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Seriously - I want to talk to you guys about Altered Carbon...
That was like - Rambo in the future.....
??You guys really enjoyed putting yourself in there like that???
I had this sort of constant disconnect from the main character because he was just so manly and brutal...
You guys really get that pumped over being schwarzenegger?
I never really pegged you guys like that...
I thought you guys were like...more herbacious
That was like - Rambo in the future.....
??You guys really enjoyed putting yourself in there like that???
I had this sort of constant disconnect from the main character because he was just so manly and brutal...
You guys really get that pumped over being schwarzenegger?
I never really pegged you guys like that...
I thought you guys were like...more herbacious
i bet y'all are late on catching the hermetic allegory in every episode - parsons..?
thats pretty urban. - Capture pt
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thats pretty urban. - Capture pt
i think everyone would benefit from unicorns - JTMMusicuk
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At least, righttwilitez wrote:i read the whole thing 3 times
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Dude is wearing 9 garments that I can see. If I leave the house with more than three, it is weather related. Man up, BM.bright maroon wrote:
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HA...come on dudes..
especially Firky - he talks a punk rock game - but he loves a girl in knee socks...
especially Firky - he talks a punk rock game - but he loves a girl in knee socks...
i bet y'all are late on catching the hermetic allegory in every episode - parsons..?
thats pretty urban. - Capture pt
i think everyone would benefit from unicorns - JTMMusicuk
Soundcloud
thats pretty urban. - Capture pt
i think everyone would benefit from unicorns - JTMMusicuk
Soundcloud
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yeah - I'm definatly not a tomb raider bitch....
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i bet y'all are late on catching the hermetic allegory in every episode - parsons..?
thats pretty urban. - Capture pt
i think everyone would benefit from unicorns - JTMMusicuk
Soundcloud
thats pretty urban. - Capture pt
i think everyone would benefit from unicorns - JTMMusicuk
Soundcloud
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does low fantasy count as sci fi?
otherwise phillip k dick is always a great read like ubik
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I'm surprised that Isaac Asimov hasn't been mentioned in this thread. One of the OG's of scifi writing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov
I would recommend "I, Robot", The Robot Series (4 books), and his most famous work, the Foundation Series (Original Trilogy + Extended series, 7 books total).
Another good book is Earth by David Brin. The timeframe is about 50 years in the future (being written in 1970, events occur around year 2020), and a large focus of this book is the long-term effects of the industrialized society on the environment and future society.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov
I would recommend "I, Robot", The Robot Series (4 books), and his most famous work, the Foundation Series (Original Trilogy + Extended series, 7 books total).
Another good book is Earth by David Brin. The timeframe is about 50 years in the future (being written in 1970, events occur around year 2020), and a large focus of this book is the long-term effects of the industrialized society on the environment and future society.
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Last edited by bright maroon on Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:20 pm, edited 3 times in total.
i bet y'all are late on catching the hermetic allegory in every episode - parsons..?
thats pretty urban. - Capture pt
i think everyone would benefit from unicorns - JTMMusicuk
Soundcloud
thats pretty urban. - Capture pt
i think everyone would benefit from unicorns - JTMMusicuk
Soundcloud
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assimov is great same with Robert A. HeinleinPsycoCarrot wrote:I'm surprised that Isaac Asimov hasn't been mentioned in this thread. One of the OG's of scifi writing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov
I would recommend "I, Robot", The Robot Series (4 books), and his most famous work, the Foundation Series (Original Trilogy + Extended series, 7 books total).
Another good book is Earth by David Brin. The timeframe is about 50 years in the future (being written in 1970, events occur around year 2020), and a large focus of this book is the long-term effects of the industrialized society on the environment and future society.
red planet was prolly the first sci fi novel i read that got me into space exploration and keeping up with nasa
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Yeah i think i did start a 4th run a couple years ago, but didnt finish that one.nowaysj wrote:At least, righttwilitez wrote:i read the whole thing 3 times
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I think Asimov should've been mentioned in the older thread that I linked. Foundation was originally a single book, this was extended by a further 3 books much later. I have not bothered touching the new books written by other people.PsycoCarrot wrote:I'm surprised that Isaac Asimov hasn't been mentioned in this thread. One of the OG's of scifi writing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov
I would recommend "I, Robot", The Robot Series (4 books), and his most famous work, the Foundation Series (Original Trilogy + Extended series, 7 books total).
Another good book is Earth by David Brin. The timeframe is about 50 years in the future (being written in 1970, events occur around year 2020), and a large focus of this book is the long-term effects of the industrialized society on the environment and future society.
David Brin's an all-round good writer. His Uplift series ranks as one of my favourite sci fi series ever.
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I read that Baxter and Pratchett book the other week, it's a bit shit
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Saw BM mention Altered Carbon. This is actually a great book, would recommend.
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Meh, I had hopes. I still haven't read it yet.firky wrote:I read that Baxter and Pratchett book the other week, it's a bit shit
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i got quite a way through Contact by Carl Sagan which is one of my fav films but abandoned it like everything else ive read this year. it's really lovely though, need to read more by him
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Lobsang is a wanker of a character and the whole book just feels unfinished and rushed, it's got good ideas but meh.. doesn't really work. It isn't so bad that it's unreadable it just leaves you feeling disappointed.kay wrote:Meh, I had hopes. I still haven't read it yet.firky wrote:I read that Baxter and Pratchett book the other week, it's a bit shit
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That seems to be quite common in Baxter's collaborative works, they just seem lacklustre and half baked. Was the same with all the books he wrote with Arther C Clarke.firky wrote:Lobsang is a wanker of a character and the whole book just feels unfinished and rushed, it's got good ideas but meh.. doesn't really work. It isn't so bad that it's unreadable it just leaves you feeling disappointed.kay wrote:Meh, I had hopes. I still haven't read it yet.firky wrote:I read that Baxter and Pratchett book the other week, it's a bit shit
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