What SF/F Book Are you Reading? .. Redux - Page 9

Klaus · February 25 2012, 03:51 AM

I think Ruled Britannia is his best book that I've read, also partial to How Few Remain.

Mistral · February 26 2012, 10:08 PM

Klaus wrote:

I think Ruled Britannia is his best book that I've read, also partial to How Few Remain.

Guns of the South. Hands down.

Klaus · February 27 2012, 02:36 AM

^^Actually never read that one, keep meaning to get around to it.

stj · February 27 2012, 05:28 AM

Guns of the South is competently written, but it's rather marred by its nutty insistence that the South was going to abolish slavery, led by Robert E. Lee, no less.

When Lee invaded Pennsylvania he was kidnapping black people into slavery before the battle of Gettysburg!

Set Harth · February 27 2012, 06:00 AM

It wasn't about slavery, it was about states' rights. Wink, wink.

Out Of My Vulcan Mind · February 27 2012, 04:18 PM

I just finished Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees - a wonderful book.

Klaus · February 27 2012, 07:12 PM

I'm taking a pause on Brunner's The Whole Man and am going to read his classic Stand On Zanzibar as soon as it comes from Amazon...

EliyahuQeoni · February 27 2012, 07:58 PM

I recieved a Kindle Touch for Christmas and have been taking advantage of all the free ebooks available via Project Gutenberg and taking the opportunity to (re)read many of the classics. I recently reread HG Wells' The Time Machine and am in the process of rereading Mary Shelly's Frankenstein for the first time in 20+ years. I have to say I'm impressed with how well these works hold up after a century (or nearly two in the case of Frankenstein!)

Wereghost · February 27 2012, 08:23 PM

^ I read each of those for the first time in 2011, and in each case it's been an almost bizarre omission on my part given that I've been a huge fan of both time travel stories and the Hulk, neither of which would essentially exist without Wells and Shelley respectively. Both are wonderful stories and both hold up exceedingly well. Frankenstein in particular remains a fascinating tale artfully told.

Klaus · February 27 2012, 10:34 PM

I love Wells [War of the Worlds is my fav] but I've never been a big fan of Time Machine, it's a bit of Wells in overpreachy mode for me. The story is cool, but the tone turned me off early on.

nvek86 · February 28 2012, 09:04 PM

Recently finished "The Inverted World" by Christopher Priest. I really liked it (the idea of moving a city, the society arising within), except for the last few pages (the reveal of the twist ending the cover promises).

Klaus wrote:

I'm taking a pause on Brunner's The Whole Man and am going to read his classic Stand On Zanzibar as soon as it comes from Amazon...

I quite liked that. Not so much for the story (which was ok), but for the world building. Really made you feel what it would be like to live in an overpopulated world

Mistral · February 29 2012, 01:25 AM

nvek86 wrote:

Recently finished "The Inverted World" by Christopher Priest. I really liked it (the idea of moving a city, the society arising within), except for the last few pages (the reveal of the twist ending the cover promises).

Klaus wrote:

I'm taking a pause on Brunner's The Whole Man and am going to read his classic Stand On Zanzibar as soon as it comes from Amazon...

I quite liked that. Not so much for the story (which was ok), but for the world building. Really made you feel what it would be like to live in an overpopulated world

Never read the Priest but your brief description almost reminds me of Blish's Cities in Flight stories.

Klaus · February 29 2012, 01:47 AM

According to wiki Brunner predicted 7 billion people by 2010, and we're at 6.99 as of this writing... not bad!

nvek86 · February 29 2012, 01:03 PM

Klaus wrote:

According to wiki Brunner predicted 7 billion people by 2010, and we're at 6.99 as of this writing... not bad!

What? I already counted 7 billion last year. Guess, we have to do a recount: 1,2,3...

Klaus · March 3 2012, 06:23 PM

Stand on Zanizbar has arrived, looks interesting... got a nice if slightly worn Gollancz SF Masterworks edition...

February 25 2012, 03:51 AM	#121
Klaus Rear Admiral Location: Klaus - Beach condo, Bay of Eldamar	Re: What SF/F Book Are you Reading? .. Redux I think Ruled Britannia is his best book that I've read, also partial to How Few Remain. __________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain http://tlbklaus.deviantart.com

February 27 2012, 02:36 AM	#123
Klaus Rear Admiral Location: Klaus - Beach condo, Bay of Eldamar	Re: What SF/F Book Are you Reading? .. Redux ^^Actually never read that one, keep meaning to get around to it. __________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain http://tlbklaus.deviantart.com

February 27 2012, 05:28 AM	#124
stj Rear Admiral Location: the real world	Re: What SF/F Book Are you Reading? .. Redux Guns of the South is competently written, but it's rather marred by its nutty insistence that the South was going to abolish slavery, led by Robert E. Lee, no less. When Lee invaded Pennsylvania he was kidnapping black people into slavery before the battle of Gettysburg! __________________ Morals are what you do to other people. Other people, what we call society, are essential to human happiness. Therefore, morals are the path to happiness. My morals, your happiness; your morals, my happiness: It's a fair trade.

February 27 2012, 06:00 AM	#125
Set Harth Commodore Location: Ekkaia	Re: What SF/F Book Are you Reading? .. Redux It wasn't about slavery, it was about states' rights. Wink, wink. __________________ Are you casting aspersions on my asparagus?

February 27 2012, 04:18 PM	#126
Out Of My Vulcan Mind Vice Admiral Location: Wherever you go, there you are.	Re: What SF/F Book Are you Reading? .. Redux I just finished Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees - a wonderful book. __________________ "I'll see you in another life, brother."

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February 27 2012, 07:12 PM	#127
Klaus Rear Admiral Location: Klaus - Beach condo, Bay of Eldamar	Re: What SF/F Book Are you Reading? .. Redux I'm taking a pause on Brunner's The Whole Man and am going to read his classic Stand On Zanzibar as soon as it comes from Amazon... __________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain http://tlbklaus.deviantart.com

February 27 2012, 07:58 PM	#128
EliyahuQeoni Commodore Location: Redmond, Oregon, United States of America, North America, Earth, Sol System, Milky Way, Universe	Re: What SF/F Book Are you Reading? .. Redux I recieved a Kindle Touch for Christmas and have been taking advantage of all the free ebooks available via Project Gutenberg and taking the opportunity to (re)read many of the classics. I recently reread HG Wells' The Time Machine and am in the process of rereading Mary Shelly's Frankenstein for the first time in 20+ years. I have to say I'm impressed with how well these works hold up after a century (or nearly two in the case of Frankenstein!) __________________ "Canon is only important to certain people because they have to cling to their knowledge of the minutiae. Open your mind! Be a Star Trek fan and open your mind and say, 'Where does Star Trek want to take me now'." - Leonard Nimoy

February 27 2012, 08:23 PM	#129
Wereghost Commodore Location: Ireland.	Re: What SF/F Book Are you Reading? .. Redux ^ I read each of those for the first time in 2011, and in each case it's been an almost bizarre omission on my part given that I've been a huge fan of both time travel stories and the Hulk, neither of which would essentially exist without Wells and Shelley respectively. Both are wonderful stories and both hold up exceedingly well. Frankenstein in particular remains a fascinating tale artfully told. __________________ "As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular." Oscar Wilde

February 27 2012, 10:34 PM	#130
Klaus Rear Admiral Location: Klaus - Beach condo, Bay of Eldamar	Re: What SF/F Book Are you Reading? .. Redux I love Wells [War of the Worlds is my fav] but I've never been a big fan of Time Machine, it's a bit of Wells in overpreachy mode for me. The story is cool, but the tone turned me off early on. __________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain http://tlbklaus.deviantart.com

February 29 2012, 01:47 AM	#133
Klaus Rear Admiral Location: Klaus - Beach condo, Bay of Eldamar	Re: What SF/F Book Are you Reading? .. Redux According to wiki Brunner predicted 7 billion people by 2010, and we're at 6.99 as of this writing... not bad! __________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain http://tlbklaus.deviantart.com

March 3 2012, 06:23 PM	#135
Klaus Rear Admiral Location: Klaus - Beach condo, Bay of Eldamar	Re: What SF/F Book Are you Reading? .. Redux Stand on Zanizbar has arrived, looks interesting... got a nice if slightly worn Gollancz SF Masterworks edition... __________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain http://tlbklaus.deviantart.com