OT: Books, Books, Books.

gregebowman · #1 December 31st, 2003, 02:19 AM

I recently bought the first book in the Honor Harrington series, but haven't had the chance to read it yet. I'm reading Tad Williams Otherland books, and it's taking me forever. Then I have the supposedly Last 2 Star Wars books involving the Yuzan Vong, then I got Stephen King's latest book for Christmas, then after that I have several books I want to read. I'll try to read that book then.

Cipher7071 · #2 December 30th, 2003, 03:12 PM

I don't know...call me an old fart (again), but I still think the old Asimov books are the best, i.e. the "Foundation Trilogy," "We Claim These Stars," etc.

gregebowman · #3 December 30th, 2003, 03:23 PM

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Originally posted by Cipher7071:
I don't know...call me an old fart (again), but I still think the old Asimov books are the best, i.e. the "Foundation Trilogy," "We Claim These Stars," etc.

I wouldn't call you an old fart. I spent my teenage years reading the "masters": Heinlein, Bradbury, Clarke and of course Asimov. But I was more into Heinlein and Bradbury than the other two. Maybe it's because I read The Foundation trilogy then that it really didn't do anything for me. maybe if I read it again, it might be different.

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Narrew · #4 December 30th, 2003, 11:55 PM

Hey Greg,

When you get to it, don't stop with the first Honor book, I really think DW matured as a writer the further he went into the series.

narf poit chez BOOM · #5 December 31st, 2003, 03:12 AM

the battle in OBS always seemed a bit improbable to me. it's been a while since i read it, though.

i like some of Asimov and Clarke, but for some reason i don't like what might be called the three big classics of sf, foundation, space oddysey or dune. well, i didn't exactly not like them, i just didn't find them to interesting, and i think dune 1 is about all i ever read of Heinlein.

Kamog · #6 December 31st, 2003, 05:33 AM

I have read all of Asimov's Foundation books, and they are great! The story of a big dying galactic empire, and the 1000-year period in which the new galactic empire is formed, starting from only one planet... The many challenges and crises faced by the Foundation as it slowly gained power and territory over the centuries, is fascinating.

It's too bad Asimov did not live long enough to complete the series. I haven't read any of the three sequels written by the other authors yet.

Cipher7071 · #7 December 31st, 2003, 03:59 PM

Of course, I don't know this for sure, but I tend to believe that in his own mind, Asimov did finish the Foundation series. Anyone else wanting to take the ball and run with it certainly had a heck of a start to build on. Actually, I didn't know that another author(s) had done so. Can you name them, or the titles?

addendem: narf, Dune was written by Frank Herbert.

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