30-06-2005 05:32									#1
	on the advice of Apolytoners, I have just purchased Neuromancer Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

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.

	30-06-2005 05:44									#2
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	30-06-2005 05:54									#3
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Yet another polytubbie has fallen to the dark side of RL

Though, it should mean Kucifree threads for a period

	30-06-2005 06:07									#4
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Oh, I'm quite capable of keeping up my posting

	30-06-2005 07:48									#5
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Wasn't my advice. Boring book. It's just not my genre...

	30-06-2005 08:06									#6
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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.

	30-06-2005 08:23									#7
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I have a new favourite author, too.

	30-06-2005 08:31									#8
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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.

	01-07-2005 15:29									#9
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quote: 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

	01-07-2005 15:43									#10
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I shall look into those. Thank you

	01-07-2005 15:57									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Illur Read Philip K Dick

	01-07-2005 16:39									#13
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quote: 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".

	01-07-2005 17:13									#14
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quote: Originally posted by alva quote: 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....

	02-07-2005 03:43									#15
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I've actually read Eon. I liked it.

	02-07-2005 08:19									#16
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What is 'Poly's opinion of Kim Stanley Robinson? I thought his Mars trilogy was quite good. I prefer "real" science fiction as opposed to the "science fantasy" and "space opera" types.