworld, Known Space.
3. Stephen Donaldson - Thomas Covenant.
2. Larry Niven - Ringworld, Known Space.
3. Stephen Donaldson - Thomas Covenant.
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ErasOmnius wrote:1. Robert Silverberg - Great author. Majipoor Series. World Inside.![]()
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I would add:
1. Joe Haldeman (forever War, Forever Peace)
2. Peirs Anthony - bunch of series both sci-fi and fantasy, good solid writing.
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David Wingrove - with a good editor
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I never read past the first Chung Kuo book.... (The non-pinyin romanization always made me shit myself.) Can you recommend anything else he's written?
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I'm haven't read anything else by him but Chung Kuo - and the last book was terrible, but up to that it was great stuff!SandChigger wrote:
I never read past the first Chung Kuo book.... (The non-pinyin romanization always made me shit myself.) Can you recommend anything else he's written?
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Wasn't the last one fairly recent? I think I remember seeing something about it coming out.
When I read Chung Kuo, it wasn't possible to get the sequels in paperback; are they fairly easy to find now? (Have they been re-released, maybe?) I could of course do my own search, but thought you might know offhand.![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon/wink.gif)
When I read Chung Kuo, it wasn't possible to get the sequels in paperback; are they fairly easy to find now? (Have they been re-released, maybe?) I could of course do my own search, but thought you might know offhand.
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He rewrote the whole thing. Now some nobody publisher in the UK is slowly putting them out. I remember thinking they should get to about book 5, then fold, so it's anybody's guess where you will be able to find them in a few years.
I tried reading the whole thing once, but got really, really bored woth the minute-by-minute descriptions. Wingrove has a vision, but really, big fucking deal. I have vision too. Doesn't mean I should write a series of books. He should have stuck with the history/critical stuff.
I tried reading the whole thing once, but got really, really bored woth the minute-by-minute descriptions. Wingrove has a vision, but really, big fucking deal. I have vision too. Doesn't mean I should write a series of books. He should have stuck with the history/critical stuff.
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A friend gave me mine, except for the last one, which I paid a pretty penny on ebay for. But it's been about 10 years.
The glossary of "Chung Kuo language" helps, as does the list of characters, because there are so many (and with Chinese names) that it gets confusing.
The glossary of "Chung Kuo language" helps, as does the list of characters, because there are so many (and with Chinese names) that it gets confusing.
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You want a good book about future China ascendant? Read China Mountain Zhang. Fantastic book.