Books, if you love Firefly you will really love reading....
POSTED BY: Murkymerc
UPDATED: Friday, April 7, 2006 18:36
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Second vote for CJ Cherryh except I would add "Downbelow Station". It's very much like FF- a space story of human migration and colonies, and the forces that drive them to part from the "old world" (although in this case, the Alliance is the colonies and they win)
Third vote from me for just about all of her `Merchanter` novels.
An honorable mention is deserved for "Rimrunners", "Merchanters Luck" and "Finitys End" since they concentrate on characters trying to survive in the "Post War" period after the end of the events described in "Downbelow Station". Very similar to Firefly.
There are oblique hints in the Chanur novels that they are set in the same universe at a later date.
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I'll just add some authors that haven't been mentioned. Anything by Michael McCollum is terrific. He has his own website:
www.scifi-az.com
You can get his novels downloaded, but I have preferred to order the trade paperbacks. For Firefly fans, I would specifically recommend the Antares trilogy, but once you start, you'll probably end up reading everything.
Another author is Jack McDevitt. Either start with A Talent For War and follow the Alex Benedict character or Follow Hutch starting with Engines Of God.
What about Charles Sheffield? If I remember the titles correctly, Cold As Ice, The Ganymede Club, and Dark As Day were my favorites that go together.
If you like "hard" sci-fi, The Giants novels by James P. Hogan, starting with Inherit The Stars and the Rama books by Arthur C. Clarke are as good as it gets.
Enjoy, and thanks for everyone else's advice.
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Originally posted by obsessedwithfirefly:
If you like "hard" sci-fi, The Giants novels by James P. Hogan, starting with Inherit The Stars and the Rama books by Arthur C. Clarke are as good as it gets.
Oh, I forgot about James P. Hogan... that was a really good series.
And Rama... if ever there was a science fiction book that should have spawned a religion, that's gotta be it :P Clarke's theory for life, the universe, and everything is probably the most comforting one I've ever come across :)
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MirrorMask? I'm very jealous! I'm going to have to save my pennies to order the DVD.
On topic, I'd have to recommend the Caine books by Matthew Stover (Heroes Die and Blade of Tyshalle). Don't let the Heroes Die cover put you off. It's an a$$-kicking adventure. Caine is probably my favourite anti-hero heroes. I love his attitude to life. To paraphrase one of my favourite quotes, "keep your head down, inch towards daylight, and never surrender."
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Here's one that isn't science fiction but should still appeal to FF/S fans. I just recently read it, and thought it was quite excellent:
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. The author's name is Gregory Maguire.
It's sort of a retelling of the Wizard of Oz (movie version) from the point of view of the Wicked Witch. It's beautifully written, and turns Oz into a far richer and more complex place than the movie does. There are many themes that resonate with the Browncoat in me: what is the nature of evil? How does one individual fight against tyranny? Are we anything beyond what others perceive us to be?
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Just linking to this to get new reading ideas. I just moved, so all my books are in a couple of hundred boxes(at least I got some exercise), so until I get some of them unpacked, I don't want to list yet.
So who is he?
He's my husband.
Well who in the damn galaxy ain't!
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I haven't read all the postings in here so if I mention books that have already been brought up, please ignore
I'd also recommend Guy Gavriel Kay - especially The Lions of Al-Rassan and the Fionavar Tapestry, but basically you can't make a mistake picking up any of his books (just make sure you got enough tissues at hand). They're all great. And highly addictive 
For those of you who love fantasy: You might want to give The Last Rune-series a shot. It's by Mark Anthony and consists of six books, one of them including a time-travel to the wild west. It's not that inventive as far as the genre is concerned but it's got some great characters and an exciting story.
Also a great read if you enjoy really wacky stuff is Tom Holt - Flying Dutch is a hilarious take on the legend of the Flying Dutchman, Faust among Equals deals with hell, the most sought man in history and the reason Troy really was destroyed. It also features a theme park in hell based on Hieronymus Bosch's paintings
Almost forgot one of my favourite series: The Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell, the most interesting take on the Arthurian legend I've ever come across. And I just love the way Lancelot is portrayed.
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Originally posted by DonCoat:
Here's one that isn't science fiction but should still appeal to FF/S fans. I just recently read it, and thought it was quite excellent:
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. The author's name is Gregory Maguire.
If you liked "Wicked," you might want to check out some of Maguire's other books. He's about got a cottage industry going reworking fairy tales. There's "Mirror, Mirror," which retells Snow White as set in the early 16th century and features Lucrezia and Cesare Borgia as main characters (creepy folk). And there's "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister," which was probably my favorite of the three. It's a Cinderella tale set in 17th century Holland. Lots of artists, tullips and a little arson as well.
He also has a sequel to "Wicked" out called "Son of a Witch." Enjoy!
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ZOE: You live on a spaceship dear.
WASH: So?
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