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dvb70

118 posts

106 months

Wednesday 19th February 2020
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I quite like Market Forces. It is quite silly though as a concept. I think what I particularly liked is the protagonist has a redemption arc thing going on through out the book but at the end given the choice they don't go for redemption. I like that just because it's such a cliche that eventually the morally dodgy person will see the light and do the right thing.


RobDickinson

31,343 posts

253 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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3/4 the way through Embers of War, have to say one of the best written most original space opera stories Ive read in a long time. So much so bought the follow up 2 books already, not expensive either.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0794H2PB9

JonChalk

6,469 posts

109 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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RobDickinson said:
3/4 the way through Embers of War, have to say one of the best written most original space opera stories Ive read in a long time. So much so bought the follow up 2 books already, not expensive either.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0794H2PB9
All 3 are good. You won’t be disappointed.

Could recommend Dan Worth’s Progenitor trilogy as a follow up, if you haven’t already tried them.

cherie171

367 posts

116 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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RobDickinson said:
3/4 the way through Embers of War, have to say one of the best written most original space opera stories Ive read in a long time. So much so bought the follow up 2 books already, not expensive either.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0794H2PB9
It's free on Amazon Prime, so why not. I'll add it to the hundreds on unread books I already have. Hopefully I'll be able to get through some of them soon!

Schmeeky

4,190 posts

216 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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RobDickinson said:
3/4 the way through Embers of War, have to say one of the best written most original space opera stories Ive read in a long time. So much so bought the follow up 2 books already, not expensive either.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0794H2PB9
Just downloaded this for my Kindle - and it's free if you have Amazon Prime! Cheers for the heads up!

RobDickinson

31,343 posts

253 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Uh I have prime no idea how I get it free lol

edit - I am on amazon US might be different

p1doc

3,111 posts

183 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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RobDickinson said:
3/4 the way through Embers of War, have to say one of the best written most original space opera stories Ive read in a long time. So much so bought the follow up 2 books already, not expensive either.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0794H2PB9
sounds good added to my to buy list

irocfan

40,152 posts

189 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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cherie171 said:
It's free on Amazon Prime, so why not. I'll add it to the hundreds on unread books I already have. Hopefully I'll be able to get through some of them soon!
glad I'm not the only one who does this ^^^ I've got a number of books i've been meaning to read but distracted by various 'Amazon recommends' e-mails (or similar)

DibblyDobbler

11,256 posts

196 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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Just finished Julian May's 'Saga of the Exiles' - what an absolutely cracking read! Read it years ago but had forgotten just how good it is - highly recommended thumbup

Going straight on to 'Intervention' now smile

tertius

6,838 posts

229 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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JonChalk said:
RobDickinson said:
3/4 the way through Embers of War, have to say one of the best written most original space opera stories Ive read in a long time. So much so bought the follow up 2 books already, not expensive either.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0794H2PB9
All 3 are good. You won’t be disappointed.
I read these recently - thought they started very well but tailed off slightly towards the end.

Think I may have suggested it here already but I highly recommend Evan Currie’s On Silver Wings series - utter brain out tosh, but great fun.

cherie171

367 posts

116 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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DibblyDobbler said:
Just finished Julian May's 'Saga of the Exiles' - what an absolutely cracking read! Read it years ago but had forgotten just how good it is - highly recommended thumbup

Going straight on to 'Intervention' now smile
One of my favourite scifi series. I'm just gutted that there were no UK hardbacks for the Saga of the Exiles, and the US editions have incredibly ugly artwork.

Matt_N

8,900 posts

201 months

Wednesday 14th October 2020
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I’ve managed to get through a few lately, really enjoying reading at present.

Forever War / Free - Joe Haldeman (gave up on Peace)

City and Stars - Arthur C Clarke

Penultimate Truth - Philip K Dick

I am legend - Richard Matheson

Esceptico

7,334 posts

108 months

Wednesday 14th October 2020
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Currently reading Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein. Finding it hard going as the dialogue is like something from a bad 1950’s B movie. I wouldn’t call myself “woke” but the representation of women is pretty abysmal and unbelievable. The book I read the week before was from 1928 and wasn’t so anachronistic.

whitesocks

1,006 posts

45 months

Thursday 15th October 2020
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I've just started reading CJ Cherryh' s collected short work.

Clockwork Cupcake

74,395 posts

271 months

Friday 16th October 2020
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Esceptico said:
Currently reading Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein. Finding it hard going as the dialogue is like something from a bad 1950’s B movie. I wouldn’t call myself “woke” but the representation of women is pretty abysmal and unbelievable. The book I read the week before was from 1928 and wasn’t so anachronistic.
It's been a few years since I read it, but I don't recall it being especially so. There was a lot of polyamory and free love, but I don't recall it having an especially poor representation of women.

Now, 'Friday' on the other hand.....

C2Red

3,961 posts

252 months

Saturday 24th October 2020
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I’ve stopped reading Neal Asher; as after reading Iain Banks ( fiction and science fiction) I’ve found his spatterjay books to be poorly written, it’s almost like a child with adhd who runs off with a sentence, then keeps adding aspects like”also ” and “as well” etc. I find it infuriating.

So what’s out there for me, recommendations appreciated

Guvernator

13,104 posts

164 months

Saturday 24th October 2020
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C2Red said:
I’ve stopped reading Neal Asher; as after reading Iain Banks ( fiction and science fiction) I’ve found his spatterjay books to be poorly written, it’s almost like a child with adhd who runs off with a sentence, then keeps adding aspects like”also ” and “as well” etc. I find it infuriating.

So what’s out there for me, recommendations appreciated
I'm the exact opposite, love Neal Asher. For me he's Ian Banks lite. Not as complex obviously but what he lacks in depth, he makes up for in brilliant action. Love both the Culture and Polity universes, shame we won't get any more Culture novels.

JonChalk

6,469 posts

109 months

Sunday 25th October 2020
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C2Red said:
I’ve stopped reading Neal Asher; as after reading Iain Banks ( fiction and science fiction) I’ve found his spatterjay books to be poorly written, it’s almost like a child with adhd who runs off with a sentence, then keeps adding aspects like”also ” and “as well” etc. I find it infuriating.

So what’s out there for me, recommendations appreciated
Peter F Hamilton?
Alastair Reynolds?

If you like authors who “write well”, both of these excel IMHO.

Am also a huge Asher fan, but don’t let that put you off...

DibblyDobbler

11,256 posts

196 months

Sunday 25th October 2020
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C2Red said:
I’ve stopped reading Neal Asher; as after reading Iain Banks ( fiction and science fiction) I’ve found his spatterjay books to be poorly written, it’s almost like a child with adhd who runs off with a sentence, then keeps adding aspects like”also ” and “as well” etc. I find it infuriating.

So what’s out there for me, recommendations appreciated
If you’re looking for something as good as Banks... there isn’t anything frown

Which Asher books have you read? I found Spatterjay etc quite hard going but some of the more recent ones I really enjoyed.

As per a few posts back I’m reading May’s Saga of the Exiles and the follow up books - they’re not hard sci-fi as such but a cracking read with some interesting concepts (mind control etc).



grumbledoak

31,499 posts

232 months

Sunday 25th October 2020
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C2Red said:
I’ve stopped reading Neal Asher; as after reading Iain Banks ( fiction and science fiction) I’ve found his spatterjay books to be poorly written, it’s almost like a child with adhd who runs off with a sentence, then keeps adding aspects like”also ” and “as well” etc. I find it infuriating.

So what’s out there for me, recommendations appreciated
Difficult to follow Iain M Banks.

Have you read Vernor Vinge? The Peace War and Marooned in Realtime are superb.