Gregory Benford >my book collection

[SpanishMill]

Just sharing my Benford collection here since this author has no dedicated forum on this site.

Title: In the Ocean of Night...1977

• 1978 Locus Poll Award - Best SF Novel (Place: 2).
• 1978 Nebula Award - Novel (Nomination)

 

[SpanishMill]

Title: Across the Sea of Suns... 1984

• 1985 Locus Poll Award - Best SF Novel (Place: 6)
• 1985 Prometheus Award - Prometheus (Best Libertarian SF Novel) (Preliminary Nominee)

 

[SpanishMill]

Title: Great Sky River... 1987

• 1988 Locus Poll Award - Best SF Novel (Place: 9)
• 1989 Nebula Award - Novel (Nomination)

 

[SpanishMill]

Title: Tides of Light... 1989

• 1990 Locus Poll Award - Best SF Novel (Place: 4)

 

[Bick]

Its nice that they are all signed copies. Are the novels any good? I don't think I've read any Benford, though I admit that's an oversight.

 

[SpanishMill]

Title: Foundation's Fear... 1997

 

[SpanishMill]

Title: Eater... 2000

• 2001 Locus Poll Award - Best SF Novel (Place: 2)

 

[SpanishMill]

Its nice that they are all signed copies. Are the novels any good? I don't think I've read any Benford, though I admit that's an oversight.

The first book was nominated for the Nebula... and I really enjoyed reading it, the rest of the books followed. And its more of the "completest" in me that... I have to have the whole series of a collection.

 

[Bick]

That's quite funny - there's a touch of the 'completist' about me too. Interesting to see you've got/read Foundation's Fear - I have always been a bit hesitant over these additions to the 'franchise'. How does it stack up?

 

[biodroid]

Looks like you are a fan SpanishMill I have never read his books what type of SF can I expect if I attempt a read?

 

[Vertigo]

It's very hard SF and the physics can get pretty detailed at times. The first two books are a bit gentler on that front and the first is, for me, the best. After those two it gets a little stranger and towards the end I felt he was indulging his background as, I think, an astrophysicist.

 

[biodroid]

Thx Vertigo!

 

[SpanishMill]

It's very hard SF and the physics can get pretty detailed at times. The first two books are a bit gentler on that front and the first is, for me, the best. After those two it gets a little stranger and towards the end I felt he was indulging his background as, I think, an astrophysicist.

What he said....

 

[SpanishMill]

That's quite funny - there's a touch of the 'completist' about me too. Interesting to see you've got/read Foundation's Fear - I have always been a bit hesitant over these additions to the 'franchise'. How does it stack up?

This one I haven't read... I also have the other two signed copies of this second foundation series... But, like I said... the completist in me... heck I even have "Foundation's Friends".