if you want good old fashioned sci fi try ben bova or stephen baxter Bova's books the trip around the solar system are realy good will

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Sapiens dominabitur astris.
The wise shall exercise dominion over the stars.

I just like the short stories of Arthur C Clarke. I think he is brilliant.
Sue.

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Eleanor Roosevelt.

I'm reading Jasper Fforde: The Thursday Next books
Very funny and entertaining.

Anyone still read?
I like Robert J Sawyer. Many of his books take place on Earth with use of much current thinking and relevent topics. Alot of Storylines that the SETI crowd would find interesting. Actually many of the BOINC projects would find a connection to his stories. I am biassed in that he is a Canadian writer, but that is the fun in it for me, being that he uses locations I know and have been to. But you need not be a Canuck to enjoy. ;-)

The Folks in the Religion Thread may enjoy "Calculating God", Here's Chapter One. Far out thinking there and a poetic ending I thought.


My favourite is the Neanderthal Parallax trilogy, Book one won the HUGOChapter One. A parallel Universe where we were not the dominant species that won the evolution game. What if we could visit them.

Well I liked them atleast. That's all that matters in the end.

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Anyone still read?
I like Robert J Sawyer. Many of his books take place on Earth with use of much current thinking and relevent topics. Alot of Storylines that the SETI crowd would find interesting. Actually many of the BOINC projects would find a connection to his stories. I am biassed in that he is a Canadian writer, but that is the fun in it for me, being that he uses locations I know and have been to. But you need not be a Canuck to enjoy. ;-)

The Folks in the Religion Thread may enjoy "Calculating God", Here's Chapter One. Far out thinking there and a poetic ending I thought.


My favourite is the Neanderthal Parallax trilogy, Book one won the HUGOChapter One. A parallel Universe where we were not the dominant species that won the evolution game. What if we could visit them.

Well I liked them atleast. That's all that matters in the end.

Thanks Pawley..I've not heard of these..I don't even recall seeing them in any bookshops. I will investigate further. One good thing about working more is that as a supply teacher my free lessons really are free lessons so I can relax in the staff room with a good book.

I've just read Myrren's Gift, by Fiona McIntosh which I really enjoyed. It's fantasy rather than scifi, but it has some unusal twists in it.

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I've just read A for Andromeda by Fred Hoyle, a brilliant novella, I couldn't put the book down.

I found a lot of similarities with Contact (the novel) by Carl Sagan, another one of my favourites.

The similarities were unsurprising given the similar subject matter. If you enjoyed reading Contact, then I'm sure you'll enjoy A for Andromeda.

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Sometimes I think we are alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we are not. In either case the idea is quite staggering.

I loved the Night's Dawn Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton. There is a link to all three books in wikipedia's article. Now reading his Confederation Duology which is another excellent series.

Two of my all time favorite authors are Isaac Asimov and Ursula K. LeGuin.

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As a Science Fiction reader of many years (since the 1960s, I would like to add a couple of my favourites:

Dragon's Egg by Robert L Forward
The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
Ringworld by Larry Niven

amongst many others.

For the bibliophiles in general, check out www.bookcrossing.com for a new way of sharing books . . . if you sign up please confirm you were referred by Red-Kite.

Thanks . . .

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I loved the Night's Dawn Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton. There is a link to all three books in wikipedia's article. Now reading his Confederation Duology which is another excellent series.

Two of my all time favorite authors are Isaac Asimov and Ursula K. LeGuin.

Two great books,if you haven't already read Misspent Youth.

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I just read Alpha by Catherine Asaro, It was a real good read. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/catherine-asaro/

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New books I've read, well worth reading are:
The Corean Chronicles (Fantasy) by L E Modesitt
The Saga Of The Seven Suns (SF) by Kevin J Anderson

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"The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible"
Arthur C. Clarke

"Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination."
Bertrand Russel

Before I started to read The Seventh Cross for my German class in evening school, I finished Halo by Tom Maddox which I found very interesting.

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Did someone ask for this to be unlocked?..I got a mod notice about it but no explanation.

Well at least this thread has some substance. Shame I havn't read that many sci-fi books.

Wasn't me though.

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I am reading Robert Jorden's 11th book in the wheel of time series.

To be honest though..I have forgotten much of what happened in the other 10 books.

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*sigh* Yes, but...

Has anyone read any good science-fiction lately? I mean about this world, not some fantasy world.

Jeez! I really miss the sci in sci-fi!

Hi Beets just been through my extensive library and picked out these SF titles that are relevant to this planet:-

Gene Wolfe Book of the New Sun(4 volumes):-
Shadow of the Torturer
Claw of the Conciliator
The sword of the Lictor
The Citidel of the Autarch
post appocaliptic world

John Varley:-
The Ophiuchi Hot Line

Ben Bova:-
Kinsman

Peter F.Hamilton:-
Mindstar rising
A Quantum Murder
The Nano Flower
Misspent Youth

David Brin:-
The Postman (if you saw the movie then read this book much beter than the film)

J.G.Ballard
The Drowned World

George R.Stewart:-
Earth Abides

Fred Hoyle:-
The Black Cloud

Wilson Tucker:-
Ice and Iron

Eric van Lustbader:-
Shallows of Night
The Sunset Warrior
Dai-San
(more sword and sorcery than s/f but I liked them)

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Did someone ask for this to be unlocked?..I got a mod notice about it but no explanation.

"I", said the Fly, "With my little eye..." I asked for it to be opened. I always liked this thread. :)


I hope you don't mind Es, I really should have asked you first.

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*sigh* Yes, but...

Has anyone read any good science-fiction lately? I mean about this world, not some fantasy world.

Jeez! I really miss the sci in sci-fi!

Hi Beets just been through my extensive library and picked out these SF titles that are relevant to this planet:-

Gene Wolfe Book of the New Sun(4 volumes):-
Shadow of the Torturer
Claw of the Conciliator
The sword of the Lictor
The Citidel of the Autarch
post appocaliptic world

John Varley:-
The Ophiuchi Hot Line

Ben Bova:-
Kinsman

Peter F.Hamilton:-
Mindstar rising
A Quantum Murder
The Nano Flower
Misspent Youth

David Brin:-
The Postman (if you saw the movie then read this book much beter than the film)

J.G.Ballard
The Drowned World

George R.Stewart:-
Earth Abides

Fred Hoyle:-
The Black Cloud

Wilson Tucker:-
Ice and Iron

Eric van Lustbader:-
Shallows of Night
The Sunset Warrior
Dai-San
(more sword and sorcery than s/f but I liked them)

Wow! Gee, thanks John! Much appreciated.

I read the first couple of the Gene Wolf New Sun series, and I really liked them. I didn't realize he had finally put out some more of that. Great!

I'm not a big Brin fan, but I'll look out for some of these others.


Thanks again!

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Did someone ask for this to be unlocked?..I got a mod notice about it but no explanation.

"I", said the Fly, "With my little eye..." I asked for it to be opened. I always liked this thread. :)


I hope you don't mind Es, I really should have asked you first.

No problem Beethoven...and thank you for the thought. I shall try and compile a list of all the books I have read since I last posted in here :D

(It may take a while...)

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At the moment I'm re-reading the 1st volume of Douglas Adams' "trilogy" The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy again. It's a real fun read.

On fantasy I'm actually more into vampires, like the books by Anne Rice, or "The Vampyre" by Tom Holland which I finished a short time ago.

This story about Lord Byron as a vampire is a good read, even though this idea was adapted from John Polidori

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