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or just don't pass for literate innit?
or just don't pass for literate innit?
Current British Sci Fi and Fantasy thread
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This is a great thread. A few new authors to try 
RubyBlueZ4MC said:
Books on iPad - can do both
I can't sleep without reading a couple of chapters of a book, puts my brain in a different mode to daytime. Also, I have been pretty much reading a book a week since I was about 13, which is a few years longer than I have been on here :wink:
Stuart Truman said:Bing said:Terry Pratchett, disc world novels, from The Colour of Magic onwards, started reading at about age 13 and read every one since. A great escape from anything remotely resembling real life, yet successfully and comprehensively taking the pi$$ out of real life. Genius
I have all his books, brilliant. Just finished Dodger
Is Dodger any good ? I was a bit put off that it is set in London, not Disc World... Or did I miss something ?
I worried that his illness might undermine the punning.
It doesn't seem to have suffered - last book I read was still brilliant. He'll have a good editor though.
One person who has started to disappoint is Clive Cussler - no real place in this thread, but as he has gotten older, and collaborated more, his writing has become much more Janet and John, almost simplistic, which is a real shame because the stories and plots he imagines are great... They are just let down by the actual writing.
Another great writer with no place in this thread is Wilbur Smith. Started reading his books in my early teens as my grandparents had all his books. Painted beautiful pictures of an unspoilt Africa in my head, and continued to do so as he chronicled how it changed. Then as a come back wrote the River God trilogy. Epic.
One person who has started to disappoint is Clive Cussler - no real place in this thread, but as he has gotten older, and collaborated more, his writing has become much more Janet and John, almost simplistic, which is a real shame because the stories and plots he imagines are great... They are just let down by the actual writing.
Another great writer with no place in this thread is Wilbur Smith. Started reading his books in my early teens as my grandparents had all his books. Painted beautiful pictures of an unspoilt Africa in my head, and continued to do so as he chronicled how it changed. Then as a come back wrote the River God trilogy. Epic.
Bing said:Stuart Truman said:Bing said:Terry Pratchett, disc world novels, from The Colour of Magic onwards, started reading at about age 13 and read every one since. A great escape from anything remotely resembling real life, yet successfully and comprehensively taking the pi$$ out of real life. Genius
I have all his books, brilliant. Just finished Dodger
Is Dodger any good ? I was a bit put off that it is set in London, not Disc World... Or did I miss something ?
He's done a few books off the discworld. Nation is one of the best anti racism messages I have ever read and one of my favourites. Dodger is full of characters from other novels and other authors. Its superb, but different. I can read his books over and over. Vimes is my favourite character...
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There's a book by Stephen Baxter & Terry Pratchett called 'The Long Earth' that I thought would be worthwhile considering the two authors involved, but I'm sad to say I can't recommend it.
The premise is fine, but there seems to be a lack of material to cover 50 pages, never mind the 250 pages it's supposed to cover.
Agree with most of the posts below on some of the great British authors. My favourites are Brian Lumley (Necroscope), Neal Stephenson, Neal Asher, Terry Pratchett, Iain M Banks (also like the Iain Banks stuff), Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds, Greg Bear, Phillip K. Dick, Peter Hamilton, etc.
Also like a lot of the vintage sci-fi from A.E. van Vogt, HG Wells and Asimov.
The premise is fine, but there seems to be a lack of material to cover 50 pages, never mind the 250 pages it's supposed to cover.
Agree with most of the posts below on some of the great British authors. My favourites are Brian Lumley (Necroscope), Neal Stephenson, Neal Asher, Terry Pratchett, Iain M Banks (also like the Iain Banks stuff), Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds, Greg Bear, Phillip K. Dick, Peter Hamilton, etc.
Also like a lot of the vintage sci-fi from A.E. van Vogt, HG Wells and Asimov.
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Ah, but, I have tried it,,and gave up. I love sci-fi / fantasy programmes/ movies, but asking me to sit down and self input all that nonesense is too much for my goldfish like attention span, So I reserve the right to Knock it.
I find Stross to be very mixed, I loved iron sunrise and the bob howard novels. The merchant prince series was naff. Accelerando went nowhere. The jennifer morgue was great. Rule 34 is one of the better ones. Enjoy it.
Thanks for the cronin suggestion. I enjoyed it. The twelve is up next.
Thanks for the cronin suggestion. I enjoyed it. The twelve is up next.
In need of some reading matter anyone got a book that stands out ! Prefer fantasy but good sci fi is ok too
Just been working my way through Neil Gaiman's books ,the ones that stick out are Neverwhere , Ocean at the end of lane and American Gods
Just been working my way through Neil Gaiman's books ,the ones that stick out are Neverwhere , Ocean at the end of lane and American Gods