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Re: Science Fiction (was Re: Transit Time to Mars)
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Fri, 24 Dec 1999 02:47:21 GMT
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Didn't know where I should insert this into the thread...
> Authors not on your list, with works I would list as canon
V. Vinge: "A Fire upon the Deep" - anyone who's ever been upset by a non-
sensical off-topic post should read this Hugo Award winner ;)
I've even had some conversations with Dr. Vinge about Lego Mindstorms (he just
happens to be, in addition to a top-notch Sci-Fi author, a proffesor of CS at
my school)
Oh, and since he's not as recognizable a name as some of the others listed
here I'll name some of his other novels...
The Peace War
Marrooned in Realtime
A Deepness in the Sky (most recent novel, prequel to 'Fire'...) This novel is,
according the an interview on Slashdot, John Carmarck's current favorite Sci-
Fi novel...
JDM
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| (...) I can hardly wait for "deepness" to come out. Fire was *that* good. My only beef with Dr. Vinge is that he doesn't write as a full time job... Many of his works have decided libertarian bents (the tinker character is another John Galt, just (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Science Fiction (was Re: Transit Time to Mars)
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| (...) I smell a fun geek topic. Best books by these authors? I would submit: "Rendezvous with Rama" as Clarke's best work. "Ender's Game" as Card's. Either "Dune" (the obvious choice) or "God Emperor of Dune" for Herbert. "The Mote In God's Eye" by (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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