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POSTED BY: annik
UPDATED: Thursday, July 1, 2004 06:36
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Originally posted by ecgordon:
I hadn't mentioned it yet, because it definitely is not for everyone, but I consider Stapledon's Star Maker to be the best book I have ever read. I've also read Sirius, Odd John, Last and First Men, Last Men in London, Death Into Life, Nebula Maker (an early version of Star Maker), and the short stories "A Modern Magician" and "The Flames."
I've read Star Maker and thought it was okay. Wasn't for me as a whole, but there were a few very interesting ideas inside (it's been a while since I read it, but the race of 'boats' was a particularly striking image that's stuck with me).
I'm quite enjoying Sirius though, and Odd John's another one that's been on my 'look for' list for some time. Now that I lucked out and found Sirius, and discovered that it's much better than I expected, I'll have to redouble my efforts on Odd John.
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I've really enjoyed H. Beam Piper's "Little Fuzzy" books.
I must have read "Battlefield Earth" by L. Ron every year for a while there (but only one half at a time depending on my mood since I always felt it was really two books). Tried to get into the Mission Earth decalogue but never made it past the first book.
I'm a big fan of time travel stories. Some of my favorites are: Andre Norton's "Time Traders", Poul Anderson's "Time Patrol", and H. Beam Piper's "Paratime".
For sheer guilty pleasure (in terms of reading something really really crappy) I enjoy the "Agent of T.E.R.R.A." books by Larry Maddock.
The book that got me started in sci-fi, "Dayworld" by Philip Jose Farmer. (On a side note, I have to throw in "A Feast Unknown" by Philip Jose Farmer just because it has the most disturbing hand-to-hand combat scenes I've ever read. I worried about his sanity after reading that book, and worried about mine for reading the entire thing).
Editted to change "A Bitter Feast" to "A Feast Unknown". I got confused on the title and substituted in a book by one of my favorite mystery authors, S. J. Rozan.
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Originally posted by Gunhand:
Starship Troopers. Enough said.
Okay it's me so I can't just stop with enough said, basically it's my firm belief that this should be required reading for anyone who even thinks about going to a military recruiting station.
But no one ever listens to me, so it ain't.
Oddly enough, that sounds just like what my dad said to me when I was considering joining. It was a great book and I enjoyed my military service.
"You're not right, Early. Your not righteous. You've got issues." - River
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