April 25, 2012 at 6:30 am
GilaMonster (4/24/2012)
The Dixie Flatline (4/24/2012)
Also (if you can find them anywhere) these are three of the best sci-fi novels I ever read by an author nobody has ever heard of.I can't speak too highly of Daniel Keys Moran. In order:
Emerald Eyes
The Long Run
The Last Dancer
Amazon has them paperback and kindle.
Edit: well second hand paperback for $150, or kindle for $4.99 (at least in my region)
Every time I come across a set of those in a used bookstore, I buy them. Because there's no way I'll loan out our main set of them - and they almost never seem to come back once lent. They're amazing keepers.
-Ki
April 25, 2012 at 6:41 am
GilaMonster (4/24/2012)
The Dixie Flatline (4/24/2012)
I just finished reading "Shadows In Flight", if you've ever read Orson Scott Card and like Bean better than Ender. Recommended.Intriguing... I loved Ender's game. Rest of that series, not so much
ditto
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April 25, 2012 at 6:51 am
GilaMonster (4/24/2012)
The Dixie Flatline (4/24/2012)
I just finished reading "Shadows In Flight", if you've ever read Orson Scott Card and like Bean better than Ender. Recommended.Intriguing... I loved Ender's game. Rest of that series, not so much
+1
I got the impression the rest of the series was an attempt to cash in on the success of Ender's Game without putting in anything like the level of craftsmanship that had gone into that book - or maybe OSC only had one good book in him.
Tom
April 25, 2012 at 6:54 am
L' Eomot Inversé (4/25/2012)
GilaMonster (4/24/2012)
The Dixie Flatline (4/24/2012)
I just finished reading "Shadows In Flight", if you've ever read Orson Scott Card and like Bean better than Ender. Recommended.Intriguing... I loved Ender's game. Rest of that series, not so much
+1
I got the impression the rest of the series was an attempt to cash in on the success of Ender's Game without putting in anything like the level of craftsmanship that had gone into that book - or maybe OSC only had one good book in him.
From what I've read of his, it is the latter.
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April 25, 2012 at 7:32 am
L' Eomot Inversé (4/25/2012)
GilaMonster (4/24/2012)
The Dixie Flatline (4/24/2012)
I just finished reading "Shadows In Flight", if you've ever read Orson Scott Card and like Bean better than Ender. Recommended.Intriguing... I loved Ender's game. Rest of that series, not so much
+1
I got the impression the rest of the series was an attempt to cash in on the success of Ender's Game without putting in anything like the level of craftsmanship that had gone into that book - or maybe OSC only had one good book in him.
I actually just finished Speaker For The Dead and kind of liked it. In the foreword OSC talks about about the process by which he decided to combine the concept of the Speaker and the continuation of Ender's story - he basically converted Ender's Game from a novella to a novel in order to bridge the 3,00 year gap between the two book's timelines in order to make SftD work (so I guess if you liked the full-length version of Ender's Game, you have Speaker For the Dead to thank).
SftD was lacking in hard sci-fi, but I found the xenology behind the pequeninos interesting (especially their concept of the third life). So I wouldn't say it's lacking in craftsmanship, but the effort went into "softer" philosophies/sciences.
Ender definitely became duller, I'll give you that.
April 25, 2012 at 7:37 am
GilaMonster (4/24/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/24/2012)
I enjoyed that one. If you haven't read Space Prison or The Fringe Worlds, give them a try.Space Prison: This title is not available for customers from your location in: Africa
<sigh>
Available from Project Gutenberg in various formats, including Kindle (as are several of TG's other books); Project G has the advantage of being free and no has silly location restrictions (as far as I'm aware).
Tom
April 25, 2012 at 8:59 am
GilaMonster (4/25/2012)
Revenant (4/24/2012)
GilaMonster (4/24/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/24/2012)
I enjoyed that one. If you haven't read Space Prison or The Fringe Worlds, give them a try.Space Prison: This title is not available for customers from your location in: Africa
<sigh>
I will get a copy for you, no pbm.
Don't worry about it. . . .
OK, just tried to help.
April 25, 2012 at 9:04 am
Grant Fritchey (4/24/2012)
Jack Corbett (4/24/2012)
Grant Fritchey (4/24/2012)
Oh, no. You didn't watch Luke & Laura on General Hospital? I used to race home from high school for that one.
Ooh, you must be an OLD DBA as well as a ScaryDBA if you were in high school for Luke and Laura. I was in elementary school when that was going on.
I'll be beating you later.
Only if you can catch me and at your age, I'm not sure you can 😀
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April 25, 2012 at 9:05 am
love seeing what y'all are reading. Because I'm cheap I'm going through the classics on my kindle. Currently reading my way through most of Dickens' books.
Jack Corbett
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April 25, 2012 at 9:09 am
Jack Corbett (4/25/2012)
love seeing what y'all are reading. Because I'm cheap I'm going through the classics on my kindle. Currently reading my way through most of Dickens' books.
Don't forget that just about everything by Wells & Burroughs are available for free on Kindle. I especially love Wells's non-fiction and attempts at straight prediction like The Shape of Things to Come or The War in the Air.
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April 25, 2012 at 9:12 am
Jack Corbett (4/25/2012)
love seeing what y'all are reading. Because I'm cheap I'm going through the classics on my kindle. Currently reading my way through most of Dickens' books.
After watching "John Carter", I decided to read the books the movie was based off. Conclusion after reading them - the movie was loosely based at best.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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April 25, 2012 at 9:15 am
L' Eomot Inversé (4/25/2012)
GilaMonster (4/24/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/24/2012)
I enjoyed that one. If you haven't read Space Prison or The Fringe Worlds, give them a try.Space Prison: This title is not available for customers from your location in: Africa
<sigh>
Available from Project Gutenberg in various formats, including Kindle (as are several of TG's other books); Project G has the advantage of being free and no has silly location restrictions (as far as I'm aware).
Excellent. I'll grab it through iBooks.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
April 25, 2012 at 9:17 am
Jack Corbett (4/25/2012)
love seeing what y'all are reading. Because I'm cheap I'm going through the classics on my kindle. Currently reading my way through most of Dickens' books.
In case you weren't aware, you can see what I'm reading, planning to read, finished reading here: http://sqlinthewild.co.za/?now_reading_library=true
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
April 25, 2012 at 9:32 am
Jack Corbett (4/25/2012)
love seeing what y'all are reading. Because I'm cheap I'm going through the classics on my kindle. Currently reading my way through most of Dickens' books.
Oh Dear Lord, don't waste your time. Maybe on A Tale of Two Cities, although that's kinda boring in places.
Look up Ben Franklin's autobiography, that was interesting. Let's see, what else, the autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini; the journals of Lewis and Clark; Jack London's stuff (Call Of The Wild/White Fang); Einstein's theories of relativity and gravitation; Kipling's Jungle Book; Count of Monte Cristo;Shakespeare;
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April 25, 2012 at 9:39 am
jcrawf02 (4/25/2012)
Jack Corbett (4/25/2012)
love seeing what y'all are reading. Because I'm cheap I'm going through the classics on my kindle. Currently reading my way through most of Dickens' books.Oh Dear Lord, don't waste your time. Maybe on A Tale of Two Cities, although that's kinda boring in places.
Look up Ben Franklin's autobiography, that was interesting. Let's see, what else, the autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini; the journals of Lewis and Clark; Jack London's stuff (Call Of The Wild/White Fang); Einstein's theories of relativity and gravitation; Kipling's Jungle Book; Count of Monte Cristo;Shakespeare;
I should see how much Twain is available
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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams
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