From: "Travis Edmunds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Science Fiction In General... Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 16:28:05 -0330
I assume it's only proper to introduce myself, so "hello everyone".
Welcome! *waves hello*
I'm a huge David Brin fan, as well as a fan of sci-fi in general. However, as for Mr. Brins' fellow "Killer Bees", I have not read any of their works. That being said, plus noticing a lack of "sci-fi" activity in the recently archived messages, I decided to perhaps instigate a general science-fiction discussion.
As I do not as of yet know any of you, nor your tastes in this genre, I might as well list the author's that I hold close to my heart.
*Gasp* An actual sci-fi thread!
-David Brin (as evidenced by this post in the first place)
You may run into a few of his fans here as well. ;-)
-David Gerrold (Star Trek TOS writer/War Against The Chtorr/and a few other interesting books)
He also wrote TNG's Encounter at Farpoint. His writing always reminds me of Larry Niven's. Creative and conceptually fascinating, but fast-paced.
-Terry Pratchett (Discworld series. The "little things" that this man thinks up and transfers to paper are quite outstanding to say the least)
I've never read anything by him, but now own a bunch of his books. With luck, I'll start them within the next few weeks. :)
-Anne Rice (Blurs the line of sci-fi/one of the most captivating and talented writers I have ever come across)
Her Vampire series was first rate.... up until she began to blend it with the Talamasca Witches series. On many, many levels, her Witch characters simply don't work for me. Most hardcore Rice fans I've met disagree with me though.
-Arthur C. Clarke (Rama series, that's all I have to say)
Great, great classic author. If you like him, I highly recommend a compendium I recently picked up of all his older short stories. (I love old, outdated sci-fi.) Will locate and post the link on Amazon when I find it.
-Orson Scott Card (Ender series/the champion of the "demigod"<lol>)
I've always felt Card was an author who should have stopped while he was ahead of his game. I enjoyed the Ender series, but... the Bean series is just completely unappealing. I don't like the hero and his novels just don't captivate me. Christopher Columbus was a short story that shouldn't have been stretched into a novel.
Ah well. To each his own, huh?
-Ben Bova (Has always held an interest for me, since I read "Mars")
Urgh. Bova. He reminds me of Michael Chrichton. Characters that aren't terribly deep and storylines that read like 'treatments' for movies. I'm not a fan. :-)
-Steve White (Eagle Against The Stars....<lol> Ok, so it's complete B-side sci-fi, but it's not without it's merit)
Oddly enough, I just finished Forge of the Titans a couple of months ago. I'd never heard of him before when my father-in-law handed me the book. It was different, and I enjoyed it.
-Tolkien (I suppose THAT'S just a given)
Heh. I'm almost afraid to ask, but what was your take on the movies?
-Various Star Trek and Star Wars novels tend to find their way into my personal library.
IMO, Peter David's the only one worth reading. :)
-I also love the Stargate Universe (For those of you who may share that interest)
I watch the show on occasion... but I've never really gotten deeply into it.
-Michael Chrichton is certainly noteworthy.
Ugh. Ugh. and Ugh. :-D
Well, that's enough for now. I look forward to perhaps SOME degree of extrapolation, and/or expansion on the subject of "Science Fiction In General"
Well, how about these authors. Have you read any of them?
Robert Heinlein (Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers, Time Enough for Love, etc.,)
Iain Banks (Culture Series)
Vernor Vinge (I think he's an honorary "Bee") (A Deepness in the Sky)
Dan Simmons (Hyperion and Endymion Series)
Kim Stanley Robinson (Mars Series)
Joe Haldeman (Forever War / Forever Peace)
Larry Niven (RingWorld)
Isaac Asimov (Robots / Foundation Series)
Anne McCaffrey (Pern)
Harry Turtledove (How Few Remain)
Douglas Adams (HHGG)
etc., etc., :-)
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