Recommend me some Fantasy/SF, if you have a free moment - Page 7

Peto · 11-15-2008, 07:47 AM

Dune!! Dune!! Dune!! When reading CF it is normally technology that has advanced. In Dune it is people. IMHO Herbert is to CF what Tolkien to fantasy.

Hyperion, by Dan Simmons. Definitely the first book is awesome. The 2nd is not so good but closes the circle. The following two are disappointing.

A little hidden jewel: "Armor" by John Steakley. It definitely smacks of "Starship Troopers", but focused in two separate characters that live two separate stories. I love this dark desperate book. Steakley also wrote Vampire$, which is not that hot. The movie is pitiful.

HarryT · 11-15-2008, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Peto

Dune!! Dune!! Dune!! When reading CF it is normally technology that has advanced. In Dune it is people. IMHO Herbert is to CF what Tolkien to fantasy.

What is "CF"?

mtravellerh · 11-15-2008, 08:39 AM

I love Alan Dean Foster and his Flinx books and The Last Starfighter. Great stuff!

You know, I am a simple guy and I love my little evasions to worlds far, far away, full of wonders and adventures where you might be a hero without embarassing yourself too much. And Alan Dean Foster delivers.

igorsk · 11-15-2008, 10:43 AM

Flinx books were great in the beginning, but the last few are getting boring with all his "detours".

Peto · 11-15-2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

What is "CF"?

CF = Ciencia Ficción = Science Fiction = SF

Sorry

HarryT · 11-15-2008, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Peto

CF = Ciencia Ficción = Science Fiction = SF

Sorry

Thanks

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tompe · 11-15-2008, 01:41 PM

I am finally reading Glen Cooks's Black Company-books and I am halfway into the second one and I really like them. A lot of friends have recommended them for years and it seems it was a good recommendation.

Elsi · 11-15-2008, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'll chime in here with the Myth series by Robert Asprin. Very funny and very enjoyable.

I couldn't "read" them, but they are delightful in audio book format.

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Originally Posted by Peto

Dune!! Dune!! Dune!! When reading CF it is normally technology that has advanced. In Dune it is people. IMHO Herbert is to CF what Tolkien to fantasy.

I definitely agree. Dune is a must-read and then keep reading in the series until you feel saturated.

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Originally Posted by mtravellerh

I love Alan Dean Foster and his Flinx books and The Last Starfighter. Great stuff!

Again, I'll agree. The Flinx books are delightful.

I recently bought all of Elizabeth Moon's Herris Serrano series from Baen/Webscriptions. Although I had read them before, I'm having a grand time with the re-read. Moon has very strong female characters and the political environment is intriguing. The first three books (Hunting Party, Sporting Chance, and Winning Colors) are available in an omnibus edition named Herris Serrano, which is priced at $4.00. If you like the series, the next two books (Once a Hero and Rules of Engagement) are available in an omnibus edition called The Serrano Connection, priced at $6.00 (as opposed to $4.00 each) and the omnibus edition is packaged with 6 other novels in the August 2002 or October 2008 Webscription bundles priced at $15.00. (The 6 other novels are different in these two bundles.) Similar deals are available for the final two books in the series.

HarryT · 11-16-2008, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Elsi

I recently bought all of Elizabeth Moon's Herris Serrano series from Baen/Webscriptions. Although I had read them before, I'm having a grand time with the re-read.

It is a good series, I agree with you.

AlexC · 11-19-2008, 12:58 AM

Okay, I give up... I originally posted to the wrong thread, and then recommended something that had already been mentioned. I need a coffee!

tHeFiRsTiDioT · 11-19-2008, 08:23 AM

I recommend 'The Gameworld Trilogy' by Samit Basu. I dont know if its available across the world (the version I have is published by an Indian book house).
Its a comic mishmash which owes references to Terry Pratchett, The Ramayana and the Mahabharata and many other series.

pshrynk · 11-19-2008, 01:58 PM

Here's where there are disagreements amongst people on what they like. Alan Dean Foster is not a favorite of mine. I feel that his characters often do something for no apparent reason and the actions are not explained, nor have anything to do with advancing the plot. That drives me, personally, to distraction. Yet, I know lots of people who just love his stuff.

Dave Berk · 11-19-2008, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexC

Okay, I give up... I originally posted to the wrong thread, and then recommended something that had already been mentioned. I need a coffee!

Actually I don't think it's such a bad thing. Personally, when going over recommendations threads I will first check out books that get more than one vote...

ErwinOtten · 11-20-2008, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Here's where there are disagreements amongst people on what they like. Alan Dean Foster is not a favorite of mine. I feel that his characters often do something for no apparent reason and the actions are not explained, nor have anything to do with advancing the plot. That drives me, personally, to distraction. Yet, I know lots of people who just love his stuff.

TOTALLY off-topic ......

I love your avatar. I'm a big fan of Henk Kuijpers and the Franka series.

pshrynk · 11-20-2008, 09:41 AM

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TOTALLY off-topic ......

I love your avatar. I'm a big fan of Henk Kuijpers and the Franka series.

I thought it was a Betty and Veronica panel. Actually, I just chose it becasue of the on-going Vera and Harv Saga in the Naming e-reader devices thread. (The llounge llamas have a hard time sticking to just one topic.)

11-15-2008, 08:39 AM	#93
mtravellerh book creator Posts: 9,657 Karma: 3856660 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Luxembourg Device: Kindle Scribe	I love Alan Dean Foster and his Flinx books and The Last Starfighter. Great stuff! You know, I am a simple guy and I love my little evasions to worlds far, far away, full of wonders and adventures where you might be a hero without embarassing yourself too much. And Alan Dean Foster delivers. Last edited by mtravellerh; 11-15-2008 at 08:42 AM.

11-19-2008, 12:58 AM	#100
AlexC Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 737 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver Device: Apple iPad; iRex iLiad	Okay, I give up... I originally posted to the wrong thread, and then recommended something that had already been mentioned. I need a coffee! Last edited by AlexC; 11-19-2008 at 01:10 AM. Reason: Lack of caffeine

11-19-2008, 08:23 AM	#101
tHeFiRsTiDioT Random Reader of Rubbish Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2007 Device: Dell Axim X50v, Sony PRS 505, HTC Incredible, Pocketbook IQ	Samit Basu I recommend 'The Gameworld Trilogy' by Samit Basu. I dont know if its available across the world (the version I have is published by an Indian book house). Its a comic mishmash which owes references to Terry Pratchett, The Ramayana and the Mahabharata and many other series.

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11-15-2008, 07:47 AM	#91
Peto Legal Alien Posts: 288 Karma: 105 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505/T1/Kindle PW2	Dune!! Dune!! Dune!! When reading CF it is normally technology that has advanced. In Dune it is people. IMHO Herbert is to CF what Tolkien to fantasy. Hyperion, by Dan Simmons. Definitely the first book is awesome. The 2nd is not so good but closes the circle. The following two are disappointing. A little hidden jewel: "Armor" by John Steakley. It definitely smacks of "Starship Troopers", but focused in two separate characters that live two separate stories. I love this dark desperate book. Steakley also wrote Vampire$, which is not that hot. The movie is pitiful.

11-15-2008, 10:43 AM	#94
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Flinx books were great in the beginning, but the last few are getting boring with all his "detours".

11-15-2008, 01:41 PM	#97
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	I am finally reading Glen Cooks's Black Company-books and I am halfway into the second one and I really like them. A lot of friends have recommended them for years and it seems it was a good recommendation.

11-19-2008, 01:58 PM	#102
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Here's where there are disagreements amongst people on what they like. Alan Dean Foster is not a favorite of mine. I feel that his characters often do something for no apparent reason and the actions are not explained, nor have anything to do with advancing the plot. That drives me, personally, to distraction. Yet, I know lots of people who just love his stuff.