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Revelation Space or Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds both great and heavy on spaceships.
running_target wrote: "Tamahome wrote: "Peter F. Hamilton - Night's Dawn trilogy. It's only three 1000 page books. ;)"
I told my kid to read this, but it appears I'm missing [book:The Reality Dysfunction 1: Emergenc..."
I'm reading this and enjoying it a lot, although at first I thought it was kind of confusing...big, complex universe the author created eheh
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Dead Space Martyr. I know its based on a videogame but I'm really enjoying it.
This is somewhat on topic, and somewhat off: Help needed, fellow S&L acolytes! I was thinking of "Rocket books for Tom" and one book came to mind that I read sometime in the past decade, but cannot find in my collection, or Amazon purchase record, or . . . sieve of a mind. These are the scraps I recall: 1) Probably a female protagonist; 2) Major action concerns some kind of crooked mining operation, on a dreary planet; 3) Unless I'm mentally merging books, there are also extended sequences aboard a massive warship, with cartoonish military command staff; 4) Possibly the first in a series. Sorry, that's all there is . . . but does any of this ring a bell for anyone? Thanks in advance!
Noomninam wrote: "This is somewhat on topic, and somewhat off: Help needed, fellow S&L acolytes! I was thinking of "Rocket books for Tom" and one book came to mind that I read sometime in the past decade, but cannot..."Under "What Else Are You Reading?" there's a thread for "What was the name of that book?" Someone will remember the book.
House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds is defnitely a fantastic spaceship book
I actually think The Prefect by Reynolds is the best intro to him. It's a more elegant 'cop space opera' than the first Revelation Space book.
Tamahome wrote: "I actually think The Prefect by Reynolds is the best intro to him. It's a more elegant 'cop space opera' than the first Revelation Space book."Haven't started the Revelation Space books yet but I've read House of Suns, Pushing Ice, and Century Rain. I thought the first two were fantastic while Century Rain was good, not great. Can't wait to read the Revelation Space books and Blue Remembered Earth!
John Ringo has been brought up a few times already, so I'll nominate another book of his, the start of the Posleen War series, which I enjoyed immensely when I listened to the audiobook versions. It begins with A Hymn Before Battle.
I suggest The Hyperion Cantos. How to not love the idea of huge force field wrapped living trees as space ships!
Hagar wrote: "I suggest The Hyperion Cantos. How to not love the idea of huge force field wrapped living trees as space ships!"This was modeled after the Canterbury Tales correct?
Tyler wrote: "Hagar wrote: "I suggest The Hyperion Cantos. How to not love the idea of huge force field wrapped living trees as space ships!"This was modeled after the Canterbury Tales correct?"
The first book is.
Tamahome wrote: "Tyler wrote: "Hagar wrote: "I suggest The Hyperion Cantos. How to not love the idea of huge force field wrapped living trees as space ships!"This was modeled after the Canterbury Tales correct?"
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Have you read the Endymion books?
Just the 1st one. It was ok.
Gord wrote: "John Ringo has been brought up a few times already, so I'll nominate another book of his, the start of the Posleen War series, which I enjoyed immensely when I listened to the audiobook versions. It begins with A Hymn Before Battle. "A Hymn Before Battle is also one that's free from the Baen website. I have it ready to go on my reader, so I second this suggestion.
Please, not Red Mars. (Soap opera in spaaaaace!) May as well just do Michener's Space while you're at it. (Why a fictional state of Fremont somewhere between Kansas and Nebraska? Threw me out of the story every time.) But...if fiction combined with some history would be ok, how about The Right Stuff? Granted it's less laser and more slide rule, but a good tale.
Red Mars was about as exciting as the book version of Wicked.
Noomninam wrote: "This is somewhat on topic, and somewhat off: Help needed, fellow S&L acolytes! I was thinking of "Rocket books for Tom" and one book came to mind that I read sometime in the past decade, but cannot..."Ooh, I think I know this one! Spin State, "But no memory upgrade can prepare Li for what she finds on Compson’s World: a mining colony she once called home and to which she is sent after a botched raid puts her on the bad side of the powers that be. A dead physicist who just happens to be her cloned twin. A missing dataset that could change the interstellar balance of power and turn a cold war hot" The spaceship scene after her previous mission goes awry. Also, a cute artificial intelligence. Bonus points for a woman writing hard sf with spaceships. There's a sequel too, Spin Control.
I started Old Man's War in recommendation from one of these forums and could not put it down. Fantastic and a quick read.
Eventually, everyone will have read Old Man's War on their own and there will be no need to make it an official pick.
Tamahome wrote: "Red Mars was about as exciting as the book version of Wicked."I did the audio of Wicked and the narrator had a voice that sounded just like Winnie the Pooh. Put me to sleep every time and I had to find where I left off.
Walter wrote: "Ahemmm... Pandora's Star"+1000 on this and its followup Judas Unchained. Long as hell too.
I don't think anyone mentioned The Mote in God's Eye it's a classic and a fun read with space ships a plenty...
Denny wrote: "Revelation Space or Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds both great and heavy on spaceships."Seconded! In the Revelation Space trilogy, one of the light-huggers is a major character. To say anything more would be to spoil the surprise. :)
Denny wrote: "Revelation Space or Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds both great and heavy on spaceships."Seconded! In the Revelation Space trilogy, one of the light-huggers is a major character. To say anything more would be to spoil the surprise. :)
Alastair Reynolds is FANTASTIC. But I feel like the Revelation Space-verse spoiled me for everything else he's written - so far I haven't liked anything of his more than Chasm City. (But I keep reading anyway, just in case!)
AndrewP wrote: "Jukka wrote: "My favourite spaceship book of all time is Excession (by Iain M. Banks). While it would not be my pick as the first Culture-series book, it's the most space..."Yep me to, Its one of my favourite Iain M. Banks novels. Spaceships as main characters in a story! And the Culture is such a great imagined world.
I'll add the Miles Vorkosigan series by Lois Bujold McMaster. You've got fleets of space ships, mercenaries, numerous galactic empires, espionage ... and a hero that could teach Locke Lamora what being dangerously clever and totally reckless really means...(and while I'm at it, I'll recommend her Curse of Chalion to the sword folks - a really interesting interplay of religion, magic, and mysticism in a fantasy world)
Denny wrote: "Revelation Space or Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds both great and heavy on spaceships."You beat me to these, I'd also add "Faith" by John Love, and "Surface Detail" by Ian M Banks
Jess wrote: "Alastair Reynolds is FANTASTIC. But I feel like the Revelation Space-verse spoiled me for everything else he's written - so far I haven't liked anything of his more than Chasm City. (But I keep r..."Have you read "House of Suns" or "Pushing Ice" yet?
Fresno Bob wrote: "Have you read "House of Suns" or "Pushing Ice" yet? Yes, and I really liked both of them. But they didn't grab me the way the Revelation Space books did. I just love that universe and want to spend more time in it.
Jess wrote: "Fresno Bob wrote: "Have you read "House of Suns" or "Pushing Ice" yet? Yes, and I really liked both of them. But they didn't grab me the way the Revelation Space books did. I just love that uni..."
No arguement here, im setting myself up for a reread of the trilogy, as i read them when they initially came out which was too much spacing from the first to the third
I'm also a Bujold fan, Ryan, so I second your recommendation.Loving Pandora's Star! It's like 45 hours on Audible; I do adore the detail and complexity of all the different threads of this tale coming together. The Ozzy and Orion storyline is particularly compelling, but the whole thing is fascinating. This guy writes aliens like nobody's business. Thanks for the recommendations!
Revelation Space is next on my list, but I've got books here to last me all summer thanks to y'all...
Jukka wrote: "My favourite spaceship book of all time is Excession (by Iain M. Banks)."Yep me too. I love all of his Culture series.
Stephen Baxter's ARK is a good read if you like lots of science thrown in
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