Why Do You Like to talk about and Recommend books that You've Read?

[BAYLOR]

The Coming of the Terrans Leigh Brackett I would put this classic on any must read list .

 

[psikeyhackr]

The Coming of the Terrans Leigh Brackett I would put this classic on any must read list .

I have read Leigh Brackett (The Long Tomorrow) but I don't think I ever encountered that book.

 

[BAYLOR]

I have read Leigh Brackett (The Long Tomorrow) but I don't think I ever encountered that book.

Its a collection of stories set on her imagined version of Mars. I rather enjoyed them.

 

[BAYLOR]

I have in from of me a copy of The Pirates of Zan by Murray Leinster

 

[Harpo]

 

[psikeyhackr]

I get to demonstrate my intellectual sci-fi snobbery.

What do you mean you haven't read .....

LOL I couldn't resist

 

[Ray Zdybrow]

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Aksherly yes, I have noticed that. Ever noticed how weird language is? "Oo! Oo!"

 

[Ray Zdybrow]

Strange thing. I find that I never read books people recommend to me or books that people give me.
I pondered why that was and wrote an essay on it. The essay boiled down to the joy of exploration and discovery. One is unintentionally robbed of that by gifts from people who claim they know your taste whilst actually pushing theirs onto you.

It is the same with old pop music. People will say "This is really good." When what they mean is "This brings back experiential memories of a place and time for me." That associative cluster of music. place and time is not actually transferrable to me despite your subconscious wish that

I am looking for books or authors that demonstrate good world building in the sci-fi genre. Any recommendations?

"Blob World" by Graham Cheese

 

[psikeyhackr]

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Yes, but that is largely why I prefer hard SF to fantasy, especially when I was younger. People who knew things about reality that I did not put that information into their stories.

I remember learning from my first SF book that the Sun was a star and all of the stars are suns. That was shocking/astounding. How come nobody told me? What was wrong with those people?

 

[BAYLOR]

The Kagan the Damed Trilogy by Jonathan Maberry by far one of the best fantasy trilogies ive ever read.