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Well, okay. But gee, he didn't invent his own language or anything...
<above should be read in a grudging and slightly whiny tone of voice>
Jay
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 3:33 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Jay,
That's okay -- I'll get my mom to talk to your aunt to have her talk to your
mom... they'll make you talk to me :)
Besides, I agree with you about Asimov -- that should count for something
Rachel
>From: "Miller, Jay" <JayMiller_at_TDWaterhouse.com>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: RE: completely off-topic question...
>Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 10:50:39 -0800
>
>Just for the record, LeGuin's novel is entitled "The Dispossessed". But I
>agree that it's a great book.
>
>Just reread Asimov's "The Gods Themselves" two weeks ago. My favorite of
>his books, I stopped reading them when he started combining them into one
>mish mash of a future history.
>
>Whoever said Zelazny was one of their favorites, full agreement here. Lord
>of Light is probably my all time favorite sf work.
>
>Another current author worth checking out is Lois McMaster Bujold. She
>rights very fast moving, *very* readable sf novels (the whole Vorkosigan
>series, I'd recommend reading them in order) and has one excellent fantasy:
>The Spirit Ring.
>
>For current fantasy, I really like Stephen Brust, though he can be uneven.
>Still, if you're a fan of the The Three Musketeers then his book The
>Phoenix
>Guards is absolutely hilarious.
>
>And Rachel: I'm afraid I can't speak to you any more now that I know you
>don't like Tolkien :).
>
>Jay Miller
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 6:17 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rachel Carmichael [ mailto:carmichr_at_hotmail.com
><mailto:carmichr_at_hotmail.com> ]
> >
> > I prefer Science Fantasy to Science Fiction (Marion Zimmer
> > Bradley, Anne
> > McCaffrey)
>
>
>I'm the same way. I don't keep up with all the new authors, but someone
>needs to mention Larry Niven (his "known space" series is the one that
>taught me the acronym "tanstaafl") and Ursula K. LeGuin ("The Unpossessed"
>is one of my favourite books of all time; unfortunately she wasn't very
>prolific).
>
>And of course an obeisance to Isaac Asimov. I can honestly say I think I've
>read all his science-fiction novels and short stories. H. G. Wells and
>Jules
>Verne should not be forgotten either.
>
>Amongst the more recent authors I've encountered, I always recommend C. J.
>Cherryh (try "Downbelow Station" and "Cyteen") and Kim Stanley Robinson
>("Red Mars", "Green Mars", "Blue Mars" - an excellent description of what
>problems a new society might run into on Mars)
>
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