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Ratty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:07 PM Original message |
I'm stuck at work. Let's talk Sci Fi books |
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Nobody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. If you like hard sci-fi |
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bobbieinok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. also Turtledove's The Toxic Spell Dump, great fun |
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Ratty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I read most of those. |
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SotarrTheWizard (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Niven is interesting. . . |
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Ratty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I've noticed Ringo books |
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SotarrTheWizard (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 09:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Actually, Ringo is branching out. . . |
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Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 07:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Salvatore and Cunningham both do drow well... |
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bobbieinok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. 1 of the all time great sci-fi books - Hal Clement's Mission of Gravity |
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Ratty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Mission of Gravity |
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SotarrTheWizard (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Uh, it's David Weber and John Ringo. . . |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. 5 words. "Lord of Light". Roger Zelazny. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I second that, plus |
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Ratty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I've never heard of it |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Ratty, please, please share with me/us when you've read it. |
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Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
11. Frankly, I rather enjoyed Well of Darkness... |
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Ratty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 06:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Domain Lords |
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Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 07:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Yes, I see what you mean... |
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Ratty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 07:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. There were a lot of original aspects |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
18. "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenent The Unbeliever" |
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Ratty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 07:24 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I've read those several times |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 07:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Third trilogy to begin this October |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 10:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. No sh*t? |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
19. And "Neuromancer" by William Gibson |
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Ratty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 07:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. What do you think of Neil Stephenson? |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 07:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I read "Snow Crash" |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
24. I feel for you |
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Ratty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 07:53 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. The thing is |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
27. 2 authors-read everything you can get by them |
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nicolemrw (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-11-04 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
29. lois mcmaster bujold |
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