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Originally Posted by pshrynk

There has been a polite request to keep this thread on the general topic of SF Books on sale at Fictionwise. Please honor that request. Any further posts on sexism, groping, etc, will be removed.

Originally Posted by Blue Tyson

Note that Deathworld by Harry Harrison has been mentioned.

It is at Project Gutenberg if you want that one. Don't need to buy it.

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

You might also try Planet of the Damned by Harrison as well, on PG.

Awesome, thanks for mentioning that. I was looking at picking up both of those, now I can stretch my dollar even further!

Originally Posted by Lemurion

Asimovs tends to have more 'literary' SF than Analog - it wins more awards than any other SF mag. Personally I find Analog the most consistently readable SF magazine out there, though there is a focus on 'problem-solving' stories that don't appeal to everyone.

If you like 'old-school' SF then Analog is a good choice - if you're into more modern and less traditional approaches to the genre you may prefer Asimovs. Interzone is interesting, more like Asimovs in tone than Analog, but I've only read a handful of issues so I can't really judge it as well.

Those are excellent descriptions on the differences. I've never read Interzone, I think I'll pick up a couple issues to try it out. And I agree about what you said in a different post, the double column format of Analog does make for easier reading.

I've read Asimov's off and on since 1985. I've always been pleased with it and the style of the stories. The one thing I could do without are the poems. Some of them want to make me strangle somebody.

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

I have no idea what to label my preferences anymore. I grew up on old school; I like that. I read modern stuff; I like that too. These days, I read a lot of fanfiction, which has its own tropes and patterns that don't neatly fit into any of the published niches. But this does help me sort out what mood each is more likely to appeal to.

Grab an issue of both and see what you like better. From my experience they both are pretty consistent issue to issue with their type of stories, so a single issue of both should give you a pretty good idea. Regardless of which one you end up liking better, you're probably going to enjoy both to some degree, so it probably won't be a waste of money.