Which of these books do you prefer

[Elfwreck]

Originally Posted by ATDrake

It's not the title you were asking after, but it looks like Wildside Press is starting to re-release at least some of the Sime~Gen books. #3, First Channel, showed up as a MultiFormat release at Fictionwise with a NEW banner next to the blurb. No sign of #1 & #2, though.

There's currently a 50% off FW coupon in the Deals forum if you'd like to take advantage.

I've read the entire rest of the Sime~Gen series, including the sample chapters of To Kiss Or To Kill that are on the official fan/promo site. (And most of the fanfic there. And a good portion of the fanfic elsewhere on the web.)

And um. What the $%#*@! is that cover? S~G is a science fiction series involving humanity being split into two subspecies, one of which more-or-less enslaves the other & uses them for energy-food. I've got no idea what the half-naked girl-on-horseback cover is supposed to connect to.

First Channel is the third book published in the series, but the first chronologically on the timeline; they don't need the first two for it to make sense. (However, they also don't need to make readers think they're missing the first two; gonna lose sales by starting with "Book 3.")

[ATDrake]

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

What the $%#*@! is that cover? S~G is a science fiction series involving humanity being split into two subspecies, one of which more-or-less enslaves the other & uses them for energy-food. I've got no idea what the half-naked girl-on-horseback cover is supposed to connect to.

So… Wildside is the new Baen, then? I swear, they throw random darts at a spaceship/guns/scantily-clad woman/person with oversized sword/large furry or scaly beast bingo board and send the results off to the designated artist who, of course, has never read the book's blurb, much less the actual text.

Personally, I think that at this point anyone buying has probably already heard of the series and is desperate to get their own copies and will overlook the #3 designation. Wildside is pretty much mostly a specialty reprint/occasional new stuff by established authors who aren't getting their stuff published elsewhere publisher.

Maybe once books #1 & 2 are out, it'll look like a clever marketing ploy, getting people to think they have to buy all three volumes to properly understand the chronological 1st book.

[Enkidu of Abydos]

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

I've got no idea what the half-naked girl-on-horseback cover is supposed to connect to.

Masculine urges ?

[Enkidu of Abydos]

Originally Posted by Lemurion

I've never been able to read a Discworld book - don't know why because they're the kind of thing I should like but I've never been able to get into one. I ended up voting for the Myth books because I really liked the first couple - (I bought the original Dell paperback of Another Fine Myth back in 1978) - and that series grabbed me more than Hitchhikers.

Glad to see I'm not the only one, but according to the poll we're a rare breed...

[Elfwreck]

Originally Posted by Enkidu of Abydos

Masculine urges ?

Nice thought, but I've never met a male fan of the Sime~Gen series. I'm sure they must exist, and at least one of the fanfic authors at the official site has a decidedly masculine name. (I know that's not always definitive, but there really aren't many women who go by "John.")

I just can't figure out who's supposed to be interested in the book based on that cover. I'm not sure a scene remotely like that (even ignoring the wrongness of the clothes) even happens in the book--as in, I'm not sure there's ever a girl on horseback.

[Enkidu of Abydos]

Well I know this cover image drew my attention a long time ago in a library (I was barely a teenager) :



and it turned out to be a pretty good SF novel... So it's not bad they chose this cover, except it's a bit frustrating in the same way as those scenes in Hollywood movies when some hot chick starts getting it on with some guy (or anoter hot chick) and the INCOMPETENT Hollywood cameramen somehow manage to miss EVERYTHING important with their cameras every time and I swear at them...

[Cordanim]

Hitchhiker's Guide by far - the only "trilogy in five parts" that I have read, over and over and over...in fact, "Don't Panic" is my Kindle screensaver!

[khalleron]

Well, I'm a purist. HHGG is the Radio Series, not the books - which are merely rehashes. All Adams's wisdom and mirth are contained in the radio series. If you can't hear Peter Jones's voice (or Simon Jones as Arthur Dent), then you don't know HHGG.

As for Tech_Au - I can't stand the first few Discworld books. I'm glad I didn't start there, as Rincewind is my least favorite character. Trust me, the books keep getting better and better. I can't vote in this poll, as choosing between Pratchett and Adams is just too difficult.

I read the first few MYTH books, found them mildly amusing. That's all. Not satirical or witty enough to hold my interest over multiple books. If I were holed up somewhere with nothing else to read, I wouldn't complain, but they certainly wouldn't be my first choice by a long shot.

Maybe, like Pratchett, Asprin improved as he went along, in which case I'm in the same boat as Tech_Au with Pratchett.

[tompe]

Originally Posted by khalleron

Well, I'm a purist. HHGG is the Radio Series, not the books - which are merely rehashes. All Adams's wisdom and mirth are contained in the radio series. If you can't hear Peter Jones's voice (or Simon Jones as Arthur Dent), then you don't know HHGG.

Exactly. It suprises me that so many people talks about the books when it was the radio series that was really good. The books was OK especially the first two.

As for Tech_Au - I can't stand the first few Discworld books. I'm glad I didn't start there, as Rincewind is my least favorite character. Trust me, the books keep getting better and better. I can't vote in this poll, as choosing between Pratchett and Adams is just too difficult.

I re-read the first Discworld books recently and the first ones are not especially good.

[TaureanBull]

Hitch hiker's is the one for me! I just tilted the poll result in its favour.