Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Discussion/Appreciation Anyone..??

[Wyrminarrd]

It was written in 1966, surely you can make one or two allowances.

And I did, still doesn't change the fact that those things bothered me. It wasn't that the technology predictions were wrong, it was more stuff like the effect of weightlessness on humans, orbital mechanics and such. And as I said, I thought the book was very good

I always try to read old sci-fi books with an open mind, if you don't do that then there is almost no chance of you enjoying reading them.

[Morgania]

Got from the campus library...

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

[Morbo]

I have. I'm reading it now. He just went thru the first gate. Fascinating premise.

update?

[Morbo]

also, currently really enjoying Daemon

[Wyrminarrd]

Finished reading "Fuzzy Nation" by John Scalzi.

Next up is "Rise of Empire" by Michael Sullivan.

[Girlbot]

update?

I finished it. I found it a fascinating concept. I knew more about the games and references than I thought I would. It was fun to see them crop up and I could identify them. I did google and get the context of some of the others, but it wouldn't have been necessary to enjoy the story, just wanted to do it for myself. I highly reccomend it to anyone, and I have loaned the book to a friend. Loved the ending.

Spoiler:

Apparently the moral of the story is that RL isn't really that bad

[Morbo]

I finished it. I found it a fascinating concept. I knew more about the games and references than I thought I would. It was fun to see them crop up and I could identify them. I did google and get the context of some of the others, but it wouldn't have been necessary to enjoy the story, just wanted to do it for myself. I highly reccomend it to anyone, and I have loaned the book to a friend. Loved the ending.

Spoiler:

Apparently the moral of the story is that RL isn't really that bad

excellent.
glad you liked it.

[Girlbot]

excellent.
glad you liked it.

Thanks for recommending it.

[rkgardner2003]

Anyone else read Wicked by Gregory Maguire? I just started it and seem to be having a hard time getting into it.

[Girlbot]

The Technologists.
Takes place in 1868. I liked the book

[Morgania]

I've also picked up Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams from the campus library. My beach book for break.

[BruTak]

Currently re-reading "Whispers Under Ground" by Ben Aaronovitch.

Third book in the "Rivers of London" series. Half urban fantasy, half police procedural.

A fourth book "Broken Homes" is due out in a couple of months time.

[Starfist]

I'm waiting for the next 'Honor Harrington' novel. I know it's due out soon.

[BruTak]

I'm waiting for the next 'Honor Harrington' novel. I know it's due out soon.

How many of them are there now? Twenty? Thirty?

[Starfist]

How many of them are there now? Twenty? Thirty?

At the moment there are...

13/14 novels with Honor Harrington
5 short story compilation books (Each containing a Honor Harrington Short story which tie in with the main novels)
2 Saganami Island Novels. ( Which tie in with events in the later main novels )
2 or 3 'Honorverse' novels

2 'Young adult' novels