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    Quote Originally Posted by doulos View Post
    Been reading a lot of older SF lately.

    Highlights from the past few months were Ubik by Philip K Dick, Definitely Maybe by the Strugatsky's (better known for the excellent book Roadside picnic which was done as beloved film called Stalker), The Death of Grass by John Christopher, The Drowned World by JG Ballard, A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge and Fugue for a Darkening Island by Christopher Priest who recently passed away.

    I also finally got around to reading East of Eden and it might be the greatest book I've ever read (isn't SF of course)
    Loved Ubik. I've got East of Eden on my bedside based on hearing your and another person's testimonial of it being at the apex of writing on the same day.

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    Scotty - by Ken Dryden.

    Wow... so much information in that book.
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    Quote Originally Posted by senryu View Post
    Loved Ubik. I've got East of Eden on my bedside based on hearing your and another person's testimonial of it being at the apex of writing on the same day.
    Oh, enjoy!

    Since mid-February the best ones I have read were:

    The Long Tomorrow by Leigh Brackett
    The Long Afternoon of Earth by Brian Aldiss (also called Hot House)
    The Palace of Eternity by Bob Shaw

    I listened to Blindsight by Peter Watts which SF fans seem to rave about and I really didn't like it. I think maybe I needed to read it at a slower pace and not in audio format to enjoy some of the more complicated topics in the book.

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