Books to read while you wait

POSTED BY: Sniper
UPDATED: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 00:42
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SNIPER

Monday, January 12, 2004 2:42 AM

I've found at least one book that reminds me a lot like Firefly, The Icarus Hunt, by Timothy Zahn. A pilot and partner is hired to take a transport ship to earth, while being hounded by compeditors wanting the ship. Excellent read, wonderful book.

LADYJAYNE

Monday, January 12, 2004 3:52 AM

If the reason you love Firefly is because you love space opera (like I do!) then you can't go wrong with Lois McMaster-Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan series. It's setting is VERY different, but it has the same type of character driven stories that Firefly does. And you can't help but love the bipolar little smart-ass of a main character she has.

--Kala

DRALIONSOLEIL

Monday, January 12, 2004 5:15 AM

ah another bujold fan :) joyous!
my favorite of hers is ...you know they're all so damn good. Memory was the last one i re-read recently.
another good space-drama, or space opera if you prefer, is the mageworlds series by Doyle and MacDonald. the first book is called The Price of the Stars

LADYJAYNE

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 12:13 AM

I think I read DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY last.

Hey! "Winterfair Gifts" should be out in the anthology IRRESISTABLE FORCES next month. Been waiting over a year for it now. The anthology was supposed to come out last Feb., but publisher glitches happen so it was put off for a year.

oooOOOOoooo....also on The Nexus ( www.dendarii.com) is a link to an unpublished prologue to DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY which she decided against putting in the final draft:

http://www.dendarii.com/excerpts/prologue.html

--Kala

DRALIONSOLEIL

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 12:42 AM

hey thanks for the link ladyjayne! i never check too much online about books...