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Neescha
Interstellar Operations Incorporated Free Trade Zone.
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Posted - 2007.05.29 12:31:00 -
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if you like star wars eben a little bit: start with the thrawn triology by timothy zahn (heir to the empire, dark force risig and the last command), they are just awesome.
if you like star wars, but not because of the jedis but because you like the pewpew: read the x-wing books.
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jamesw
Rubra Libertas Militia
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Posted - 2007.05.29 13:02:00 -
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I too loved Peter F Hamilton's Nights Dawn Trilogy. Really reccomend it.
Also the other two book series (starts with Pandoras Star) by the same author was awesome too.
Can't wait for the next one - hes got the start of another series due out within months. --
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Nuala Reece
Caldari Starlancers Mordus Angels
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Posted - 2007.05.29 13:05:00 -
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Jeff Noon's 'Vurt' if you like it surreal. Or you could try some of Neal Stephenson's work - 'Snow Crash' and 'The Diamond Age' would be the most science fictiony ones, but Cryptonomicon just about skirts the border between SF and contemporary fiction and is a spectacular read imo.
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Ione Hunt
Imperial Shipment
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Posted - 2007.05.29 13:39:00 -
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Originally by: jamesw I too loved Peter F Hamilton's Nights Dawn Trilogy. Really reccomend it.
Also the other two book series (starts with Pandoras Star) by the same author was awesome too.
Can't wait for the next one - hes got the start of another series due out within months.
August 2007!!!1!! The Void trilogy
Night's Dawn rocks. Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained rocks. Fallen Dragon rocks.
I've never tried the Greg Mendal series, but considering everything I read of Peter F. Hamilton rocked, I have a feeling it can't be a bad series.
Other Sci-Fi:
Dune (!!) Ian M. Banks (Culture novels) _______________
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ry ry
StateCorp
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Posted - 2007.05.29 13:39:00 -
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Slaughterhouse 5, Kurt Vonnegut
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Ryushe
JuBa Corp
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Posted - 2007.05.29 15:13:00 -
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Originally by: Ione Hunt
Originally by: jamesw I too loved Peter F Hamilton's Nights Dawn Trilogy. Really reccomend it.
Also the other two book series (starts with Pandoras Star) by the same author was awesome too.
Can't wait for the next one - hes got the start of another series due out within months.
August 2007!!!1!! The Void trilogy
Night's Dawn rocks. Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained rocks. Fallen Dragon rocks.
I've never tried the Greg Mendal series, but considering everything I read of Peter F. Hamilton rocked, I have a feeling it can't be a bad series.
Other Sci-Fi:
Dune (!!) Ian M. Banks (Culture novels)
The Greg Mendel series is great fun to read, even as standalone books, altho I would suggest starting with the first one.
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Sevarus James
Minmatar Meridian Dynamics FREGE Alliance
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Posted - 2007.05.30 03:02:00 -
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Edited by: Sevarus James on 30/05/2007 03:01:16
Originally by: Ione Hunt
Originally by: jamesw I too loved Peter F Hamilton's Nights Dawn Trilogy. Really reccomend it.
Also the other two book series (starts with Pandoras Star) by the same author was awesome too.
Can't wait for the next one - hes got the start of another series due out within months.
August 2007!!!1!! The Void trilogy
Night's Dawn rocks. Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained rocks. Fallen Dragon rocks.
I've never tried the Greg Mendal series, but considering everything I read of Peter F. Hamilton rocked, I have a feeling it can't be a bad series.
Other Sci-Fi:
Dune (!!) Ian M. Banks (Culture novels)
The Mandel series is every bit as good as his other stuff, set a bit closer to our time than later works....just don't mind the stupid paperback cover art (may have changed since the prints I've got, but ewww...) Hamilton was interviewed awhile back and the question about those covers got a "don't even get me started..." from him.
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Gloria Stitz
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Posted - 2007.05.30 13:11:00 -
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Just to reinforce what others have said:
Anything by Iain M. Banks - 'Use of weapons' and 'Player of Games' are my faves.
The Hyperion series by Dan Simmons - brilliant stuff
(btw the new Dan Simmons books Illium - and whatever the other one is - are pretty crap.
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ry ry
StateCorp
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Posted - 2007.05.30 13:47:00 -
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Originally by: ry ry i was reading The Difference Engine this week, but managed to somehow lose my copy of it round the girlfriend's house about halfway through. Really enjoyed it upto the point where i lost the damn thing, so i'd recommend the first half of The Difference Engine to anybody who fancies a bit of steampunk sci-fi.
i found this last night and finished reading it. it's pretty good, and different to the usual sci fi stuff.
its by Bruce Sterling and William Gibson.
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Buxaroo
Reikoku Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.06.01 17:39:00 -
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Originally by: Mister Locke
Originally by: Dark Shikari
I like Flux--possibly the most crazy idea I've ever heard for a book (life on a neutron star!) but it was well-done with good characterization and such, something rare in a Baxter book, as he usually focuses more on the epic hard sci-fi aspect.
Flux was a good book and Stephen Baxter does some great work. However the idea of life on a neutron star was explored sometime before this in a book called Dragons Egg by Robert L. Forward. I thoroughly recommend it to you and the OP.
I'm not saying Forward was the first person to explore this idea.
You know I was about to say the same thing about Dragons Egg. Forward was the first author, I beleive, to write about the concept of living on a neutron star in his novella.
I had forgot about the name of the book and author but I remember the story pretty well considering it has been years and years sense I read it. Sort of a book from two different points of view, one from the scientists who were studying the neutron star and the life forms who were evolving literally in a blink of an eye (from the scientists POV that is) and that of the life forms who were going through their life spans in normal time (life forms on the star POV).
Funny how concepts and general constructions from science fiction books stick in your head long after you read them.
As for great science fiction novels pretty much anything by Larry Niven (Ringworld series in a must read on anyones list)and Isaac Asimov (Foundation series should be on anyones must read list as well).
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Oberoonmoon
Gallente E X C L U S I V E
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Posted - 2007.06.01 19:11:00 -
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Elisabeth Moon
The Vatta's War series: - Trading in Danger - Moving target - Engaging the enemy - Command decision
I think these books fits the EVE theme quite well, but hey, that is my opinion
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Vantoth
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.06.01 20:06:00 -
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Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard The Legacy of Heorot- cant remember by who
And a very good tirlogy by a fellow named John Varley the books are Titan, Wizard, and Demon. Don't let the names fool you it is science fiction.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Titan-by-John-Varley_W0QQitemZ200114867583QQihZ010QQcategoryZ378QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
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Mtthias Clemi
Gallente Infinitus Odium
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Posted - 2007.06.01 20:26:00 -
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Edited by: Mtthias Clemi on 01/06/2007 20:24:39 Peter "f****** brilliant" Hamilton -------------------------------------------- Stay away from my signature all of ya!!! IM WARNING YOU!!
PEW PEW PEW PEW!
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Gerard Deneth
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Posted - 2007.06.01 21:13:00 -
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Edited by: Gerard Deneth on 01/06/2007 21:13:02
Well, everyone's mentioned Hamilton so I'll spare you from reading his name again :p But for others, I cannot stress Larry Niven's Knownspace universe. Especially anything from the Man-Kzin wars series (up to about 10 volumes now). I'm yet to read a boring story from that universe OR from Niven (His work 'Man of Steel: Woman of Kleenex" is especially entertaining). Snag his compilation books as well. Even his accounts of convention attendance is funny (something about negotiating with a lobster for a nonaggression treaty).
Other than that, the other author I recommends is David Weber. Best known for the Honor Harrington saga (13+ novels and counting, including spin offs), it's kind of space soap opera filled with lots of exploding starships, plot twists, and all that. With a later tendency of not being afraid to kill off main characters, either. On the same note, his Starfire quadrilogy (Chronologically, Crusade, In Death Ground, The Shiva Option, and Insurrection) are also quite nice to read, and feature plenty of pew pew and titanic battles all around.
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Zakalwe
FinFleet
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Posted - 2007.06.01 21:16:00 -
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Edited by: Zakalwe on 01/06/2007 21:17:41
Originally by: PKlavins
Originally by: Marquis Dean Iain M. Banks, excellent stuff. Start with 'Excession', then go form the beginning.
His non-sci-fi stuff isn't as good as his sci-fi imo. 'The Wasp Factory' was good, it went downhill from there.
I'm reading 'The Algebraist' now...just started...a bit confusing, but most intruiging...the archimandrite (i think thats what he was called?) sounds like an amarr :P
Just finished Against a Dark Background ( when a movie wih this one ???) and commencing The Algebraist : Fassin speak with his fingers.
I recommend of course Use of Weapons and Consider Phlebas
And of course Jack Vance cycles Tschan and Lyonnesse
Hmmm... not in the name of my Corp/Alliance
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Slayton Ford
Vindicate and Deliverance ASGARDIAN EMPIRE
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Posted - 2007.06.01 21:35:00 -
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Two that have been missed here by Robert Heinlein -
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Starship Troopers
(forget the horrid ST movie, the book is completly different). --------------- This sig has been censored in fear of recieving the ban hammer... |
Celestinus
Gallente Ascent To Glory
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Posted - 2007.06.01 22:59:00 -
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Margaret Atwood - Oryx and Crake
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Locus Bey
Gallente Qalandar
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Posted - 2007.06.04 10:36:00 -
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first, thanks for all the replies. i've picked up Benfords 'Timescape,' Barnes' 'Apocalypes & Apostraphes,' Simmons 'Hyperion,' first book of Hamiltons Night Dawn Trilogy, and Banks' 'consider Phlebas.' Book report in a couple of weeks
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jamesw
Omniscient Order
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Posted - 2007.06.04 10:55:00 -
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Originally by: Sevarus James Edited by: Sevarus James on 30/05/2007 03:01:16
Originally by: Ione Hunt
Originally by: jamesw I too loved Peter F Hamilton's Nights Dawn Trilogy. Really reccomend it.
Also the other two book series (starts with Pandoras Star) by the same author was awesome too.
Can't wait for the next one - hes got the start of another series due out within months.
August 2007!!!1!! The Void trilogy
Night's Dawn rocks. Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained rocks. Fallen Dragon rocks.
I've never tried the Greg Mendal series, but considering everything I read of Peter F. Hamilton rocked, I have a feeling it can't be a bad series.
Other Sci-Fi:
Dune (!!) Ian M. Banks (Culture novels)
The Mandel series is every bit as good as his other stuff, set a bit closer to our time than later works....just don't mind the stupid paperback cover art (may have changed since the prints I've got, but ewww...) Hamilton was interviewed awhile back and the question about those covers got a "don't even get me started..." from him.
I read the first Mandel book in its entirety on the plane between London and NY in December ... While hungover... --
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Ione Hunt
0utbreak
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Posted - 2007.08.06 15:04:00 -
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The new Peter F. Hamilton novel "The dreaming Void" just came out...no spoilers please _______________
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ReaperOfSly
Gallente Lyrus Associates Betrayal Under Mayhem
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Posted - 2007.08.06 15:07:00 -
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If nobody has mentionned it yet, anything by Iain M Banks.
Also, Charles Stross has some interesting reads, the best of which is Accelerando. Iron Sunrise and Singularity Sky aren't to be sniffed at either. --------------------------------------------------------------------
Originally by: F'nog Reaper wins the thread.
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Mary Makepeace
Caldari Neh'bu Kau Beh'Hude Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2007.08.06 15:19:00 -
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banks is a bit hit an miss. "consider Phlebus" is a dull intro novel to the culture. "use of weapons" and "player of games" are both truly brilliant novels though. for his non scifi, "complicity" and "the bridge" are both really good.
it seems you like a bit of the surreal or mind bending scifi stories. as such Jeff Noon's "Vurt" is a modern classic. Also for surreal/comedic/horror in scifi, Micheal Marshal smith is great, "spares" and "only forward" rock.
For modern hard scifi, Charles Stross's "accelarando" is great. As is Greg Egan's "diaspora".
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Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2007.08.06 15:35:00 -
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Originally by: ParMizaN I'm reading Dan Simmons atm and I can't the damn books down. The hyperion series is absolutely awesome, but doesnt flow like the "average" sci-fi book.
Hyperion reads a bit differently as it is a bit like The Canterbury Tales in style. That is you get the whole story from a group of people on a pilgrimmage. It is sort of like a collection of short stories bound together by a common theme. I remember while reading each story thinking the next story cannot possibly live up to what I had just read but they do.
Just have to read it. As others have mentioned it is a fantastic read and brilliant stuff. The sequels are not quite as good as the first I think but still definitely worth reading (the sequales are not written in that style).
Another vote for Hamilton. His books are great fun.
While a departure from Sci-Fi if you can stomach Fantasy at all I HIGHLY recommend George R. R. Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire. I cannot say enough about this series. Just staggeringly good. No fluffy elves in these books. It can be quite dark at times and is unforgiving but a truly fantastic read.
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Ealiom
Infinitus Morti R0ADKILL
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Posted - 2007.08.06 15:44:00 -
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Diaspora by Greg Egan
Ender's Game was trash! Stephen King esque blandness in space!
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ZEUUL
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Posted - 2007.08.06 15:50:00 -
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Star Wars I Jedi : Stackpole, massive story, so long to complete. Currently being used as a door stop, where it belongs.
Eve-Revelations, what an interesting turnaround for CCP. The Amarrians who's power stemmed back from the days when they stole and adopted most of the spiritual knowledge from those they conquered, as well as their gold. These cultures that now make up Ammar, and Amarr neighbours still remain blind to what the CCP historians have ommitted from the archives, the reasons behind the rush for colonisation was caused by one family of humans, influenced by a certain secret, about a discovery greater than any worm or hole can release onto a culture.. And exact reflection of Earth's history occuring is occuring in space, under the watchful and guiding eyes of the creators of humanity, who watch to learn.
How were the decendents of the once scattered seers of the old Minmatar royals to know that the truth of the original slavers would be revealed upon Eve without need for war, by those gods who have always been with humanity, who soon will appear briefly out of the mists, in huge Armadas as far as the servers could see, around the wildest of empire border clashes. Huge invinsibles briefly appearing, to vanish leaving artifacts all over eve, to be discovered from hidden places, pieced together, and then REVEAL.......
All this happens before a new worm hole opens eve, to a completely new concept of cyer reality...etc etc.
Still waiting for CCP to make a real story of all their titles, I rejoined because of the title REVELATIONS, so far all that they reveal are nerfs and bug fixes. Keep up the good work lads.
My assumption is, Amarr being thes years so low key a superpower but central to the eve story is making the whole game seem, non dramatic, and boring to real rpers.
Hence the need to read a book dear. Obviously.
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Avery Eclipsen
Minmatar 54th Knights Templar O X I D E
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Posted - 2007.08.06 16:14:00 -
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The Halo books are VERY good ___________________________________________
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Orvas Dren
The Nest
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Posted - 2007.08.06 16:33:00 -
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Anne McAffery's Pern series may look a bit like a fantasy novel, but once you actually read them they are a perfect mix of Sci-Fi and moderate fantasy.
Since its got the parts of fantasy that most people like, but its all Sci-Fi explained.
Very well written either way.
And the full Ender series in chronological order is:
Ender's Game Speaker for the Dead Xenocide Ender's Shadow Shadow of the Hegemon
Last 2 might be inversed, but I think thats the order. __________________________________________________________
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Sazkyen
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Posted - 2007.08.06 17:48:00 -
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Edited by: Sazkyen on 06/08/2007 17:49:25 I'm currently into "Dark Ararat" which is quite cool. Recommendations: Ender's series, Earth Abides, random Asimov novel, random Greg Bear novel, recently read Orginal Sin (ALIEN), Rama series (first one in particular), Ringworld series (quite cool), The "new" Sterling Terminator books are not that bad if Terminator is your thing, Farmer's Riverboat series. There's an awesome book I'll have to re-read now that it came to mind (not sure if you'll find it in English though): Carsac's Les Robinsons du Cosmos which's an exquisite read.
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MattSB
Domination. KIA Alliance
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Posted - 2007.08.06 17:54:00 -
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Saga of the seven suns by Kevin J. Anderson
That series is my favorite science fiction series of all time tbh, its epic in length.
I would strongly advise to start at the beginning as you'll struggle to get to grips with what is going on :P Oh and if your in America ignore the cover as it is rubbish, if in the UK like moi the cover is a reason to buy it on it's own
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Jastra
Gallente Core Domination Big Bang Quantum
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Posted - 2007.08.06 18:07:00 -
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Originally by: Locus Bey first, thanks for all the replies. i've picked up Benfords 'Timescape,' Barnes' 'Apocalypes & Apostraphes,' Simmons 'Hyperion,' first book of Hamiltons Night Dawn Trilogy, and Banks' 'consider Phlebas.' Book report in a couple of weeks
I firmly predict you'll have to run out and buy the rest of the Peter Hamilton Trilogy once your done with the first
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