Science Fiction

    sadly ive also lost many many enjoyable books in moves, loans and direct theft unf. including my first edition Fred Pohls <img src=smilies/icon_smile_sad.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> and irreplaceable hardback Asimovs. however i did recently manage to replace my now lost battered Sphere pub. <i>Night Land </i> with a mint copy. thank Allah for eBay! q. do you think there was a touch of Earth Abides in Costner´s <i>Postman </i><img src=smilies/icon_smile_question.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>

    "for once, i`ll actually tell you what i was thinking; but maybe i won`t have anything to say.."

    There´s a funny short story by Isaac Asimov called &quot;Victory Unintentional&quot; that you might get a kick out of. The Dune series is probably my favorite series. Both the original series and the two newer trilogies. HG Wells and Jules Verne are both great authors, even though they´re approaches are quite different. Arthur C Clarke - all interesting Let´s get those missiles ready to destroy the universe!!

    I´m surprised no one chose the Rama book. Taw, the postman, as with his other disaster movies, at least had a couple good parts. At least to me <img src=smilies/icon_smile_tongue.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>

    ender´s game and speaker for the dead, two great SF novels

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    The Postman did indeed have some good bits - unfortunately the wait between them was interminable. that film needed about 90mins cutting off AND Costner needs to tigthen up his direction. it was a great idea and beautifully shot and full of mythos - but sadly boring, pretentious and waaaaay to ponderous. a shame because i liked it, in places. and I am rather fond of grim post-apocalyptic drama.

    "for once, i`ll actually tell you what i was thinking; but maybe i won`t have anything to say.."

    Honor Harrington is good. DragonsDawn -Pern Prequel The Crystal singer Trilogy Anne Mcaffery EE Doc smiths Lensman series (pulp but GREAT pulp) Alan dean Fosters sentenced to Prism (OOP i think hard to find) Another shout out for enders game Apprentice Adept series Piers Anthony (Quasi scifi) John Ringoes Gust Front series (a newer one for me) Jack the bodiless was pretty good but dont remember who wrote it more later

    the Gust Front series really rocks, who doesn´t love powered armor &amp; alien invasion? <img src=smilies/icon_smile.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>

    dont forget psycho hotties or bun bun <img src=smilies/icon_smile.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> that got me interested in reading sluggy books are worth it right there <img src=smilies/icon_smile_tongue.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>

    Ender´s game was really good. So was xenocide. Still, best science fiction ever: Dune. And after that Roger Zelazny´s Lord of Light.