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[Dennis]

Hi Everyone.I'm 62 and an ex-NZ policeman of 25 years service. As a youngster from about 9 onwards, I started my serious reading with a huge carton of my father's war, and prisoner of war stories.Also got hold of dime store detective novels, by authors such as Marc Brody and Peter Carter-Brown. These helped me develop an ability to turn in good essays during my schooling, although the style I developed was suspect.
Since leaving the police, I self published nonfiction 'Sergeant' & 'Constable', presently only available in NZ. I authored a 60 page potpourri mini-novel of short stories, poems etc 'An Almost Understanding', the title story of which became the genesis of 'The Understanding'.
'The Understanding'is hopefully very original and contains elements relating to human clones, an inherent 'super intuition' known as 'The Understanding', a fictionally original concept of the 'real' nature of the universe,and a new religion, which in the '-Earith- dimension' of 2048, all but superceeds all previous mainstream religions.
There is no shortage of martial action, and even a little romance.
While highly aclaimed in reviews in the small literary pond that is NZ, I am waiting to see how it is received internationally.
I crafted 'TU' so that if it is well received, I can sequel The Clones into any part of Earth's history up until 1908.
Have always been a fan of the sci-fi classics, but really enjoy modern sci-fi and fantasy as long as it is fairly original...Yep, I even enjoy modern vampires, but not served up ad nauseaum. You can find me and 'The Understanding' at http:/www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/titl... or at any of the major distributors.

[Peter]

Gary wrote: "Happy Cyber Monday!

I am Gary Ballard, a indie sci-fi author living in Jackson, MS. I've only been on Goodreads a week or so, and am just getting into the hang of the communities on here. I am an..."

Hooray for cyberpunk! My big three are Gibson, Sterling, and K.W. Jeter, a vastly underrated writer who's imagination seems to know no bounds. I'd like to suggest you read his DEATH ARMS, MADLANDS,and just about anything else you can get your hands on. Also Rudy Rucker, a professor of math at San Diego College has written some beautiful stuff. Try his short stories, and the novel THE HOLLOW EARTH, or just about anything else he's written. Other writers I'm crazy about: Marc Laidlaw, John Shirley, Paul DiFillipo, Greg Egan (PERMUTATION CITY is so wonderfully disturbing),and Gene Wolfe (SHADOW OF THE TORTURER).Let me know what you think, beacuse NEUROMANCER changed my life.

[Peter]

Peter wrote: "Gary wrote: "Happy Cyber Monday!

I am Gary Ballard, a indie sci-fi author living in Jackson, MS. I've only been on Goodreads a week or so, and am just getting into the hang of the communities o..."

Hi my name is

[Mark]

Hi. I'm Mark, and I'm a sci-fiaholic. I've been reading it since about age 12, and I've been writing it seriously since 2003. I sold my first two novels ("The Mars Imperative" and "The Tesserene Imperative") in 2007. Unfortunately, my first publisher went belly up in early 2008, so the first two books are out of print until I find a new publisher for them.

But then I sold my third novel ("Sunrise Destiny") later in 2008 and it was released in May 2009. I learned in November that it's a finalist in the 2010 EPIC Awards competition. (Winners to be announced in March 2010). So I have my fingers crossed (which makes it damn hard to type....)

I also have a fourth novel written ("My Other Car is a Spaceship"), but not yet published. It's currently in the hands of a publisher. One more reason to keep my fingers crossed.

You can find out more about my novels and short stories (including reviews, trailers, excerpts, awards, direct links to Amazon and Fictionwise, and more) at my website: http://markterencechapman.com

Mark.

[Gus]

Hello,

I have been lurking here for a bit. I'm hoping to connect with science fiction readers and find a few folks to read and review my book GALAXY OF HEROES.

I posted over in the GoodReads Author's Books forum that I have five free books to give away, but with no requests from readers, I figure I better introduce myself so you know where I'm coming from.

My love of science fiction started with movies -- Star Wars, Aliens, the Terminator, the Road Warrior, the Matrix.

In books, I read a ton of nonfiction, and I am a huge fan of Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, Mark Twain, J.D. Salinger, John Kennedy Toole, Tom Wolfe, and others.

I've read Lord of the Rings more than once, but for science fiction, my reading was limited to William Gibson and Neal Stephenson until a few years back when I entered Army Officer Candidate School. Starship Troopers and Ender's Game were assigned reading.

So my book GALAXY OF HEROES has plenty of influences. I hope some of you out there will give it a read.

http://www.amazon.com/Galaxy-Heroes-G...

[Jon]

I took a quick look at the Amazon link you provided and didn't see any reviews for your work. I also noticed it was published by CreateSpace, a publishing company I'm not familiar with.

https://www.createspace.com/Products/...

[Gus]

Jon wrote: "I took a quick look at the Amazon link you provided and didn't see any reviews for your work. I also noticed it was published by CreateSpace, a publishing company I'm not familiar with.

https://w..."

Hi Jon,

I self-published with CreateSpace. I am hoping to find some readers here on Goodreads to review my book.

Gus

[Dennis]

When I am not writing or checking out other authors' sci-fi, I like to blog on a little NZ blogsite,'Grownups' which as the name suggests is mainly for the over-fifties. While I generally get rated well for some of my poems and original sci-fi exerts they generally hated my following little ditty:
'Life's a Blog'
Life's a blog it can be said,
Blogged upon a cosmic web,
Emotions, music, time on time,
And some can even make it rhyme,
Drama, rage,love, all emotions,
All mixed up, as powerful potions,
In which life's meaning can be found,
If not drowned out by corporate sound.'

So what's to hate?. Perhaps it's an age thing, or is there a religious objection?
Give us a clue.........puleeze!

[Waqas]

Hi Guys, from England

Love reading fantasy stuff like Harry Potter, the Hobit, Bartimus Trilogy etc.

Where you guys from?

[Erick]

Hi Waqas,
From the States (Florida). I love the Bartimaeus Trilogy. Some of the funniest stuff I have ever read. And it is wrapped up into a very good story as well.

Welcome!

[Waqas]

Hi Erick, yeah realy good books, just finished the twilight series 2 days ago, looking for a new book.

You know anything along the lines of harry potter batimus and twilight lol.

How old are you and what do you do?

[Dennis]

Very shallow of me, but I really enjoyed all of the Harry Potter movies but have never read any of the books. I guess it spoils the book if you see the movie first. The Harry Potter series clearly illustrates what deliniates sci-fi from fantasy.
I recently saw the movie 'The Mutant Chronicles'which was entertaining, but inspite of the science in it I would have to class it as fantasy rather than sci-fi.
In sci-fi you can get away with a lot of fantasy elements, provided the science is fictionally possible. When you produce a sky transport vehicle which is powered and achieves flight by stoking boilers in a cockpit which is more akin to a locomotive engine,that science is pure fantasy and therefore stamps the original novel as such.
No...I'm not overlooking the symbolic aspect of such a craft, nor coming down on the story....just saying that it is fantasy, not sci-fi.

[Ridan]

Highlty agree with Bartimeus Trilogy - A very entertaining read.

[Ben]

Hello from the Netherlands! I have been a voracious reader since childhood. I got hooked on Asimov in my early teens and Tolkien not much later. Since then my preferred genres have been science fiction and fantasy. But my wide and eclectic tastes also include historical fiction, alternative history, mystery and non-fiction (general science and travel mostly).

In more recent years internet and (time-shifted) tv have distracted me from reading much fiction, and one of my new year's resolutions for 2010 is to amend that. I'm committing to the 100+ Reading Challenge! It will be a real challenge, reading 2 books a week on average, and I'm not sure I'm gonna make it. But I will try! I bet it will be fun. I plan to do a short review here for every book I read. I will be concentrating on recent SciFi, and throw in some SciFi classics, as well as some world lit and non-fiction.

[Wizkid]

Hello all;

My name is John I am from Texas. I do not know if I am a geezer or not, but I was born in 1968. Does that quality?

I am an avid reader. I have read books from most genres, but Science Fiction and Fantasy Fiction are my favorites. I am not into the detective stories, excluding Sherlock Holms. I find myself constantly searching for new fiction to read. Thank God for public libraries, and used book stores. I would love to talk books with someone. So here is an abridged list of the books I love.

J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
Return of the King

Douglas Adams
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
The whole series (Too many to name.)

Poul Anderson
The Time Patrol Series
Just Started the Flandry Series

Piers Anthony
Zanth!!

Isaac Asimov
Love almost everything he has written.

Terry Brooks
The Sword of Shannara Series

Arthur C. Clark
Again, almost everything

Steven R. Donaldson
The Covenant Series

Raymond E. Feist
Magician Series

Brian Jacques
Redwall

Katherine Kurtz
Fritz Leiber
Anne McCaffrey
Any thing about dragons
Patricia A. McKilip
Mercedes Lackey
Fred Saberhagen
R. A. Salvatore
Many, many more

I love books. I can never get enough. I hope to someday live inside of a house where all of the rooms have bookshelves.

[Ridan]

Well I thought I had introduced myself awhile ago but when I looked I saw no posting. My name is Susan and I'm an English Major and working as an intern with Ridan Publishing. It is getting me some good insights into the publishing business and I get to read and find new books too!

We have several Goodread Authors including:
Bryce Anderson - Body of Knowledge which was republished as Finding Reason
Todd Fonseca - The Time Cavern
Leslie Ann Moore - Griffin's Daughter | Griffin's Shadow Book Two The Griffin's Daughter Trilogy | Griffin's Destiny (coming March 2010)
Michael J. Sullivan - The Crown Conspiracy | Avempartha | Nyphron Rising
Marshall S. Thomas - Cross of the Legion | Secret of the Legion (awaiting release)

Fantasy:
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Sci-fi:

Religious/Mystery:

Juvenile:

[Erick]

Wizkid wrote: "Hello all;

My name is John I am from Texas. I do not know if I am a geezer or not, but I was born in 1968. Does that quality?

I am an avid reader. I have read books from most genres, but Sc..."

No, you are NOT a geezer. I was born in '71 and I am not willing to place myself in that category so by definition you cannot be either. Welcome to the group, I have also enjoyed a lot of the books and authors on your list.

[Jon]

Welcome Wizkid! And you're not a geezer, otherwise I'd be one too. And I'm four years older than you. :P

[Rannie]

I'm Rannie from Georgia. I won't call myself a geezer, but I do remember John Glenn's encounter with the "fireflies." That probably makes me one of the older members of this group, but as Alvin Toeffler said, reading science fiction helps prevent Futureshock. My first sci-fi literature was a short story in my reading textbook in 5th grade, though I was watching Sci-fi on TV long before that. When reading I like to escape into different worlds, cultures, countries or times. And because I spend a good bit of time on the road, probably half the books I "read" are audiobooks. I'm looking forward to reading and discussing some good books that I might otherwise have missed.

[Marc]

Jon wrote: "Welcome Wizkid! And you're not a geezer, otherwise I'd be one too. And I'm four years older than you. :P"

1962, here. Grew up on Oz books and Star Trek.

[Paul]

1953. So I must be a geezer, or even a codger :)

[Waqas]

deffo a verity of ages here lo.

[Tee]

Pennsylvania, United States of America. Don't know about England this time of year but we just got hammered with a record breaking snow fall. LOL. "Snow" is my new four letter curse word.
Tee

[Malin]

Tee wrote: "Pennsylvania, United States of America. Don't know about England this time of year but we just got hammered with a record breaking snow fall. LOL. "Snow" is my new four letter curse word.
Tee"

Sweden here, we got SNOW and for me it's the opposite of a curse word. I'm loving it - we usally don't get that much in the Southern parts and definitely not in the cities but this year we've been struck by a cold spell and that means the snow is all light and remains on the trees and it's pretty! I walked home from Avatar the other night, and was thinking about how surreal my own city seemed under this blanket of snow.

I might just need to write about a world in a permanent winter state...

[Mark]

Malin wrote: "I might just need to write about a world in a permanent winter state... "

Have you ever read Brian Aldiss' Helliconia Winter (it's part of a series, including Helliconia Summer and Helliconia Spring)? The planet Helliconia has a very long year, with each season lasting centuries. So winter on Helliconia means LOTS of snow and cold....

[Dennis]

Hi Waqas!
My first sci-fi effort 'The Understanding' aka 'The Jump-Clones' has been conventionally published by Eloquent Books and has had a couple of complimentary reviews posted by NZ newspapers, but I am still seeking opinions from sci-fi enthusiasts. I have informally offered four free copies to members who are interested,just a few days ago, and so far one has gone out. Thought I might take the bull by the horns and offer to individuals. If you are prepared to read a copy, let me know here, or send shipping details to me : dondenpen@xtra.co.nz

[Malin]

Mark wrote: "Have you ever read Brian Aldiss' Helliconia Winter (it's part of a series, including Helliconia Summer and H..."

No, not heard of it actually. Sounds intriguing.

[[deleted user]]

I am a mix, sometimes a contradiction, I like many different types of books. Sometimes I pick a book for my mood.
Sometimes a friend recommends a book that I would normally not pick up but find that I like it.
One of my all time favorite is a fantasy romance, Pixie.
For classic sci-fi story my most recent favorite is Crystal Clear Storm Ryder.

[Paul]

Malin, long ago, I read the Helliconia trilogy. It was very good. I'd recommend it to anyone.

[Doc]

i have been reading sci fi and fantasy of all types for over 50 years. My compulsiveness has made me track the books, the majority are paperbacks that i have accumulated over the years, on a library program. i have a list of about 4000 books that i have read.i enjoy sharing thoughts.i am a proud member of steeler nation, which is where i am. i look forward to using the site.

[Sandy]

I am older than the bulk of this group, I see. I'm 67 and have been reading Science Fiction since I first discovered Asimov's Foundation and Robot stories.

In recent years I've enjoyed more Fantasy/SciFi - Cherryh, Tepper, Gibson, but also Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaimon. Well, a wide variety. But it seems to me there isn't that much hard core science fiction anymore; I'd be happy for this group to prove me wrong.

Recently I read Perdido Street Station by China Mieville, and enjoyed it tremendously. I read a lot, and would be happy for recommendations.

[Heather]

Hi everyone. I've been reading fantasy as sci-fi (but mostly fantasy) since I've been able to read. I haven't read too much sci-fi, but I've enjoyed books from Asimov as well as Philip K. Dick.

In the fantasy area... There's way too many to list, but some favorites are Gaiman, Anne Bishop, and Terry Brooks. It's nice to find a place to discuss my favorite genres, and I look forward to using the site.

[Tee]

Malin wrote: "Tee wrote: "Pennsylvania, United States of America. Don't know about England this time of year but we just got hammered with a record breaking snow fall. LOL. "Snow" is my new four letter curse wor..."

Malin wrote: "Tee wrote: "Pennsylvania, United States of America. Don't know about England this time of year but we just got hammered with a record breaking snow fall. LOL. "Snow" is my new four letter curse wor..."

Hi Malin,
I'm willing to ship all the snow I can find to you. LOL. It's just too cold an element for me.
Speaking of Avatar, I love that moivie! Not preachie much and very inventive, worth a place in my DVD collection when it becomes available at Best Buy.
Tee

[Nathaniel]

Ummm hello everyone. Im a huge sci-fi and fantasy fan and have been reading them since I first actually learned to like.......or rather LOVE reading. I like anykind of fantasy or sci-fi book if it has an interesting summary or something to that effect.

Regretably i can't remember most authors I've read but the most memorable for me are Nancy Farmer, Chris D'Lacey, Garth Nix, Terry Goodkind, Justin Somper, and the like.

I hope to be a welcomed member here and to also to get a few good recomendations for what to read next.
........I should probly say b4 hand that im very random so yeah.

C ya later....funga fu fu

[Justin]

Hello

I am a new author and hoping that I can find a place in this forum.

My novel is tited The Buccaneer of Nemaris. It is a title of greed, adventure and mystery.

The Nemaris Islands have been avoided for centuries. Those who have adventured upon their inviting shores have fought to escape... the few fortunate survivors have returned with stories of great treasure, but also frightful demons, terrible wizards and tricky traps.

Innocent of the ways of the world and the mysteries that lie beyond his sleepy harbor town, young Thomas DeLeuit will follow the path of the father he has never known. As a cabin boy on the Valiant, he searches for his legacy... a legacy filled with magic and myths.

It is a novel suitable for ages 9 and up, not excluding those who value a grand adventure and those who prefer to curl up with a good story on a cold evening.

I am a fan of all books Tolkien, Rowling and CS Lewis to name a few. Recently I've gotten into Dan Brown's novels, which all read almost exactly like a movie (although the movies do not read like a book sometimes.) Have also read many of the high brow characters such as Garfield, Dilbert, and never miss Charles Schulz's masterpiece (even though they're all second run strips, sigh.)

Visit my website! www.Buccaneerofnemaris.com

[Gary]

Hi, I enjoy Science Fiction and Fantasy and have been reading for about four decades now. I am a fan of all books Tolkien, Donaldson, Moorcock, Brooks, Rowling, Asimov, Feist, Zelanzy. I enjoy Star Trek and Star Wars and Star Gate. I am also the author of 2 books. I published The Phoenix Rising last year, Its in the Star Trek arena. The other is fantasy, The Chronicles of Illumaril.

Please, I need some reviews. You can look inside or read some free at amazon or Barnes & Nobel.

Gary Caplan

http://www.authorsden.com/visit/vieww...

http://www.authorsden.com/visit/vieww...

[Jillian]

Hi Everyone! I've been snooping around the site as an "member" for some time yet, but haven't actually posted anything yet. It's high time I did! Looking forward to getting involved in more discussions!

[Bj]

Hi everybody! My name is BJ and I live in Wellsburg, WV, where I have lived my whole life. I have been married to my dh Bob for 13 years, and we have 2 sons, Tyler, who is 12, and Jacob who is 9. I have been a stay at home mom since Ty was about 2 years old. Unfortunately I am the only reader in the house, none of my boys like to read much, and Jacob is still learning since he has mild autism. I still hold out a little hope for him to be my future bookstore buddy. A few of my fave authors are Anne Rice, Stephen King, Jacqueline Carey, LKH (the earlier books), Anne Bishop and Kim Harrison. The only books I have read so far this year are The Host by Stephanie Meyer which I put down recently; I just couldn't get into it, and I started Night Life by Caitlin Kittredge which is really like so far. Hope to talk to you all soon!

[Christopher]

Hello.

I just joined this site to help me with my goal to read more in 2010. I used to read a lot when younger, yet now I'm on the computer most of time (job and home).

I joined this group to hopefully help me dive more into books I might not have picked up or knew about, and to join a community of like minded people doing what I'm doing.

I was born in Shreveport, LA on July 23, 1978. I'm a military brat, so I've moved all over the country and even lived in Germany for several years. I also have moved around a lot for work (software developer).

I have read a lot of books, so not going to bother listing them here.

I look forward to new adventures here on this site and in this group, and hope to add value for you as well by participating.

I also am a paradox: I love Star Trek AND Star Wars.

[CaliGirlRae]

Hey folks!

I've been reading and watching Sci-Fi and fantasy since I could remember. My brother was influenced by my father and they both influenced me. I loved the world, the tech gadgets and overall 'what if' themes that are in the books. I was inspired so much that I started writing my own sci-fi stories and have continued throughout my life.

Although there are a lot of books I tackled, there are still a lot more---especially in the classics department---that I want to read and re-read. I'm hoping I can find some new goodie reads here and kick start my reading mojo to tackle my SF/F tbr section.

Plus I agree with Christopher above, I love both Star Trek and Star Wars among other SF goodies. :-)

Looking forward to chatting and sharing great titles with everyone!

[[deleted user]]

Hello all. I'm 23, fresh out college (UCSB w/ a BA in Dramatic Arts). In the past 6 months or so, I have tried to really get back into reading. Right now my mix is mostly SciFi, Fantasy and Graphic Novels. Just finished the Bone series (EXCELLENT) and I am working on Frank Herbert's Dune books, and George R.R. Martin's the Song of Ice and Fire series, and Warren Ellis' "Transmetropolitan" (along with other books I have available)

Upcoming list:
"Storm of Swords" and "Feast for Crows" George R.R. Martin
"Shadow & Claw" Gene Wolfe
"House of Leaves" Mark Z. Danielewski
"Atlas Shrugged" Ayn Rand

[Jeffrey]

I am a dystopian novelist and my first book, The SIN of Addison Hall, was published in August 2009 by Bryant Park Press. It supposes what might happen if the Holocaust were to happen again except this time physical beauty defined The Master Race.

My novel is provocative. One reader became so conscious of her own superficiality that she threw out her wrinkle cream and Crest Whitestrips after finishing, another reader called it "the most important book of 2009" and yet another reader told me she became physically ill after reading a chapter on "body part harvesting".

[Christopher]

Hey all! I am 27, maried with two beautiful daughters, Adella (3) and Alexandra (2). I am currently on the 10 year plan for getting my BA in Human Development, and I plan on getting my MA in Youth and Family counseling once I finally (FINALLY) finish up my undergrad. I was born and raised in Nowhereville, AK where I developed a snobbish disregard for inferior salmon and a deep seeded distaste for small town life. I moved to Portland, OR in 2002 to go to college, and I was there until both my wife and I lost work in October 2009, forcing us to move temoporarily back to Alaska. We hope to be here until we can get our finances back in shape, and we plan on moving back to Portland in Summer of 2011 (fingers crossed).

My family are all readers, so I became a voracious reader at a young age, and was introduced to fantasy and sci-fi at a tender age by my older brother (The Lord of the Rings and Ender's Game make a fantastic gateway drug). I have also rediscovered the joys of graphic novels in the past couple of years as well. Besides reading I also enjoy watching movies, playing with my daughters, watching obscene amounts of geeky TV on Hulu with my wife( Fringe, Chuck, Firefly, et. al.), video/computer games, hiking, writing, and antique shopping. I have very widespread interests including Asian/South American history, arcitectural design, cooking, craft homebrewing, educational psychology, and quantum physics (see The Fabric of the Cosmos for a great introduction that's challenging but still accessible).

I have read a lot of books this year, but some of my favorites are as follows:

Fables: Volume 1-7 by Bill Willingham
Boneshaker by Cheri Priest
House of Chains, Midnight Tides, The Bonehunters, and Reaper's Gale by Steven Erickson
Flight Volume 6 edited by Kazu Kabuishi
Coraline (the graphic adaptation) by Neil Gaiman
Sandman Volume 1-8 by Neil Gaiman
Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood, and The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan
Swamp Thing Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing by Alan Moore
The Nobody by Jeff Lemire
Amulet: The StoneKeeper, Book 1 and Amulet: The StoneKeeper's Curse, Book 2 by Kazu Kabuishi
The Big Kahn by Neil Kleid
The First Law Volumes 1-3 by Joe Abercrombie
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli
Richard Stark's Parker, #1: The Hunter by Darwyn Cooke
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction Guin, Ursula K. Le Guin
Iron Council by China Meiville
Out of Picture Volume 1 and Volume 2: Art from the Outside Looking In by The Artists of OOPS
Scalped Vol. 1-3 by Jason Aaron
Green by Jay Lake
Y the Last Man Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores by Brian K. Vaughn
Wireless by Charles Strauss
Green by Jay Lake
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
The Baby Merchant by Kit Reed
Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees by Roger Deakin

[Arabella]

Well, hello to everyone here. I've read tons of fantasy, and I'm getting even more into Urban Fantasy. I'm trying to figure out what to read next... Always the question every second after you've finished your latest and greatest book.

[icowdave]

Hello all,
I'm Dave from Dallas: 41, married, 2 kids, web designer. I've been a huge SF/Fantasy fan for many years. The first book I read of my own choosing was Elric of Melnibone loaned to me at summer camp when I was 10 and I've been hooked ever since. I read all the fantasy books I could get my hands on after that and though I read mostly SF these days I still dip into fantasy every 7 books or so.

I'm always on the lookout for a good read and I like to use the awards as a starting point for finding my books. I find they're a great basic indicator of quality and they give me a high level of confidence when it comes to trying new authors.

My love of the genre lead me to build a website dedicated to the best SF/F called WorldsWithoutEnd.com. I'd love to hear what you all think of it if you're interested. There's a lot there for the avid reader.

Anyway, I'm glad to have found this group and I'll try to participate as much as I can.

[[deleted user]]

I'm a 43yo from Dallas. My partner and I have been together for 21 years and we have the whole dog/fence/ranch home thing going.

I've been reading Sci-Fi and Fantasy for about 38 years now and I read all across both genres. I'm not a purist. I don't care if magic creeps into my post-Apocalyptic fiction or if my hard science novel is also an alternate history. So long as the novel is well written and covers a topic I find intriguing, I'll read it. :)

[Donna]

Hi. I'm Donna, too. Or is that Donna Two? I grew up on JRR Tolkien, Anne McCaffrey, Terry Brooks, Andre Norton and David Eddings. I used to read a lot of sci fi in addition to fantasy but I like fantasy better, although I still love Star Wars (the original trilogy, not the icky prequels) and Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica(the original mini series).
My current fantasy faves also include Sharon Shinn and newcomer Lynn Kurland. I also love historicals, which, really are pretty much fantasy with some extra work in the research department. I'm published in Regency and am about to be published in fantasy, a book I wrote about 20 year ago and about 20 million revisions ago ;-) I just picked up a book by Robin Hobb and am looking forward to discovering her books.

[Anna]

I'm Mari (hi mari!) born in 1961, so I'm older than anyone here I think. Joined the Science Fiction bookclub when I was twelve, have signed first editions by Heinlein, Asimov, McCaffrey and more. I'm married, have 4 kids, work as a private duty nurse, so I actually get to read at work, a lot. Average at least a book a day, am compulsive about finding an author and reading everything by them. Sci-fi and Fantasy are my first loves, but I will read just about anything. really. From "politically incorrect guide to the great depression" to "Vampire thrall" (gay erotic vampire fiction). It's kind of sad, really. I have thousands and thousands of books. I can't count them, because I have to hide them from my husband and kids :). I'm reallly loving goodreads, and this club. Oh, and I do animal rescue, and kid rescue (fostering) whew

[P.I.]

Hi, I've been a member for a while but just now posted an excerpt (in writing section of my profile) from my novel, Crucifying Angel, Book 1 of the Future Imperfect series which released November 1, 2009 from Desert Breeze Publishing. It is a sci-fi 'near future' crime thriller with a romantic element. I'd love to get some feedback from anyone. I'm ex-entertainment industry (radio to record company) but that's not important right now.
Crucifying Angel is available from http://www.DesertBreezePublishing.com and is also available @ Amazon.com
Thanks,
P.I. Barrington
(Patti)

[Jon]

@P.J.

Some words of wisdom from a recent Tweet I received from an author friend: Worst Mistakes Writers Make - new at promoting yourself? STOP - read this first. http://1stturningpoint.com/?p=3085