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Warmfuzzies said:
Sway said:
QuantumTokoloshi said:
All this talk about Banks has got me reading, the player of games, not sampled IMB before.
It's a good primer, then hit the Culture novels in order. Edited by QuantumTokoloshi on Tuesday 19th January 12:03
Whilst there's often a strong element of deus ex machina, that's entirely consistent with the universe he writes about. Simply a master.
Seems like I have some time reading ahead of me
The story rattles on at a good pace, certainly make you want to read the rest.
Well - just finished Asher's Dark Intelligence: Transformation Book 1 - what a riot! Really good fun and the best of his I have read so far - recommended 
Book 2 of the series - 'War Factory' - is not out for Kindle until May so I have a few months to kill ...
... a chum of mine is friends with Hannu Rajaniemi who wrote The Quantum Thief - and he has given me the books (actual physical paper books
) so I am pondering them next - has anybody read them?
Book 2 of the series - 'War Factory' - is not out for Kindle until May so I have a few months to kill ...
... a chum of mine is friends with Hannu Rajaniemi who wrote The Quantum Thief - and he has given me the books (actual physical paper books
) so I am pondering them next - has anybody read them?DibblyDobbler said:
Well - just finished Asher's Dark Intelligence: Transformation Book 1 - what a riot! Really good fun and the best of his I have read so far - recommended
Book 2 of the series - 'War Factory' - is not out for Kindle until May so I have a few months to kill ...
... a chum of mine is friends with Hannu Rajaniemi who wrote The Quantum Thief - and he has given me the books (actual physical paper books) so I am pondering them next - has anybody read them?
oh ta not looked into Asher to see if he has written more! Have to look into it!Book 2 of the series - 'War Factory' - is not out for Kindle until May so I have a few months to kill ...
... a chum of mine is friends with Hannu Rajaniemi who wrote The Quantum Thief - and he has given me the books (actual physical paper books
) so I am pondering them next - has anybody read them?Three quarters of the way through Genocidal Organ after reading it's being filmed by Park Chan Wook (Vengeance trilogy).
Ummmm....yeah. Some clever ideas, but jesus the writer doesn't half bang on about some stuff to a page skipping degree.
It's described as hard work by quite a few people, who then go on to give it 4/5, but in reality it's just up its own arse.
Wait for the film.
Just finished it. Definitely wait for the film. Central premise is kinda cool, aside from that it's a bit s
t.
Ummmm....yeah. Some clever ideas, but jesus the writer doesn't half bang on about some stuff to a page skipping degree.
It's described as hard work by quite a few people, who then go on to give it 4/5, but in reality it's just up its own arse.
Wait for the film.
Just finished it. Definitely wait for the film. Central premise is kinda cool, aside from that it's a bit s
t.Edited by DrTre on Thursday 11th February 17:02
havoc said:
DrTre said:
He's just Caucasian in the main thread of AC.
Good point...forgot the combat body was 'generic'...been a good few years since I read them.DibblyDobbler said:
havoc said:
Yes - first two at least, a few years ago now though.
Interesting, quite clever novels and engaging enough - probably a 7/10 or 8/10. Certainly more along the thought-provoking lines than pulp-fiction.
Thanks - I will give them a go Interesting, quite clever novels and engaging enough - probably a 7/10 or 8/10. Certainly more along the thought-provoking lines than pulp-fiction.
benjj said:
Just starting the Void Trilogy by PFH - good so far.
All of PFH's stuff is great, though it can feel exhausting once finished (in a good way)Just finished The Mechanical by Ian Tregillis and started a China Mieville book Perdido Street Station, the prior being an extremely good alternate history book and the latter so far being like a more gritty and serious Terry Pratchett book (it might be sacrilege to describe it like that given I've only skimmed a Pratchett book or two, but it's the shortest summation I've come up with).
DibblyDobbler said:
DibblyDobbler said:
havoc said:
Yes - first two at least, a few years ago now though.
Interesting, quite clever novels and engaging enough - probably a 7/10 or 8/10. Certainly more along the thought-provoking lines than pulp-fiction.
Thanks - I will give them a go Interesting, quite clever novels and engaging enough - probably a 7/10 or 8/10. Certainly more along the thought-provoking lines than pulp-fiction.
Sway said:
Void trilogy is awesome. Have you read the preceding books?
I loved Perdido Street Station, and The Scar by China Mieville, but hated Kraken (? something like that).
The Possible Sword in the Scar is fooking incredible.
I slogged and slogged to finish that series. I was left really disappointed by the ending (I read all five books).I loved Perdido Street Station, and The Scar by China Mieville, but hated Kraken (? something like that).
The Possible Sword in the Scar is fooking incredible.
I found pretty much the same with his Night's Dawn Trilogy.
Great North Road was a good read though.
The Peripheral by William Gibson. Excellent multiple future stuff.
Gridlinked and The Line of Polity by Neal Asher. Probably aimed at a younger audience, what with with the hero agent and his special weapon and all, but still enjoyable, well imagined space opera. I particularly liked the deliciously under-explained "malfunctioning children's book" snippets before each chapter.
"'Gabbleducked', he asserted, not without a degree of craftiness in his expression..."
Gridlinked and The Line of Polity by Neal Asher. Probably aimed at a younger audience, what with with the hero agent and his special weapon and all, but still enjoyable, well imagined space opera. I particularly liked the deliciously under-explained "malfunctioning children's book" snippets before each chapter.
"'Gabbleducked', he asserted, not without a degree of craftiness in his expression..."
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