[TheForge] Re: Fall <grin> winter project.

[Steve Smith]

Snow Crash and Diamond age are pretty good, with Snow Crash having a 
definite 'edge'.

I tried a couple of Iain Banks books. I didn't really like Excession. 
Look to Windward was pretty good, but I haven't followed up on other 
titles. Recommendations will be appreciated.

Another author to take a look at is Karl Schroeder. I've read Ventus and 
Lady of Mazes, both are pretty good. The stories aren't directly 
connected, but reading Ventus first might make LOM make sense quicker. 
On the other hand, maybe the same applies in reverse.

Charles Stross is mostly great. I'd go with Singularity Sky and Iron 
Sunrise first, to get hooked. Accelerando is good, but not quite as 
smooth story wise. The Merchant Princes series is ok to pass the time, 
but nothing like the same stuff. Toast is old stuff that may not be 
worth picking up. Atrocity Arcive is amusing and good, but again, 
completely different. Glasshouse is pretty good, better than 
Accelerando. I suspect I won't be able to wait for the paperback version 
of Jenifer Morgue. Stross is probably just a step behind Stephenson in 
authors that I can't wait for their next book.

In a completely different vein of writing, I liked Darwinia by Robert 
Charles Wilson, but haven't been able to get into Chronoliths, which 
seems to get a lot of interest by others.

There are, of course, many favorite books I could go on about, but these 
are what fits (or don't fit) the current thread.

Steve

Ries Niemi wrote:

> I am so impatient for him to release something new, I am about to start 
> the Baroque Cycle for the second time.
> Have already read Snow Crash at least 3 times, (love that Hiro 
> Protaginist), Diamond Age at least twice, Cryptonomicon 3 times.
> Maybe I will take on the Stephenson/Gibson novel about the invention of 
> the Computer again- been a while since I read that.
> Then I will work my way thru all the Iain Banks books again- if you 
> havent read them yet, put em on the list.
> 
> 
> ries
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> On Sep 25, 2006, at 6:45 PM, Steve Smith wrote:
> 
>> You're a couple ahead of me Mike, at least on the Baroque Cycle.
>> Good stuff.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> Mike Spencer wrote:
>>
>>> Well, Frosty, now's yer chance to read Neal Stephenson's
>>> _Cryptonomicon_ and the three books of the Baroque Cycle.  All
>>> together, four volumes the size of dictionaries and, though opinions
>>> may differ, collectively the best epic read since The Lord of the
>>> Rings.  I hope you won't think less of me if I admit that I've read
>>> the whole works five times.
>>> - Mike
>>
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