amanojaku Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Re: STAR HERO Reading List Just finished "absolution gap", the third book in the revelation space trilogy. Remember how terminator was great, terminator 2 was better and terminator 3 sucked? Also how superman 1 and 2 were greatr then superman 3 was a steaming pile of celluloid excrement? Well, sad to say but the revelation space trilogy followed the same pattern. Revelation space=Aewsome. Redemption ark=Awesomer. Absolution gap=drek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Re: STAR HERO Reading List You could also get Realm Hunter: Pursuit of the Silver Dirk. I hear it's really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amanojaku Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Re: STAR HERO Reading List If that was @ me, I'll look up the novel now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Re: STAR HERO Reading List Actually it was for Steve, but you're more than welcome to take a look. There's a link in my sig for it (click on the words "Realm Hunter"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlHazred Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Re: STAR HERO Reading List I've been gradually inputting my library into a book database, and if it's not too late to add some books to the list, I have some suggestions (name links go to Wikipedia, most story/book links go to the ISFDB, for assistance in tracking them down): Keith Laumer: I'm surprised and saddened not to see him on the list. He wrote lots of great sci-fi stuff in the 60s, and is responsible to two great (and antithetical) series, Retief (light-hearted social sci-fi about an interstellar diplomat) and Bolos(military sci-fi about gigantic autonomous robot tanks). If you end up having copious free time, A Plague of Demons (a protagonist given super human powers by surgery battling against alien dog-creatures and their apparently "human" allies) is probably also worth checking out, as is the The Ultimax Man (similar to the above). He also did a universe-hopping series worth checking out called Imperium, but that's probably a different genre book. In all cases, his earlier stuff is better -- around 1971 he suffered a stroke and, while he continued to write, he was a different author afterwards. The Retief stories in particular suffer. Laurence Manning: He wrote only a few stories, including The Man Who Awoke. If you manage to catch this one, it's a great example of 30s sci-fi, about a protagonist who figures out how to sleep away ages of time. Awakening every 5000 years, he tries to find out how it will all end. Very interesting example of some ttanshumanist thought from the dawn of Science Fiction. Ursula K. Le Guin: Kind of surprised not to see her there, though admittedly much of her sci-fi is heavily fantasy-tinged and pretty much defines "soft sci-fi." Nevertheless, her Hainish cycle is worth checking out, containing unrelated stories set in the same universe. The Left Hand of Darkness is one of those, and regularly makes "Top 100 Sci-Fi Novel" lists. While I don't care for some of her work, Rocannon's World (or even the short story on which it is based, "The Dowry of Angyar"/"Semley's Necklace") is an excellent display of the effect of high-tech space-faring people can have on a low-tech native culture. Charles Sheffield: While he wrote a lot of excellent short stories that I can't find collected in one place, his Heritage Universe novels are worth checking out. Essentially, while they're somewhat repetitive, they are also excellent examples of the "Long-Vanished Ancient Technological Race" concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherSkip Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Re: STAR HERO Reading List *warning pet Peeve* Home Owners Insurance. The Original Star Hero Stated Hovercraft do not exist. My Home Owners Insurance specifically states it Will Not Cover Hovercraft. If Allstate Insurance thinks Hovercraft exist to the point where they wont cover it in case of damage to a home then yes, Hovercraft really do exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherSkip Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Re: STAR HERO Reading List OK a real Book The City Who Fought (Anne Mccaffrey's recent coauthored Contribution to her series Forget Who though) Millitary Sci Fi And brainships! have another but must look it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Pearson Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Re: STAR HERO Reading List Not sure if these were mentioned: Scalzi, John -- "Old Man's War" (a trilogy, so far, I believe). Hmm, if you have NOOK perhaps I can "Lend" it to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Re: STAR HERO Reading List Not sure if these were mentioned: Scalzi' date=' John -- "Old Man's War" (a trilogy, so far, I believe). Hmm, if you have NOOK perhaps I can "Lend" it to you.[/quote'] Next month (or maybe it's in May, I've forgotten) Scalzi's "reboot" of Piper's classic Little Fuzzy setting will be on the shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Re: STAR HERO Reading List Next month (or maybe it's in May' date=' I've forgotten) Scalzi's "reboot" of Piper's classic [i']Little Fuzzy[/i] setting will be on the shelves. Why??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Re: STAR HERO Reading List Why??? Dunno, but I've read almost all of Scalzi's stuff, and he RAWKS! I think this is gonna be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Re: STAR HERO Reading List I'm done, or nearly so, with my Star Hero reading, so I'm un-stickying this thread. Much thanks to everyone who offered suggestions on books to read! Predictably I haven't been able to get to nearly as many books as I'd like, but thanks to your advice I've come across a few enjoyable novels I'd otherwise have missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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