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Flight
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Gaiman is a genius. Defy anyone who thinks comics are not 'their thing' to read through all of the Sandman series and not be stunned.
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Althorn
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Not quite given up on it yet, but I agree, it's shite the heroine is such a drippy tart that you feel like giving her a damm good slapping.
So it's sat on the bedside table for when I'm not sleepy and need sommat to send me off.
Currently just finished Conqueror's Moon by Julian May, it bubbled along quite nicely but lacked the cracking climax that I was hoping for, however in my minds eye as I read the last few pages I could see the "to be continued..."
On book 11 Jordans Wheel of time...and I always said i'd never read such a long series
Also got the George RR Martin series on the go....and Terry Goodkinds....and...well you get the idea
You get praise for George RR martin, you get that praise taken away for Terry goodkinds, after books it gos WELL down hill
Jordan just sounds boring......
Zeus
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didn't actually like player of games that much. its about the only iain m banks book i've only read once. Maybe i should reread it at some point to see if i missed something the first time through.
Chick
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Have you read much of his other stuff?
He's done some great, and some ok, and soem tedious mind-knumbingly dull space opera with exciting bits, i can recomend you some if you wish.
Maybe even gernerate a whole thread for you
Edit: Player of games is good, very good imho. The only ones i prefer are Excession and The Algebraist.
Zeus
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Excession is awesome, love all the politics and interplay between the ships, read it about 3-4 times (Oh, and most of my Eve ships are named after ships from it. Killing Time was a crow, in the days when interceptors were the most utterly deadly ships you've ever seen ). The Algebraist is also pretty good, though not read it more than once yet. I liked Use of Weapons too, though it can be a bit hard to follow on first read through.
(Oh, and most of my Eve ships are named after ships from it. Killing Time was a crow, in the days when interceptors were the most utterly deadly ships you've ever seen ). The Algebraist is also pretty good, though not read it more than once yet. I liked Use of Weapons too, though it can be a bit hard to follow on first read through.
McHoff H. McChrist
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Haven't read a book by Iain M Banks or Robert Heinlein I didn't think was a masterpiece.
McHoff H. McChrist
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Sorry >_<
MarkS
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...words fail me.. i have no idea where to go with that
Janie
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The only Iain Banks book i've read is was called 'Canal Dreams' and it was mostly awful. About a female violin player who gets kidnapped in South America (I think) and then turn into a female version of Rambo. It was really short and very pulpy (new word?) and felt more like a screenplay. I take it this is the same author? This wasn't clever or sci-fi. Should I try a different one?