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Favorite Science Fiction Books?

2008-10-03T15:05:24-06:00

I’m working on getting my fall booklist together, and was wondering what everyone’s favorite sci-fi titles were. Here are a few of mine:

Dune by Frank Herbert
Ubik by Phillip K. Dick
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
1984 by George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Foundation by Issac Asimov

Has Anyone Else Read Any of the New Dune Titles?

2006-09-16T07:41:22-06:00

Frank Herbert died back in 1987, but his son Brian and Kevin Anderson have written two prequel trilogies and are now starting a sequel trilogy to the original six book series. They’ve all been great, IMO. The new one is Hunters of Dune.

Comic book writers turn authors

2007-07-18T11:22:07-06:00

With Mike Carey, Warren Ellis and Neil Gaiman all having new books out this summer, do you think comic book writers can into successful novelist? I’ve almost finished the Mike Carey book and it feels like a forgotten Hellblazer script that’s been adapted.

The Gaiman collection of short stories was excellent. After I finish the Carey book, I’m going to move on to the Ellis novel. It looks like lots of fun.

Did anyone read the Brad Metzler book? I didn’t hear if it was good or not.

“The Electric Church” by Jeff Somers

2008-03-06T08:39:55-06:00

Just finished it--outstanding story that’s part Neuromancer part Blade Runner. It’s set in the not so distant future where the world is divided into haves and have-nots and run by a single, police-state government. There’s also a new religion called the Electric Church, which promises immortality by putting your brain in a cybernetic body.

Hitman Avery Cates falls, always on the wrong side of the law, is contracted for a big job, setting him on a collision course with the Electric Church. He’ll get an opportunity to see for himself whether the rumors of forced conversions are true, or propanganda from a threatened totalitarian state.

Best sci-fi in a long time.

What Are You Reading Right Now?

2007-04-14T16:16:11-06:00

I’m currently reading ‘Salem’s Lot, by, of course, Stephen King. King has a tendency to drag on with description, but otherwise it’s really good. What are you reading?

Audio books that rock

2006-09-15T16:06:58-06:00

I travel alot via car and like books on tape or CD, but there seems to be such a limited supply of the really good ones

Is there a concerted effort to not put the better books out on audio? Is there a better selection on MPS, which I don’t
look for near as much?

The Pillars of The Earth

2007-11-14T18:05:40-06:00

Or otherwise known as That Book I Read Way Before Oprah Recommended it today… by Ken Follet.

I dunno, I kind of prided myself of not jumping down the ‘O’ hole with her book club, but now shes covering books I already read. That’s not cool, ‘Prah! Find your own books.

Seriously though, it’s an amazing book like all of Follet’s works.

Disappointing books

2007-10-05T15:19:08-06:00

Have you ever been really excited about a book and it just sucked up a big hole?

The Road

2007-08-27T07:49:02-06:00

Has anyone read this book by Carson McCormack? It’s one of the best books I’ve read in a long time.

First Harry Potter Review

2007-07-19T08:11:25-06:00

I’m not going to read the book but I just read the review for the Harry Potter Book 7. From the review, it sounds like the fans are really going to enjoy the book. The review is spoiler free but there are some hints at what you’ll find in the book.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/19/books/19potter.html?_r=1&oref=slogin