tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post6324832902067831404..comments2024-03-04T03:28:33.591-05:00Comments on Tips from Chip: Movies Before Star WarsChip Laryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-90010509875012581782011-08-17T22:06:24.267-04:002011-08-17T22:06:24.267-04:00i haven't read that one actually. somebody onc...i haven't read that one actually. somebody once told me it was young adult so i sort of skipped it. i'll head over and find your review thoughblahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-64423399593592046312011-08-17T22:04:29.204-04:002011-08-17T22:04:29.204-04:00The more I think about it, the closer I'm gett...The more I think about it, the closer I'm getting to pulling those three Hogan books off my shelf and reading them again. It's been years since my last time with them.<br /><br />You've probably already read it, but if you haven't, you should put Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card at the top of your pile. It's one of the top 5 science fiction novels of all time. It's actually one of the few book reviews I've done on this blog.Chipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-20629841135746094432011-08-17T21:18:21.619-04:002011-08-17T21:18:21.619-04:00my book shop has a treasure trove of vintage scien...my book shop has a treasure trove of vintage science fiction and fantasy for $1 so i'll definitely have a look out for some work from Hogan. <br /><br />It's not that i need new books, having over 100 just from the science fiction section in piles waiting to be read but i just like to have a wide selection. I can't very well just read the same two authors despite their best efforts at having huge back catalogues.blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-14274362917722677252011-08-17T21:09:06.558-04:002011-08-17T21:09:06.558-04:00Heinlein is actually my favorite author. I discov...Heinlein is actually my favorite author. I discovered his "juvenile novels" around age 12, then found his regular novels when I hit high school. I believe I've read everything he ever wrote, even his non-fiction.<br /><br />Two authors that used to get compared to Heinlein at the time I was reading him were John Varley and James P. Hogan. <br /><br />I never understood the Varley comparison. He wrote some great short stories (i.e. Press Enter, The Persistence of Vision), and his novels were interesting enough, but there's none I would point to and say "that's like Heinlein." Titan might come close.<br /><br />Hogan was much more a "hard SF" writer, like Heinlein. The first novel I ever read by him was either Inherit the Stars or Thrice Upon a Time. I would recommend both. If you like Inherit the Stars there were follow-on novels. Another novel, Voyage from Yesteryear, was definitely inspired by The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. He has also written many other books, some trying to fit more into the mainstream.<br /><br />Spider Robinson also used to be compared to Heinlein. The only thing I've read by him that is novel length is the Heinlein story that he completed (Variable Star.)<br /><br />A somewhat more recent author that I would compare to Heinlein is Allen Steele. Like Heinlein, several of his stories take place near Earth and involve a working man's space exploration (i.e. "beamjacks" building colonies to live in in space and on the moon.)<br /><br />That's about where my knowledge of modern SF authors comes to an end - 10 years or so ago. I've read far less science fiction in the last decade than I did before that.<br /><br />As for Asimov, I never really read much of his fiction beyond the classics. If you want to read a book that has him as a character in it then track down the novel The Flying Sorcerors by David Gerrold and Larry Niven. They poke some fun at him.Chipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-81913878865579149262011-08-17T20:03:53.360-04:002011-08-17T20:03:53.360-04:00enjoyable. when's the next part coming?
as a m...enjoyable. when's the next part coming?<br />as a man with an interest in the differences between space wars and science fiction and you also read, do you recommend anyone similar to asimov and heinlein?blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.com