December Random Read Nominations

[Maggie, space cruisin' for a bruisin']

Nominate any random Science Fiction novel for our Demeber Perusal!

We will be taking nominations for about a week! (or until we have a good amount)

So far:
Gateway
Stranger in a Strange Land
Surface Detail
The Demolished Man
Marrow
Coyote
2001: A Space Odyssey
Foreigner

[Sffgeek]

Here's my thoughts:

Recent authors:
Cosmonaut Keep - Ken MacLeod
Coyote - Allen Steele

Hugo Winners:
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress - Robert A. Heinlein
Gateway - Frederik Pohl

Other Classics:
The Currents of Space - Isaac Asimov
Fourth Mansions - Raphael Aloysius Lafferty

(apart from the last one they're space opera / hard sf)

[Maggie, space cruisin' for a bruisin']

lol geek-you have to pick one!
A lot of good ones there...

I will nominate Stranger in a Strange Land

[Sffgeek]

Maggie wrote: "lol geek-you have to pick one!
A lot of good ones there..."

OK - Gateway by Fred Pohl

[Richard]

Hows about Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks?

Surely it must be about time that we got ourselves some Banks around here.

It's also the highest rated eligible SF on my TBR shelf, so pretty selfish nom I'm afraid.

[Kevin]

I would like to nominate The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester.

[Richard]

Kevin wrote: "I would like to nominate The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester."

Absolute classic. Might even be persuaded into a reread with that one.

[mark, personal space invader]

i will nominate Marrow by robert reed.

[George]

I'd like to nominate On Basilisk Station by David Weber

[Kevin]

Jack wrote: "I'd like to nominate On Basilisk Station by David Weber"

I don't think the group will read this because another group is doing a group read of the whole series.

[Sffgeek]

Kevin wrote: "Jack wrote: "I'd like to nominate On Basilisk Station by David Weber"
I don't think the group will read this because another group is doing a group read of the whole series..."

Which group?

[Maggie, space cruisin' for a bruisin']

Yup Jack-there is a series read going on over in Beyond Reality

[Rachel]

Can I nominate The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin? Everyone knows the basic premise, of course, but I've never actually read it (and recently managed to get hold of it on Kindle, so like Richard I'm making a selfish nomination to try and clear my TBR!).

[George]

Sffgeek wrote: "Kevin wrote: "Jack wrote: "I'd like to nominate On Basilisk Station by David Weber"
I don't think the group will read this because another group is doing a group read of..."

That's a problem because...?

I don't belong to that group. In addition, the book has been nominated several times over the last few months and come close to being chosen.

[Kevin]

Jack wrote: "Sffgeek wrote: "Kevin wrote: "Jack wrote: "I'd like to nominate On Basilisk Station by David Weber"
I don't think the group will read this because another group is doing..."

It was nominated last month, but I think Maggie dismissed the book because of the group read over at Beyond Reality.

[Maggie, space cruisin' for a bruisin']

Kevin-the nominator withdrew when they realized that.

[The Pirate Ghost]

I'll nominateCoyote even though the second in the series is better. This is by Allen Steele and I think it's an award winner, but I'm not sure which award.

I think it's a very good read. (I have a review on it that won't spoil it I believe.) To me, this is more like traditional "Hard Science Fiction" than some of my other favorites might be-lots of science, strong characters, but this is better than Tera Nova (and older). Just My Opinion.

[Maggie, space cruisin' for a bruisin']

As for The Stepford Wives, I am trying to figure out if it is a psychological thriller with some science or is it sci-fi? Anyone read it here?

[mark, personal space invader]

i haven't read it, but the author is known for his psychological thrillers/popular horror novels, and not as a scifi novelist. the premise also seems like more like horror than scifi to me.

[The Pirate Ghost]

I tend to think of The Stepford Wives as a modern thriller, or horror - light, suspence type stuff. To me it's more like Dean Koontz might write (who I like very much). Less like science fiction. But that's my opinion.

[Jenny]

There's a good chance that I'm the only person who hasn't read it, but I'm going to go ahead and nominate 2001: A Space Odyssey. It's been at the top of my TBR list for longer than I'd like to admit.

[Robert]

Foreigner
(based on a friend's recommendation)

[Aloha]

I'm going to start reading books with a time travel theme. I want to see how various authors deal with that. I nominate To Say Nothing of the Dog.

[The Pirate Ghost]

I've already got a nomination out there, but if your talking time travel... there's always the original (well the big one) H.G. Wells "Time Machine" (not a nomination, just a sugguestion.)