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Old 05-14-2008, 05:21 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan View Post
For soft SF, I'm surprised someone hasn't suggested the entire Star Wars catalog. Easy to read, plenty of action, more about the people than the technology, and the tech is colloquially-worded for easy understanding at any level. Same goes for most of the Star Trek catalog, for that matter.

Hmm, if going for the Star trek catalog, would suggest going for books by some of the better authors such as Diane Duane, Peter David, D.C. Fontana, etc.

I've found that that usually gives a better introduction to the franchise then just picking one up at random :-) .
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