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| Thread ID: 55768 | 2005-03-19 04:59:00 | Sci-Fi Books and Authors | Winston001 (3612) | PC World Chat |
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| 335734 | 2005-03-23 03:56:00 | My vote goes to David Eddings and the Belgariad and the Malloreon series of books (5 in each I think). Been a while since I read them but absolutely fantastic. B. |
Barnabas (4562) | ||
| 335735 | 2005-04-11 23:38:00 | Just happened to be setting up a system the other day and right beside the desk it was going on happened to be a huge book shelf stacked from floor to nearly ceiling height with sci-fi books, After bringing up the subject the owner insisted I borrow some (excellent) and proceeded to handpick some that he thought were the better reads....55 years he has been collecting them....goldmine. Anyhow, Last week I read Hellstroms Hive- Frank Herbets first novel, Very dated, It was like watching A Man from U.N.C.L.E episode, But still very good. He went for a sci-fi horror with this one. Big Planet-Jack Vance (I think) Small book, Light sci-fi at best, a bit like flash gorden in that nothing is impossible even when the theory is complete bullocks. Fast moving and very very imaginative. Earth Abides- George Stewart, An end of the world novel, Very powerful book. I would bet that in 20 years time I will remember this book and some of the characters. Written in about 1955 I think. Slan- A. E. Van Vogt. Another sci-fi books that races off into fantasy, still the story is engaging and fast moving, Though it feels like the author rushed to finish it in a certain amount of words, and some of it feels silly to read. From the 50's and it shows. After returning the books to him we started to discuss Larry Niven, when I voiced my opinion that the man wasn't a great writer because he never managed to match The Mote in Gods eye, great scorn was heaped upon me....HA.... Anyhow, I left with a copy of Lucifer’s Hammer and the sequel to Mote, Have read them both before but reading them again can't hurt. Nearly finished Lucifer’s Hammer, Its a good read, though the cast of characters are generic and the story runs like a 70's disaster flick. Its good, very good but not worthy of greatness.... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 335736 | 2005-04-12 00:17:00 | Thanks for the update Metla. A E Van Vogt is a master. I also recommend Stanislaw Lem. Possibly his books might be a bit hard to find now. Harry Harrison is also a favourite and I've enjoyed all his books. He has an interesting ability to vary his writing style, from humourous space cowboy stuff like Bill The Intergalactic Hero, to serious writing like West of Eden and The Hammer and the Cross. Another writer I can recommend is Charles Sheffield. He is a physicist who varies between articles on science, short stories, and novels. He is a bright guy. Tomorrow and Tomorrow is dark but good. Worth a look. The early Larry Niven short stories and novels are all hard scfi and good books. I have them all. I'm also a Terry Pratchett fan. Parody dressed up as fantasy and very funny. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
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