Lhet on 22/2/2006 at 21:27
Personally, I loved Battlefield Earth
Sure it's written by the guy who started scientology, but it's a great book, kinda one of those that you have trouble putting down.
demagogue on 22/2/2006 at 21:47
I'll second that, Lhet. The Battlefield Earth universe is so rich, and the story keeps out-doing itself, just when you think it's peaked he bumps it up to the next level and takes it much further than you'd imagine, epic writing at its best ... so you have to keep reading. It's just a great book. All the hocus pocus surrounding its author doesn't change that.
Aerothorn on 22/2/2006 at 22:16
Well, I went to the library and (among other things) found an old batter copy of Rogue Moon (the only one in the entire Seattle Library systeM) that was, according to the stamp on it, aquired by the library in May 1978. Impressive. I look forward to reading it.
Oddly enough, one of the books I got had a picture of someone's cat in it. Go figure.
Scots Taffer on 22/2/2006 at 22:40
Quote Posted by Shevers
Skimming through I didn't notice Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan. A great dark Sci-fi. It's got a lot of extreme violence in it, but it's more than just a thriller, it's well written and pretty much the most adrenaline-fuelled book I've read. It's maybe my favourite serious book.
Oh, and I hear there was a sequel too so I guess I'm not the only one who loved it.
You don't skim so well... granted, I didn't say the book's title this time, but I've said it often enough.
Quote Posted by Scots_Taffer
Michael Marshall Smith writes the best science-fiction around. At least, in
my opinion. Hot on his heels are Philip K. Dick and Richard K. Morgan.
It
was a great book, if somewhat flawed - religious soapboxing and a rather too neat wrap-up ending (where more was told than shown), but I've been meaning to look up more of his books since.
Weyoun on 23/2/2006 at 14:07
Stephen. Baxter.
