on the advice of Apolytoners, I have just purchased Neuromancer

[Kuciwalker]

After I'm done with that, I'm going to reread the A Song of Ice and Fire books in anticipation of the new book, and I also acquired Harry Turtledove's new book (he writes badly but in such a way that you can't stop reading ). That puts me into late next week. Apolyton, give me more scifi suggestions! I was going to acquire some Dune sequels, but the bookstore didn't have the second one and I refuse to read books out of order.

[Jaguar]

/me points to sig.

[BlackCat]

Yet another polytubbie has fallen to the dark side of RL

Though, it should mean Kucifree threads for a period

[Kuciwalker]

Oh, I'm quite capable of keeping up my posting

[JohnT]

Wasn't my advice. Boring book. It's just not my genre...

[Dracon II]

Is it the same copy of neuromancer I traded last week?

That novel would have been a good read back in the 80's. Wasn't too bad, but I wasn't very impressed.

[joncha]

Originally posted by Jaguar
* Jaguar points to sig.

I have a new favourite author, too.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

You know what's weird about Neuromancer? I've read the book, like 3 times. Each time I enjoy the experience immensely. Yet each time, almost immediately, I forget almost everything about it -- plot, character's names, settings, etc. Weird.

[molly bloom]

Re: on the advice of Apolytoners, I have just purchased Neuromancer

Originally posted by Kuciwalker

Apolyton, give me more scifi suggestions!

What kind of science fiction are you looking for ?

'Hard' s.f. which traditionally attempts to extrapolate (fairly realistically) based on probable or likely scientific developments in quantum physics, astrophysics, et cetera, with minimal concentration on the development of character or 'softer' s.f. which deals with mass or individual psychology, sociology, urban decay, et cetera ?

Or combinations of the two ?


A few I think you might enjoy:

Greg Bear: Eon

Greg Bear: Slant

Stephen Baxter: Timelike Infinity

Greg Egan: Quarantine

Thomas Disch: Camp Concentration and 334

Samuel R Delany: Triton and Babel-17

Ursula K Le Guin: The Dispossessed and The Left Hand of Darkness

J. G. Ballard: High Rise and The Atrocity Exhibition

Bruce Sterling: Schismatrix

Richard Kadrey: Metrophage

Nancy Kress: Beggars in Spain

Maureen McHugh: China Mountain Zhang

John Brunner: Stand on Zanzibar

Norman Spinrad: Bug Jack Barron

[Kuciwalker]

I shall look into those. Thank you

[Illur]

Read Philip K Dick

[Dracon II]

Originally posted by Illur
Read Philip K Dick

[alva]

Greg Bear: Eon

I think read I've this one, is this the one with the pandora's box? IE the inside of the spaceship being beig bigger than then outside?


EDIT: nevermind, I was thinking about "The forge of God".

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by alva

Greg Bear: Eon

I think read I've this one, is this the one with the pandora's box? IE the inside of the spaceship being beig bigger than then outside?


EDIT: nevermind, I was thinking about "The forge of God".

It has a gateway of sorts to alternate realities, so in a sense it has access to more space than at first appears to be the case.


I thought Kuciwalker would appreciate it for the hard science ideas, but not for the research into aspects other than science.

Although I liked the idea of an alternate Ptolemaic future, Bear's knowledge of Hellenic history was a bit shallow.

His characterisation was pants too- good Yankees, bad Russkies. I doubt he's tried alternative career paths in diplomacy or international relations, but he might have a future under the current Bush administration....

[Kuciwalker]

I've actually read Eon. I liked it.