10-24-2013, 08:35 AM | #17986 |
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Well, I've finally got to the end of "Forge of the Elders" by L. Neil Smith. This was a part of my "catch up on my past Baen purchases" project, which unfortunately is a losing race, since I'm buying 4 new Baen books a month, but only catching up on the old ones by 1 or 2 a month . Anyway, be that as it may, this was a book I bought in April 2000.
The plot is that, in the mid 21st century, in a USA which is now a part of the world-wide Soviet Empire, an expedition is sent to an asteroid, in order to mine its resources, where it is discovered that the asteroid is populated by a wide range of sentient beings from alternate time-lines, in which evolution has followed different paths. Even worse, this is a capitalist society, rather than being good Marxists! An interesting idea, but I found it terribly hard going, and I honestly can't recommend it. On now to something a lot easier to read: "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" by Agatha Christie, one of her standalone detective stories not featuring any of her "regular" detectives. |
10-24-2013, 08:46 AM | #17987 | |
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10-24-2013, 11:13 AM | #17988 |
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I'm not into SF&F, but this book sounds interesting. I might grab it from my library-in-the-sky for my next read.
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10-24-2013, 11:24 AM | #17989 |
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It's not really SF. Just has the time travel element. It's kind of like Outlander which s not SF either but does have a time travel element to it. Also, 11/22/63 is the same way. Time travel element, but not really SF.
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10-24-2013, 02:58 PM | #17991 |
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Thanks! I think one of his books is enough for me .
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10-24-2013, 03:20 PM | #17993 |
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I know, and you're right. I just have an aversion to abandoning books. I really should have given up on it when it was obvious that it wasn't my cup of tea.
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10-24-2013, 03:25 PM | #17994 |
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10-24-2013, 04:12 PM | #17995 |
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I am currently reading Deny Thy Father (Star Trek: Lost Era V) on my Kindle.
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10-24-2013, 04:51 PM | #17996 |
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Reading the Dead Tracks by Tim Weaver at present.
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10-24-2013, 06:00 PM | #17997 |
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The two I liked are The Nagasaki Vector and Their Majesties' Bucketeers.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...agasaki_Vector http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...ies_Bucketeers The second one is a Sherlock Holmes style murder mystery with aliens. I read these many years ago in paper. I did enjoy them and if you have one give it a go. http://www.amazon.com/Majesties-Buck...s=l+neil+smith Apache |
10-24-2013, 06:38 PM | #17998 |
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I will now read Savior - Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #4 by John Jackson Miller. It is a short-story series and I am now starting to get into it.
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10-24-2013, 07:21 PM | #18000 |
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Thanks, Apache.
I've tried to read Smith's The Probability Broach several times, but the Confederacy-Hamiltonian politics thing was taking up too much of the entertainment space. The Nagasaki Vector looks interesting, and I will put it on my TBR. |
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