If you like Herbert, give his 'Destination Void' series a try. The premise is quite amazing. It was supposed to be at least a Trilogy, but Herbert died along the way, so the later novels are co-written or written by someone else.
His ability to do world-building is astounding.
'Destination Void' starts on a spaceship, but I can't really say much more so as not to spoil anything.
It is really surprising to me that people know about Dune but not about DV.
I had, I believe, at least two of Gardner Dozois's volumes.
Shorts are really cool in our era of multi-dimensional distractions and concomitant shortness of attention span.
Other great anthologies I had were Asimov's 'Nightfall Two', Clive Barker's 'Books of Blood' and several other Horror and SF/Fantasy ones. I left most of my fiction books behind when I had to move.
The most recent text I read that is not related to research is one among Sapkowski's 'The Witcher' canon. Fun read, although in English. I strongly recommend the game The Witcher III - The WIld Hunt if you're so inclined.
If you want to watch and not read, there are nice SF anthologies on Amazon Prime. Netflix has 'Love, Death and Robots' which is quite enjoyable. There's a series of SF shorts by various contributors on Youtube called 'Dust' if I'm not mistaken.
After the G.O.T. and Witcher adaptation, I was looking forward to the adaptations of 'The Wheel of Time' and 'Foundation'. Both were big disappointments. Better read the books.
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This could be a worthy follow-up: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374157357/thedawnofeverything
Just ordered my copy…
DV isn't on my list of top Herbert, but that's just YMMV. Did like the closing line of the first novel though.
Dune has obscured all his excellent work. Eyes of Heisenberg, Green Brain are two others I rate.
That's a good book, I enjoy Tim Powers. If you like that, you may like Charles Stross' Atrocity Archives / Laundry series.
Man, that dates us.
Everybody reads SB differently. GoodReads. I might even agree with all the reviews from * to *****. For me, an incidental introduction to false optimization. Gilbert is offered a Chevy which one of the Santarogans has "improved" with ball-bearing crankshaft, claiming to nearly eliminate friction and wear. No, a well-lubricated sleeve bearing has nearly negligible friction/wear, will often out-last balls, unless it is run without lots of oil. As in crank-scavenge 2-strokes. Or the crank mechanics are bad, as in the Offy or some radial engines.
Forgot to mention: if you like SF and haven't read Orson Scott Card's Ender Series, it is a great one.
Edit: knew of the 4 original books, but on checking now, it appears there are around 20 of them (!). I think I read only the first 3.
Edit: knew of the 4 original books, but on checking now, it appears there are around 20 of them (!). I think I read only the first 3.
These are in current rotation, but not yet finished:
"Recessional" by David Mamet on the concept of free speech
"How and How Not to Be Happy" by L. Budziszewski -- which borrows a lot from St. Augustine
Oh, and working to get my ham radio license renewed, so there is a review text!
"Recessional" by David Mamet on the concept of free speech
"How and How Not to Be Happy" by L. Budziszewski -- which borrows a lot from St. Augustine
Oh, and working to get my ham radio license renewed, so there is a review text!
My current read has surprised even myself.
When I lived in London in the 1980''s, I became smitten with London's greatest Local Radio Station. GLR.
I suppose the formula was AOR. Album Orientated Rock. The best thing was they left you untroubled by News, Traffic and Weather with Trevor Dann in charge.
He'd just let his DJ's get on with whatever they were good at.
And the funniest was Chris Evans before he got famous:
His Live Saturday morning show was so hilarious. You never knew what was coming next.
The book is hilarious and true too. Discussion of being beaten up by the school bullies and fancying the netball Captain.
An honest man. There is no higher compliment. The trick appears to be to get up early in the morning. As is well known, the Early Bird catches the Worm.
When I lived in London in the 1980''s, I became smitten with London's greatest Local Radio Station. GLR.
I suppose the formula was AOR. Album Orientated Rock. The best thing was they left you untroubled by News, Traffic and Weather with Trevor Dann in charge.
He'd just let his DJ's get on with whatever they were good at.
And the funniest was Chris Evans before he got famous:
His Live Saturday morning show was so hilarious. You never knew what was coming next.
The book is hilarious and true too. Discussion of being beaten up by the school bullies and fancying the netball Captain.
An honest man. There is no higher compliment. The trick appears to be to get up early in the morning. As is well known, the Early Bird catches the Worm.
I do love Crime Thrillers. Found an interesting throwout at my local Library recently for 50p recently.
Jo Nesbo: "The Thirst". The seventh volume of this series. Frankly, I am surprised that anybody in Oslo, Norway is still alive, given the high fictitional Crime rate. The people are dropping like flies!
Happens, I have visited the real Schroder's Bar (Harry's favourite Bar) near Ulleval Stadium in Oslo. What a dump!
An entertaining nonsense. Detective Harry Hole is currently hot on the tracks of the Vampirest Murderer. Horrible man. Does unspeakable things.
Haven't finished it yet. But I suspect a second perpetrator is involved. Time will tell.
One thing is for sure. Norway's greatest fictitional Detective will solve it.
Jo Nesbo: "The Thirst". The seventh volume of this series. Frankly, I am surprised that anybody in Oslo, Norway is still alive, given the high fictitional Crime rate. The people are dropping like flies!
Happens, I have visited the real Schroder's Bar (Harry's favourite Bar) near Ulleval Stadium in Oslo. What a dump!
An entertaining nonsense. Detective Harry Hole is currently hot on the tracks of the Vampirest Murderer. Horrible man. Does unspeakable things.
Haven't finished it yet. But I suspect a second perpetrator is involved. Time will tell.
One thing is for sure. Norway's greatest fictitional Detective will solve it.
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Just started on 'Different' by Frans de Waal.
I know him from other books based on his work as a primatologist. "Mama's last Hug', "The age of empathy'.
I always gain understanding from his books.
https://www.amazon.nl/Different-Gen...cphy=1001184&hvtargid=pla-1288346691802&psc=1
Jan
I know him from other books based on his work as a primatologist. "Mama's last Hug', "The age of empathy'.
I always gain understanding from his books.
https://www.amazon.nl/Different-Gen...cphy=1001184&hvtargid=pla-1288346691802&psc=1
Jan
jackinnj, you seem to be under a misapprehension. Harry Hole (pr. Hooole) is the protagonist in the novels.
The author is Jo Nesbo. A broken footballer who played professionally for Molde in the Norwegian football league until getting his knee broken.
TBH, I find his Novels improbable. Scandi-Noir at best.
Norway is one of the finest Countries in the World. But perhaps a little dull. Hence the need to liven it up.
The nature of the Private or Public Detective is he tends to stir things up. Often getting his Friends involved in trouble:
Nevertheless the go-to-guy in tough situations.
The Literary device is the Knight in Shining Armour.
Often based on Philip Marlowe in Raymond Chandler Novels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Chandler
Which are excellent.
The author is Jo Nesbo. A broken footballer who played professionally for Molde in the Norwegian football league until getting his knee broken.
TBH, I find his Novels improbable. Scandi-Noir at best.
Norway is one of the finest Countries in the World. But perhaps a little dull. Hence the need to liven it up.
The nature of the Private or Public Detective is he tends to stir things up. Often getting his Friends involved in trouble:
Nevertheless the go-to-guy in tough situations.
The Literary device is the Knight in Shining Armour.
Often based on Philip Marlowe in Raymond Chandler Novels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Chandler
Which are excellent.
Somebody recommended https://www.amazon.com/Baroque-Cycle-3-Set/dp/B00HARI26U The Baroque Cycles.
From the description it seems an interesting setting. Anyone familiar with the series?
Jan
From the description it seems an interesting setting. Anyone familiar with the series?
Jan
FM had a similar brief golden age in the Seventies when audiences were overwhelming on AM and FM revenue was too meager to justify expenditure on research, programming, etc.. DJs spun nearly anything they wanted. The results varied from eclectic to the point of appealing to no one to completely unhinged. Nihilist Spasm Band fit both extremes.
Cuurent read. I don't recall which author introduced it, from WikiP: Reflections on Violence, published in 1908, is a book by the French revolutionary syndicalist Georges Sorel on class struggle and revolution.
This book is about India's biggest cover up or i may say the biggest mystery of WWII & thereafter!! Many renowned researcher says it was his brain that forced 'mighty america' to leave Vietnam. We proudly remember him as HERO OF ASIA !!
....and through this great forum i want to tell the world that he didn't die in that plane crash(1945, taipei japan. Now taiwan) & because of him we got our independence! 
(Something that our governments doesn't want us to know! Top secret!)
(Something that our governments doesn't want us to know! Top secret!)
Right now, I'm re-reading William Gibson's Pattern Recognition. Hubertus Bigend - what a Lombard...
https://m.timesofindia.com/india/ne...ch-secret-report/amp_articleshow/59624578.cms....and through this great forum i want to tell the world that he didn't die in that plane crash(1945, taipei japan. Now taiwan) & because of him we got our independence!
(Something that our governments doesn't want us to know! Top secret!)
https://m.timesofindia.com/india/in-1978-us-said-no-proof-of-netaji-crash/articleshow/52998567.cms
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2013/sunday-edition/indias-man-in-the-iron-mask.html
https://www.indiatimes.com/news/ind...nam-much-after-his-official-death-250577.html
https://m.timesofindia.com/india/netaji-case-us-backs-taiwan-govt/articleshow/1236063.cms
http://www.netajipapers.gov.in/
Its not so called "conspiracy theories" but very real & still very very relevant. Maybe that's why after 70 long yrs it is still most top secret!!