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| 883.1 | Here's a couple of suggestions | CIM::GEOFFREY | Beware the robots of Cricket | Thu Jun 21 1990 10:20 | 20 |
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I highly recommend "Boat of a Million Years" and if I recall
correctly was written by Anderson. The book deals with immortality,
every once in a while someone is born you never dies. The story traces
the lives of these immortals from the Phonecian days to our future.
I am not sure if it is out in paperback yet. Maybe you could get it at
a library.
You might also want to reread the Asimov robot/empire/foundation
novels. I just did, following the reading order that was recommended in
"The Prelude to the Foundation" it was very good. I just went to my
local library and checked each book out.
You might also want to read Renedevouz with Rama and Rama II by A.
Clarke.
jim
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| 883.2 | Any others, please?!!?! | DOOLIN::HNELSON | | Thu Jun 21 1990 10:32 | 11 |
| Oh yeah: I like Clarke and have read all of his stuff.
Strangely, I can't abide Asimov. His books read like he wrote them in a
month (which he apparently does) and he appears to have a contract with
his publisher which prohibits editing. The Foundation series was my
original taste of SF and here it is 25 years later! On re-reading,
though, I lost a lot of respect.
Just my humble opinion, and thanks for the suggestions.
- Hoyt
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| 883.3 | "Earth" by Brin | BIGRED::PARKER | | Thu Jun 21 1990 10:33 | 1 |
| Try EARTH, by David Brin. I hear it is a good read.
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| 883.4 | DIR/TITLE=topicname | WRKSYS::KLAES | The Universe, or nothing! | Thu Jun 21 1990 11:45 | 5 |
| SF Topics already related to this Topic:
38, 98, 126, 140, 179, 236, 240, 246, 287, 562, 577, 634, 645,
and 767.
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| 883.5 | 8^) | DOOLIN::HNELSON | | Thu Jun 21 1990 13:02 | 9 |
| Hi, Klaes!
Thanks for the referrals. I extracted most of the notes, yielding 835
blocks comprising 8276 lines. That seems like a bit much to review, but
it also is certainly too much to ask people to recapitulate. Anyway,
the problem is solved: I'll just read the extracted notes during my
summer vacation!
- Hoyt
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| 883.6 | John Varley - Titan/Demon/Wizard trilogy | EXIT26::STRATTON | Playing golf with Eric Clapton | Thu Jun 21 1990 21:43 | 1 |
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| 883.7 | | BSS::COLLUM | Oscar's only ostrich oiled an orange owl today | Fri Jun 22 1990 12:43 | 23 |
| I really enjoyed these:
Walter Jon Williams - Hardwired !!
Angel Station
Voice of the Whirlwind
Ambassador of Progress
William Gibson - Neuromancer !!
Count Zero
Burning Chrome (shorts)
John Varley - Titan/Wizard/Demon !!!
Millenium !!
Blue Champagne (shorts)
The Persistance of Vision (shorts)
Rebecca Ore - Becoming Alien
Robert Silverburg - At Winter's End
These are the most recent goods reads for me. Enjoy your trip!
Will
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| 883.8 | There is still another book coming out for the 2nd series | PFLOYD::ROTHBERG | I want my license back!!! | Fri Jun 22 1990 13:28 | 25 |
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I'm ALWAYS suggesting Roger Zelazny's Chronicles
of Amber
Nine Princes in Amber
Guns of Avalon
Sign of the Unicord
Hand of Oberon
Courts of Chaos
are the first and best five, and the 2nd series
Trumps of Doom
Sign of Chaos
Blood of Amber
Knight of Shadows
I think I have the last four titles right, but
I'm not sure if they are in the proper order.
That would keep you busy! The first 5 are my
absolute favorite series, the last four are
enjoyable, but nowhere near as good...
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| 883.9 | | COMET::JOHNSTON | WonFarfugIsKnotEnuf! WhoIsTooBlam?! | Fri Jun 22 1990 15:38 | 11 |
| C J Cherryh has a new book out called Rimrunner. I bought it, but
haven't read it yet. Am re-reading Ringworld and Ringworld Engineers.
Also, have bought but not read the Man-Kzin wars (from Niven's
Universe) but written by such people as Poul Anderson, Ing (forgot his
first name) and Jerry Pournelle.
Poul Anderson's Boat of a Million years sounds good (it won something
or other.... Nebula?) anyway, it's not out in paperback yet, and I buy
too many damned books to be purchasing hardbacks.
Mike JN
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| 883.10 | | SA1794::CHARBONND | Unless they do it again. | Sat Jun 23 1990 14:07 | 5 |
| I'll add to note 7
>Becoming Alien by Rebecca Ore
The sequel, Being Alien, is also very good.
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| 883.11 | | BSS::COLLUM | Oscar's only ostrich oiled an orange owl today | Mon Jun 25 1990 11:43 | 3 |
| re -1 Cool, I was wondering...
Will
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| 883.12 | Spider Robinson = not much | DOOLIN::HNELSON | | Mon Jul 09 1990 14:09 | 4 |
| Thanks all! I'm back from my vacation (four SF, five "other" books) but
there's plenty of summer left for reading.
- Hoyt
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