OFF: RE: Clarke's SF books

[Chris Warburton]

How Do you find the time to re-read it every year - my pile of unread books
just keeps on getting higher.....

As time's rolled by, I've come to think of Clarke and Asimov as great
ideasmiths(?) but not necessarily great writers: for me Clarke is a better
short writer than novelist, though I haven't read RWR.  I've just got
around to Greg Bear's Eternity (having read Eon about 12 years ago) - he's
got a good touch with BDO themes, and I've found most of his stuff worth
the time.  Others I've enjoyed lately: Steven Baxter, Greg Egan, Tricia
Sullivan, Kim Stanley Robinson, Paul J. MacAulay and John Barnes.

Cheers,
ChrisW

At 16:36 20/06/00, you wrote:
>Hey Rich,
>
>You will love this.
>
>I re read the Silmarillion YEARLY! LOL, and I like the PERN novels too.
>
>IDIC _ Infinite diversity in infinite combinations. Rodenberry got it right
>long ago.
>
>Plus ca change plus c'est la meme chose.
>
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> >Behalf Of Richard Lockwood
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> >Subject: Re: OFF: RE: Clarke's SF books
> >
> >
> >Oh God - I just *knew* someone was going to mention Julian May.  I'd rather
> >re-read the Silmarillion while listening to the Smiths.  It's *that* awful.
> >Anne McCaffrey for Booker Prize anyone?
> >But then that's only my opinion - what would the world be like if we all
> >liked the same things?
> >
> >Any votes for "Dull but peaceful" from the cheap seats?
> >
> >:-)
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Rich.
> >
> >> I would like to share three authors I just love and recommend all their
> >> works.  Neal Stephenson, Julian May and Jack Chalker.  Neal is of the
> >Bruce
> >> Sterling school whereas Jack is all over the map from hard space opera to
> >> silly fantasy. Julian you just have to experience to understand.
> >
> >
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