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wolf · 01-27-2006, 10:50 AM

I was trying not to give her any spoilers, which is also why I picked the middle instead of the beginning of Darkover. *sigh*

wolf · 01-27-2006, 10:53 AM

Another book you can try, Bri, to get you into the idea of SciFi is Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith. A Continent of Lies by James Morrow would be another good starter.

jinx · 01-27-2006, 11:22 AM

The End of Faith. Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason - Sam Harris.
This book is really good, but preaching to the choir for me, I'm wondering if anyone here of faith has read it?

Happy Monkey · 01-27-2006, 11:26 AM

Ah, sorry. I haven't read Darkover, so I didn't catch a pattern.

My brother's not into SF at all, and he likes Nightfall, by Asimov and Silverberg.

Clodfobble · 01-27-2006, 06:51 PM

Bri, I hate hard sci-fi too, and I found Julian May's Pliocene Exile series (please ignore the really, REALLY awful cover art, it has NO relation to the story) to be the perfect scifi/fantasy halfway house of sorts.

Trilby · 01-27-2006, 07:11 PM

thanks for the great leads, wolf and clod. I have read Zimmer Bradley (was, natch, MISTS OF AVALON) and my older sis (who is like you and loves the sci-fi) said she loved the McCaffrey stuff, too.

I will begin!

Aliantha · 01-27-2006, 07:48 PM

another great fantasy series is "The Sword of Truth". Action packed with a great love story too.

Wolf, thanks for the tip on the Unbeliever stuff. I'm going to go have a look now.

Happy Monkey · 01-27-2006, 08:55 PM

I've read Lensman. Awesome story, though each book is essentially the same story but bigger.

Cool weapons.

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

another great fantasy series is "The Sword of Truth". Action packed with a great love story too.

The last few books have dropped a bit in quality, but the earlier ones are great. I haven't read the most recent one yet, though, so he may have regained his edge.

Troubleshooter · 01-27-2006, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

I've read Lensman. Awesome story, though each book is essentially the same story but bigger.

Cool weapons.

The thing I like best is the dialog and the attitude. It's like a good sherbet after a solid meal. It's a completely different, and in some ways shocking, flavor. And the attitude about how to deal with the bad guys would be pretty foreign to a lot of people today as well.

Aliantha · 01-27-2006, 09:08 PM

I read about 3 or 4 in the series. I didn't know there was more. The last one I read was when Richard and his confessor ended up being able to be together. I'll have to look into the rest of the series.

Happy Monkey · 01-28-2006, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

I read about 3 or 4 in the series. I didn't know there was more.

There's 9 so far. It starts going downhill in book 6, unfortunately.

eiffelenator · 02-02-2006, 01:56 AM

Stoned, Naked, and Looking Through My Neighbor's Windo (grouphug.us posts)

I can't look away from the thing.

Kozmique · 02-19-2006, 01:33 PM

A Friend of the Earth by TC Boyle. I have never bought a book by this guy but for some reason I have 5 or 6 titles floating around the house. He's OK.

wolf · 02-19-2006, 01:35 PM

People of Darkness - Tony Hillerman

Trilby · 02-19-2006, 05:45 PM

Just finished Devil in the White City. Excellent!

01-27-2006, 10:50 AM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I was trying not to give her any spoilers, which is also why I picked the middle instead of the beginning of Darkover. sigh __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-27-2006, 10:53 AM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Another book you can try, Bri, to get you into the idea of SciFi is Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith. A Continent of Lies by James Morrow would be another good starter. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-27-2006, 11:22 AM	#3
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	The End of Faith. Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason - Sam Harris. This book is really good, but preaching to the choir for me, I'm wondering if anyone here of faith has read it? __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

01-27-2006, 11:26 AM	#4
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Ah, sorry. I haven't read Darkover, so I didn't catch a pattern. My brother's not into SF at all, and he likes Nightfall, by Asimov and Silverberg. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

02-19-2006, 01:33 PM	#13
Kozmique Pirate Queen Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Under the black flag Posts: 55	A Friend of the Earth by TC Boyle. I have never bought a book by this guy but for some reason I have 5 or 6 titles floating around the house. He's OK. __________________ Language is a virus from outer space

01-27-2006, 06:51 PM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Bri, I hate hard sci-fi too, and I found Julian May's Pliocene Exile series (please ignore the really, REALLY awful cover art, it has NO relation to the story) to be the perfect scifi/fantasy halfway house of sorts.

01-27-2006, 07:11 PM	#6
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	thanks for the great leads, wolf and clod. I have read Zimmer Bradley (was, natch, MISTS OF AVALON) and my older sis (who is like you and loves the sci-fi) said she loved the McCaffrey stuff, too. I will begin!

01-27-2006, 07:48 PM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	another great fantasy series is "The Sword of Truth". Action packed with a great love story too. Wolf, thanks for the tip on the Unbeliever stuff. I'm going to go have a look now.

01-27-2006, 09:08 PM	#10
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I read about 3 or 4 in the series. I didn't know there was more. The last one I read was when Richard and his confessor ended up being able to be together. I'll have to look into the rest of the series.

02-02-2006, 01:56 AM	#12
eiffelenator Irrelevant Adulterant Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 43	Stoned, Naked, and Looking Through My Neighbor's Windo (grouphug.us posts) I can't look away from the thing.

02-19-2006, 01:35 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	People of Darkness - Tony Hillerman __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-19-2006, 05:45 PM	#15
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Just finished Devil in the White City. Excellent!

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