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Re: Science Fiction (was Re: Transit Time to Mars)
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Fri, 17 Dec 1999 01:45:37 GMT
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On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 17:09:41 GMT, Sproaticus <jsproat@io.com> wrote:
> Nephilim wrote:
> > I would submit:
> > "Rendezvous with Rama" as Clarke's best work.
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> Agreed. I read this in one night when I was 15. Couldn't put the dang book
> down.
It's good. I still need to read 2001 some time, though, to compare.
Oh, and I think the space-elevator one (first edition hardback,
whoopee!) is as good as Rama.
> > Either "Dune" (the obvious choice) or "God Emperor of Dune"
> > for Herbert.
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> Definitely _Dune_. The storyline in God Emperor was pretty much
> one-dimensional.
Yup. All of the sequels sucked.
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> > "The Mote In God's Eye" by Niven (and Pournelle). (Argue with
> > me about this one, if you please, Ben =)
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> Again, I would nominate a close second, with _Legacy of Heorot_ (N+W with
> Stephen Barnes).
_Heorot_ was a great book. Up there with the Mote, I'd say.
Niven solo, I'm goig to have to go with Known Space, if that's
allowed, or _Ringworld_ if it isn't.
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> > I can't pick a "best" by Asimov (the too-easy choice: Foundation)
> > or the others on your list.
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> _The Caves of Steel_.
I'm sure there was another Asimov that was better.. but I can't think
of the title right now.
> Anne McCaffery: _White Dragon_.
The whole first trilogy, IMHO. The rest is chaff. Enjoyable chaff
(most of which I own), but chaff nonetheless.
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> Ray Bradbury: _Martian Chronicles_, or possibly _Illustrated Man_ (another
> collection).
I'm gonna have to disagree with you, and say nominate Fahrenheit 451.
It's got everything a book needs.
Jasper
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| (...) 2001 is more "Let's find out what God is saying" and less "Let's figure out how to survive this mess". I found it to be less enjoyable than _Rama_, but more profound. (...) I personally love his Beowulf Schaeffer stories. Actually, most of his (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Agreed. I read this in one night when I was 15. Couldn't put the dang book down. (...) _The Worthing Saga_ might be a close second, though it's an collection and not technically a "book" per se. And then there's _Folk on the Fringe_, but that (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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