Author Topic: Sci-fi sucks... (Read 928 times)

Dowding · « **Reply #30 on:** January 21, 2003, 03:30:47 AM »

lol I'll add it to the list. I'll goto the library and check out the books there first - I'm a miser and don't like to buy books I might not like.

Thanks for suggestions though!

deSelys · « **Reply #31 on:** January 21, 2003, 05:13:52 AM »

If you like Space Operas read "The Night's Dawn Trilogy" by english writer Peter F. Hamilton (3x900 pages!, the end is a bit weak but the 1st book is impossible to put down).

Another good book from him is "Fallen Dragon".

His latest book is crap

StSanta · « **Reply #32 on:** January 21, 2003, 05:21:52 AM »

Hitchhikers Guide is the ultimate sci-fi. If it can be called that. Whatever it is, it is the ulitmate of that. That being what it is. Yes.

leonid · « **Reply #33 on:** January 21, 2003, 06:14:43 AM »

Downbelow Station and The Faded Sun trilogy by CJ Cherryh are just about my favorite SciFi books.

AKIron · « **Reply #34 on:** January 21, 2003, 08:08:30 AM »

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Originally posted by deSelys
If you like Space Operas read "The Night's Dawn Trilogy" by english writer Peter F. Hamilton (3x900 pages!, the end is a bit weak but the 1st book is impossible to put down).

Another good book from him is "Fallen Dragon".

His latest book is crap

I read one of his series, don't remember which, may have been the one you mentioned. Started off great, lotta original ideas. Ended with me wondering what the hell happened to those ideas. He's not on my list of authors to read anymore.

leonid · « **Reply #35 on:** January 21, 2003, 09:46:09 AM »

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Originally posted by GScholz
I'm actually reading The Reality Dysfunction now, the first book in the Night's Dawn trilogy. I'm not happy about hearing how the end is weak, but the first book is good so far. Hamilton can't compete with Dan Simmons storytelling though. Not by a longshot.

Unfortunate, but true regarding Hamilton's ending. Rather ridiculous, really. However, he does lay down a lot of neat ideas back-to-back, so it's worth the read. Most people couldn't deal with the obscene, sadistic sexual thread in the series, but if you can get by that you'll enjoy it.

Now, Simmons, he can lay down a tale

AKIron · « **Reply #36 on:** January 21, 2003, 09:59:30 AM »

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Originally posted by leonid
Unfortunate, but true regarding Hamilton's ending. Rather ridiculous, really. However, he does lay down a lot of neat ideas back-to-back, so it's worth the read. Most people couldn't deal with the obscene, sadistic sexual thread in the series, but if you can get by that you'll enjoy it.

Now, Simmons, he can lay down a tale

If you can get by the obscene and sadistic try Stephen F. Donaldson's Gap series. Pretty hard core but I liked it nonetheless.

Pongo · « **Reply #37 on:** January 21, 2003, 11:10:48 AM »

Funked you liked Snow Crash..really...
I did make it through it..but I dont know if I could recomend it to anyone.