tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post9091718823806384687..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: Summer vacation -- bring on the light and fluffy!Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-21265375424487308212015-06-24T11:06:29.463-05:002015-06-24T11:06:29.463-05:00I'll see if my uni library carries any of thos...I'll see if my uni library carries any of those Clark novels -- no mention of "2001"?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-59790133885204072822015-06-23T15:35:35.635-05:002015-06-23T15:35:35.635-05:00Good Clarke books are:
Against the Fall of Night ...Good Clarke books are: <br />Against the Fall of Night (1953)<br />Childhood's End (1953)<br />The City and the Stars (1956)<br />A Fall of Moondust (1961)<br /><br />My favourite Heinlein novels are:<br />Beyond This Horizon (1948) <br />The Puppet Masters (1951)<br />Starship Troopers (1959)<br />Podkayne of Mars (1962)<br />The Glory Road (1963)<br />Farnham's Freehold (1964)<br />Friday (1982)CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-28775034895298571632015-06-23T08:16:43.948-05:002015-06-23T08:16:43.948-05:00I want to read more of him because of his reputati...I want to read more of him because of his reputation as one of the three greats of vintage SF, and I've never been able to get into anything by Clark. I'd give 2001 a go if either of my libraries carried it..<br /><br />This should be an easier one to get into than his more philosophical works. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-89759047374881058622015-06-22T16:18:05.877-05:002015-06-22T16:18:05.877-05:00I was a HUGE fan of Heinlein in my youth. Not sure...I was a HUGE fan of Heinlein in my youth. Not sure how I'd take to him these days.... [grin] Think I've read just about everything he produced - almost.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-9004179073656308502015-06-22T15:41:29.308-05:002015-06-22T15:41:29.308-05:00Bob Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistr...Bob Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" is among the ones I just purchased. It should be easier than his other material. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-7116459194748801822015-06-22T15:25:02.748-05:002015-06-22T15:25:02.748-05:00Nice to see you going light & fluffy. I think ...Nice to see you going light & fluffy. I think you need the break! Mostly politics and economics from me over the next month but I do have some SF and stuff to lighten the atmosphere.... [grin]CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com