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allinhi/ · 10-16-2011, 11:29 AM

[QUOTE=OtterBooks;1788981]Per your usual tastes, I would say no. You would likely find it to be fluff.

If you're looking for literary edge with substance, I'd check out Walter Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz, or Gene Wolfe's Shadow and Claw. There are others, but those two come to mind. Possibly Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.[/QUOTE

I used to start students in a class I presented with A Canticle For Leibowitz. You should of heard the groans, this was at the peak of Star.... movies.

If you want a fast read, but with some good ideas Old Mans War usually is good. For an intro to SF I always suggest Ringworld.

10-16-2011, 11:29 AM	#42
allinhi/ Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 52080 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: nook color	[QUOTE=OtterBooks;1788981]Per your usual tastes, I would say no. You would likely find it to be fluff. If you're looking for literary edge with substance, I'd check out Walter Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz, or Gene Wolfe's Shadow and Claw. There are others, but those two come to mind. Possibly Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.[/QUOTE I used to start students in a class I presented with A Canticle For Leibowitz. You should of heard the groans, this was at the peak of Star.... movies. If you want a fast read, but with some good ideas Old Mans War usually is good. For an intro to SF I always suggest Ringworld.