http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=966&msg_id=1035 Still awaiting Cuyler's and Libby's votes. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Good Books Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:18:08 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=966&msg_id=1035 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=966&msg_id=1033 I vote for "American Gods". And if we wait until Monday, November 8 for the next meeting, I could actually be there! sexretary@idkfa.com (sexretary) The Good Books Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:43:24 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=966&msg_id=1033 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=966&msg_id=981 I don't want to start a series, so 'His Majesty's Dragon' is a no for me. And the other two books. Both 624 page according to Amazon. Both have kindle editions. Huh. I will vote for 'A Fire Upon the Deep', because I like sci-fi more than fantasy. BOOOM. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) The Good Books Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:18:53 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=966&msg_id=981 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=966&msg_id=969 Poor Vernor. Beat to the punch by sexy robots. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Good Books Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:34:21 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=966&msg_id=969 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=966&msg_id=967 I’d be interested in American Gods and His Majesty's Dragon respectively. After Stross’ repeated and rather depressing views (humans and robots included) on space travel, I don’t know if I can wrap my head around another space opera full of concepts and space elevators that make NO SENSE! Not to mention, there will likely be a lack of sex robots and packing foam. CatLady@idkfa.com (CatLady) The Good Books Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:25:27 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=966&msg_id=967 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=966&msg_id=966 If it's indeed my turn to come up with a book selection for last time, I'm comfortable with recycling my previous choices. Original email to follow: ---- Vernor Vinge, "A Fire Upon the Deep" (391 pages) From Wikipedia: "A Fire Upon the Deep is a science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge, a space opera involving superhuman intelligences, aliens, variable physics, space battles, love, betrayal, genocide, and a conversation medium resembling Usenet. A Fire Upon the Deep won the Hugo Award in 1993 (tied with Doomsday Book by Connie Willis).[1] [...] A human civilization high in the Beyond (see below for an explanation of the Zones of Thought) dispatches an expedition to a planet in the low Transcend, having learned of a massive 5-billion year old archive of data there which had been off the Known Net for all that time. It offers the possibility of unthinkable riches for the ambitious young civilization of Straumli Realm, and an expedition of archaeologist programmers is dispatched to open the archive and discover its secrets." This is probably going to be extremely "hard" science fiction, not necessarily difficult in reading, but in that it will focus heavily on science concepts and extremely nerdy things. I'm interested in this book because, well, I'm a nerd, and this sounds like it has truly novel ideas about the future and space travel that you don't find often. Neil Gaiman, "American Gods" (480 pages) From Wikipedia: "American Gods is a Hugo and Nebula Award-winning[1] novel by Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on a mysterious and taciturn protagonist, Shadow. It is Gaiman's fourth prose novel, being preceded by Good Omens (a collaboration with Terry Pratchett), Neverwhere, and Stardust. Several of the themes touched upon in the book were previously glimpsed in kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Good Books Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:10:11 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=966&msg_id=966