Bummer, finally caught up on my reading...........

Started by undercovergeek, August 09, 2012, 03:21:03 AM

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FWIW, the original Swords trilogy by Fred Saberhagen isn't a bad read either.  Fantasy, not historical, but quite entertaining.
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True! And several other writers have written stories in the Bersekerverse as well. Also, many of the Keith Laumer 'Bolo' stories are great reads as well.
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You guys are killing me with all these book recommendations.  How in the world am I suppose to read all of this.  :)  My list of books to read keeps growing exponentially.
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Quote from: TheCommandTent on August 13, 2012, 09:24:03 PM
You guys are killing me with all these book recommendations.  How in the world am I suppose to read all of this.  :)  My list of books to read keeps growing exponentially.

It helps when you started back in the seventies and eighties... ;) Of course, the corollary to that is I've probably forgotten enough of the scifi I've read that it'd all seem new again if I read it now...
Vituð ér enn - eða hvat?  -Voluspa

Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing's ever worth the cost...

"Don't you look at me that way..." -the Abyss
 
'When searching for a meaningful embrace, sometimes my self respect took second place' -Iggy Pop, Cry for Love

... this will go down on your permanent record... -the Violent Femmes, 'Kiss Off'-

"I'm not just anyone, I'm not just anyone-
I got my time machine, got my 'electronic dream!"
-Sonic Reducer, -Dead Boys

TheCommandTent

It does help that most of you have a big head start on me.  It wasn't until after graduating college that I really began to appreciate reading.  It also doesn't help that I am such a slow reader.
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Quote from: TheCommandTent on August 13, 2012, 09:24:03 PM
You guys are killing me with all these book recommendations.  How in the world am I suppose to read all of this.  :)  My list of books to read keeps growing exponentially.

Kind of like my list of games that I have to play!  ;D
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Quote from: Staggerwing on August 13, 2012, 09:35:52 PM
Quote from: TheCommandTent on August 13, 2012, 09:24:03 PM
You guys are killing me with all these book recommendations.  How in the world am I suppose to read all of this.  :)  My list of books to read keeps growing exponentially.

It helps when you started back in the seventies and eighties... ;) Of course, the corollary to that is I've probably forgotten enough of the scifi I've read that it'd all seem new again if I read it now...

True dat...although some of the real classics, such as Dune and Foundation Trilogy, I have read several times over the years and still enjoy them.

One series both I and Mrs bob are hooked on is the Foriegner series by C.J.Cherryh, and you can't go wrong with Iain.M.Banks' Culture books :-)
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'Clip those corners'

Recombobulate the discombobulators!