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DibblyDobbler said:
Just about to finish Julian May's Saga of the Exiles - it's an absolute romp, can't recommend it highly enough. I've read it 3 times now (10 years apart) and loved it each time 
While I'll certainly agree that it's fun, I'm less convinced that it's Science Fiction. It's more low fantasy with a "scientific" hook. IMHOEinion Yrth said:
DibblyDobbler said:
Just about to finish Julian May's Saga of the Exiles - it's an absolute romp, can't recommend it highly enough. I've read it 3 times now (10 years apart) and loved it each time
While I'll certainly agree that it's fun, I'm less convinced that it's Science Fiction. It's more low fantasy with a "scientific" hook. IMHO
quite possibly. I reckon most sci-fi enthusiasts would enjoy it though so I thought it would be ok to mention here DibblyDobbler said:
Einion Yrth said:
DibblyDobbler said:
Just about to finish Julian May's Saga of the Exiles - it's an absolute romp, can't recommend it highly enough. I've read it 3 times now (10 years apart) and loved it each time
While I'll certainly agree that it's fun, I'm less convinced that it's Science Fiction. It's more low fantasy with a "scientific" hook. IMHO quite possibly. I reckon most sci-fi enthusiasts would enjoy it though so I thought it would be ok to mention here tertius said:
laam999 said:
I've just finished the forever war and I'm just wondering which I should be reading next, forever free or forever peace?
After these I'm thinking onto foundation
Hope you reply soon hoping to start This night shift ^_^
Don't bother, they are both rubbish compared to The Forever War.After these I'm thinking onto foundation
Hope you reply soon hoping to start This night shift ^_^
I've just finished The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Whilst I enjoyed it, it didn't really seem to go anywhere as a story sadly.
Currently reading Iain Banks' Transition, which strangely follows a similar premise of being able to step between parallel worlds or realities.
Currently reading Iain Banks' Transition, which strangely follows a similar premise of being able to step between parallel worlds or realities.
DibblyDobbler said:
Einion Yrth said:
DibblyDobbler said:
Just about to finish Julian May's Saga of the Exiles - it's an absolute romp, can't recommend it highly enough. I've read it 3 times now (10 years apart) and loved it each time
While I'll certainly agree that it's fun, I'm less convinced that it's Science Fiction. It's more low fantasy with a "scientific" hook. IMHO quite possibly. I reckon most sci-fi enthusiasts would enjoy it though so I thought it would be ok to mention here jmorgan said:
DibblyDobbler said:
Einion Yrth said:
DibblyDobbler said:
Just about to finish Julian May's Saga of the Exiles - it's an absolute romp, can't recommend it highly enough. I've read it 3 times now (10 years apart) and loved it each time
While I'll certainly agree that it's fun, I'm less convinced that it's Science Fiction. It's more low fantasy with a "scientific" hook. IMHO quite possibly. I reckon most sci-fi enthusiasts would enjoy it though so I thought it would be ok to mention here Then of course there's the (6 million years!) later series - Intervention, Jack the Bodiless, Diamond Mask and Magnificat - which I will be moving onto next
I raced through the first 3 but have slowed to a crawl as I don't want to be finished! Absolutely loving them - once again I would commend them to you, my sci-fi reading friends.
JonRB said:
I've just finished The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Whilst I enjoyed it, it didn't really seem to go anywhere as a story sadly.
I've just finished The Long War, I didn't realise it was the second in a series until I'd already started it, so now I need to get The Long Earth too. Sounds a bit similar in that I really enjoyed it but not that much happened. There's one character who spends ages trying to track down one of the central mysteries and then when he gets there nothing really happens, which makes that entire sub-plot fairly pointless. I've just read Iain Banks' "Transition". Curious parallels to The Long Earth inasmuch as it also deals with parallel Earths and people being able to travel between them, although in this case they do it by inhabiting the body of someone who already lives in that world.
However, also like the Long Earth, I felt it meandered a little and left me feeling that it hadn't really told much of a story. Also the ending was somewhat abrupt.
However, also like the Long Earth, I felt it meandered a little and left me feeling that it hadn't really told much of a story. Also the ending was somewhat abrupt.
JonRB said:
I've just finished The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Whilst I enjoyed it, it didn't really seem to go anywhere as a story sadly.
Currently reading Iain Banks' Transition, which strangely follows a similar premise of being able to step between parallel worlds or realities.
Have a look for 'A Dream of Wessex' by Christopher Priest, time travel and different realities intertwine from start to finish. Currently reading Iain Banks' Transition, which strangely follows a similar premise of being able to step between parallel worlds or realities.
Sway said:
Rereading China Mielville's 'The Scar'.
Such a rich world created so quickly in the book, and some superb characters and development, supporting a brilliant narrative.
Bloody love it, shame his later work 'Kraken' was such a let down.
I have a really idiotic blind spot when it comes to China Meilville's work. Firstly, I think they have a really daft name for a girl and secondly I find out China is a he and thirdly he looks like a trucker called Dave WTF? Such a rich world created so quickly in the book, and some superb characters and development, supporting a brilliant narrative.
Bloody love it, shame his later work 'Kraken' was such a let down.
Put me right off...
DibblyDobbler said:
jmorgan said:
DibblyDobbler said:
Einion Yrth said:
DibblyDobbler said:
Just about to finish Julian May's Saga of the Exiles - it's an absolute romp, can't recommend it highly enough. I've read it 3 times now (10 years apart) and loved it each time
While I'll certainly agree that it's fun, I'm less convinced that it's Science Fiction. It's more low fantasy with a "scientific" hook. IMHO quite possibly. I reckon most sci-fi enthusiasts would enjoy it though so I thought it would be ok to mention here Then of course there's the (6 million years!) later series - Intervention, Jack the Bodiless, Diamond Mask and Magnificat - which I will be moving onto next
I raced through the first 3 but have slowed to a crawl as I don't want to be finished! Absolutely loving them - once again I would commend them to you, my sci-fi reading friends.
Was not at all sure where to go after an epic but have plumped for Hamilton's 'Great North Road'. Early days but am getting into it ok so far
Great North Road is superb. Much like every other PFH...
I like his ability to pick a date, and write a compelling story set within that time. From Greg Mandel, through GNR to the Opus that is the Night's Dawn Trilogy.
Currently reading through my collection of Iain M Banks. It's been a while, and I do love them. Realised that for some strange reason my 'complete' collection isn't - somehow I've missed Excession. Must get onto Amazon and sort that out!
I like his ability to pick a date, and write a compelling story set within that time. From Greg Mandel, through GNR to the Opus that is the Night's Dawn Trilogy.
Currently reading through my collection of Iain M Banks. It's been a while, and I do love them. Realised that for some strange reason my 'complete' collection isn't - somehow I've missed Excession. Must get onto Amazon and sort that out!
Sway said:
Currently reading through my collection of Iain M Banks. It's been a while, and I do love them. Realised that for some strange reason my 'complete' collection isn't - somehow I've missed Excession. Must get onto Amazon and sort that out!
Excession is arguably his best Culture book too. You're in for a treat there!JonRB said:
Sway said:
Currently reading through my collection of Iain M Banks. It's been a while, and I do love them. Realised that for some strange reason my 'complete' collection isn't - somehow I've missed Excession. Must get onto Amazon and sort that out!
Excession is arguably his best Culture book too. You're in for a treat there!Only realised due to a thread on here for the best spaceship. Read the description for the Eccentric old bird in Excession, and thought it didn't ring a bell. Checked bookcase and was pleasantly surprised there's 'new' IMB to read when I thought I was left with re-reading.
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