Sci-fi winter
I'm planning on reading science-fiction and science-fiction only this winter. So far, people have recommended I check out "The Player of Games" by Iain M. Banks and "Inverted World" by Christopher Priest.
I'm pretty much stumbling in the dark with this stuff-- can anyone recommend anything else for the list?
Ideally, I'd like to be on the road to becoming the next host of this show by February:
I'm pretty much stumbling in the dark with this stuff-- can anyone recommend anything else for the list?
Ideally, I'd like to be on the road to becoming the next host of this show by February:
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posted by Faxed at 11:46 PM
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Not that I've really read any sci-fi, but Ben Bova seems to be pretty popular at the library. And then there's always all the Asimov stuff. Mr. Porter read a fair deal of sci-fi in his day and he says there's a lot to be avoided. :)
Asimov for sure. Does Frank Herbert count? his Dune series is the real deal. and of course Phillip K Dick. start with the early stuff though. later on it gets... well.. unreadable in my opinion. But fun for quoting!
Thanks for the suggestions! I'm adding Ursula Le Guin to the list-- she wrote "The Lathe of Heaven," which I haven't read but have seen (and enjoyed) the PBS-movie-version of. Good stuff and worth checking out if you're unfamiliar with it!
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