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I've really enjoyed Mercedes Lackey. I'll have to see if the library has the Valdemar books
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I recommend Robot Soul (of course I'm the author <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> ) Available at www.amazon.comLaura, if you don't like it, I will personally refund you. James www.robotsoulthebook.com
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It sounds good. I just might try it after I finish the book I'm already reading.
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Finding a good read in science fiction is not too easy these days! I've been reading stf since 1943, and the supply of readable material dwindles year by year; the last good book I found was Hal Clement's "Noise", an examination of life on a planet with no land surface and an ocean a thousand miles deep! Clarke was great until he discovered collaboration; Heinlein was great until he discovered sex; Niven was great until he discovered fandom; but Clement remained great until the end (he died shortly after finishing this book). His like will not come again.
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I'll have to check out some Clement. I tried to read a later Heinlein book (the Divine Invasion) and I couldn't get through it. And I wasn't too impressed with the latest Ringworld novel.
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Sorry; The Divine Invasion is by Philip K. Dick, and couldn't be more unlike Heinlein in his prime, although it does show some resemblence to his later ramblings. If you'd like to sample Clement, start with his magnum opus, Mission of Gravity.
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You know, I knew that. I'm terrible at mixing up names. And now I'm sure everyone is snickering at the SF/Fantasy editor who can't tell PKD from Heinlein <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
If you couldn't tell, I lean more to fantasy, but I'm trying to read more SF to keep the site balanced.
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Go to the Baen free library . There are a lot of excellent books and series there .
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Here's one to try: Judith Tarr
I absolutley agree about Heinlein and his HORRID allusions to (or is that delusions about?) sex...ack! I want to keep pornography far away from my casual reading...like in a galaxy FAR Far away.....I notice it more and more in new sci-fi authors. I picked up something recently about vampires with some catchy title(No, I do not know it!) I told the libraian I was surpried it was not behind a door labeled Adults Only. I did not go passed the 4th page...besides that it was badly written; but then IS there well written porn. Ahh, I digress; on the other hand, this does include fantasy..
If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to. Dorothy Parker
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Go to the Baen free library . There are a lot of excellent books and series there . Oh, I love the Baen library!
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