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July 15th, 2003, 06:18 PM
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Re: OT: Read a book!
IMHO Hubbard was just too caught up in the whole series thing. A good sci-fi series is one that develops over time, like Foundation which was originally never intended to be more then one book if I remember corectly. The invasion Earth series might have even made a really good trilogy, but forcing ten books out of it from the begining was a huge mistake. There just wasn't that much idea in the idea.
I like Turtledove as well. Guns of the South was a really good story if you are into the alternate history stuff like I am.
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July 15th, 2003, 06:49 PM
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Re: OT: Read a book!
I have been re-reading CJ Cherryh’s Alliance-Union and Foreigner books this summer - always a joy.
A selection of non-fiction books:
(I am a history of technology enthusiast)
The Japanese Merchant Marine in World War II
Mark P. Parillo
Aircraft of the Second World War: Development of the Warplane, 1939-45
E. R. Hooton, Philip Jarrett (Editor)
Shipping Revolution: The Modern Merchant Ship
ALastair Couper
[ July 15, 2003, 17:49: Message edited by: geckomlis ]
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July 15th, 2003, 07:08 PM
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Re: OT: Read a book!
How could I have forgotten... I also read the seminal cyberpunk novels : Islands in the Net and Neuromancer. Snow Crash is also quite good (wild, butgood).
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July 15th, 2003, 07:46 PM
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Re: OT: Read a book!
Quote:
Originally posted by geoschmo:
I like Turtledove as well. Guns of the South was a really good story if you are into the alternate history stuff like I am.
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I loved that book. Went so far as to load up 60 rounds of 7.62x39 with black powder to see if an AK would fire them. Couldn't hit much with them, but it fired all 60 without a stoppage. Man what a mess it was to clean when I was done.
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July 15th, 2003, 08:41 PM
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Re: OT: Read a book!
I am really enjoying Deborah Chestor's Alien Chronicles series.
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July 16th, 2003, 02:00 AM
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Re: OT: Read a book!
IMHO, the best S.F. writer of all time is Stanislaw Lem. Just my humble opinion again. 
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July 16th, 2003, 02:16 AM
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Re: OT: Read a book!
I have just finished Vahalla Rising by Clive Cussler.
Its a Dirk Pitt noval which are a cross between Indian Jones, Joc Custo (sp), and 007.
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