OT...great books

[gregebowman]

Randallw said:
"Guns of the South" is one of my favourite books, and perhaps my favourite Turtledove book. Its sicence fiction with a quirky idea (give assault rifles to the confederacy) but it develops the idea beyond simply having the confederacy massacre the north. It explores the effects on the world, the confederacy aren't a bunch of slave owners persecuting blacks (well they did, but they aren't like the AWB romatically thought they were) and Robert E Lee does a lot of thinking. If you are just starting "How few remain" you may find it a bit hard when you progress to the Trilogy after that, then the Trilogy after that, etc. I like Turtledove but when he extends the plot he really extends the plot. I like GotS because its a good idea in 1 book, unlike "World of Darkness" which takes a slightly intriguing idea (WW2 as Fantasy) and takes it through all 6 years (and 6 books). I quit in boredom after the 3rd book (I think).

Finished reading How Few Remain, and was able to pick up a couple more of the books in that series. The only one I can't find right now is Victorious Opposition. I can get it from the Sci-Fi book club, but I don't want to pay that much for it. The next time I'm over at Waldenbooks, I'll check them out. Also, how many books are in the World War series? I picked up 4 of them, but they're sealed in pLastic wrap and I haven't opened them up yet. That sounds like it might be a good read too.

Speaking of good reads, I'm currently reading Deception Point by Dan Brown, the same author who wrote the DaVinci Code. So far, it's a pretty good book. Can't wait to see how everything turns out.