FormCritic wrote:How about something more like that?
Icar wrote:Nah.Too bitter, and Harry would never leave his friends to any fate that he perceived as unjust. More importantly he would be leaving his love and sexual partner behind which makes no sense.Try again.
MetamorphosisSigma wrote:How about something more like:"If you're reading this, the last line of the last Harry Potter book, and you're over the age of 13, it's time to go out and find a life..."
FormCritic wrote:RPG collector guys ought to be careful with sarcasm.
When it comes to sci-fi, of course I love the old Bradbury and Asimov...but IMHO, nothing comes close to Battlefield Earth by L.Ron Hubbard, followed closely by the satirical Mission Earth dekology. Yes, of course it's been forever tainted by that god-awful movie (barely even resembles the book), and I'm no scientologist, but really...it is pure enjoyment...I highly recommend!William Gibson's Neuromancer. At the time it was released it was the first book to win the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick awards the same year. Still may be the only one to do so.
stylean wrote:Mission Earth and Neuromancer get 2 thumbs up. For different reasons.If were talking scifi, if you havnt read "The Forever War" by Joe Haldeman (dunno if its been mentioned yet), you are really missing out.Also going to give 2 thumbs up for the Foundation trilogy from Asimov as well as the Rama series from Clarke.2 cents accomplished, back to my corner.
FormCritic wrote:The Forever War should be read as a set with Starship Troopers.
Kingofpain89 wrote:Vote for your favorite sci-fi/fantasy books:http://www.npr.org/2011/08/02/138894873 ... asy-titlesWoefully inadequate list. No Gregory Benford, Fred Saberhagen, or Charles Stross...and no Jack Vance. And The Legend of Drizzt series makes the list but neither of the first two Dragonlance trilogies?
FormCritic wrote:Also interesting how some authors are credited for an entire series as one entry and others have only one book in a series singled out.Ex: Anne McAffery is mentioned for The Crystal Cave...as if there were no other books in that series. Or Dragonflight, as if that were a stand alone novel.Ex: Michael Moorcock is credited with "The Elric Series" and Robert E. Howard is blanket credited for all Conan stories.Why?