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GeekyGirl wrote:I'm looking for a good sci-fi bio-engineering book for my next book.
Voldenuit wrote:GeekyGirl wrote:I'm looking for a good sci-fi bio-engineering book for my next book.
Then I heartily recommend Blindsight, by Peter Watts. Hugo nominee for 2007, but alas, didn't win. His earlier series, the Rifters trilogy, is also good but not as polished or focused as Blindsight.
gibson wrote:I'm glad to see this thread finally. I'm a big reader.
Right now, I'm a bit behind, but here it is.
The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks, The Neutronium Alchemist by Pete Hamilton, and Programming The Universe by Seth Lloyd.
I just finished the first book of the 'His Dark Materials' series by Phil Pullman. It's The Golden Compass, or Northern Lights, depending on where you're at. It's an awesome book. I'm really looking forward to The Subtle Knife when I finish Alchemist.
StrangeDay wrote:S. M. Stirling's Dies the Fire (re-reading this, actually)
linda wrote:I love threads like this, I get so many good ideas.
I'm reading Anne Rice's Vampire books, because someone recommended them that has the same taste as I do, but I'm not overly impressed. I need something else, I think.
The last book I read that thrilled me was The Terror, by Dan Simmons.
wtburnette wrote:linda wrote:I love threads like this, I get so many good ideas.
I'm reading Anne Rice's Vampire books, because someone recommended them that has the same taste as I do, but I'm not overly impressed. I need something else, I think.
The last book I read that thrilled me was The Terror, by Dan Simmons.
Do you like SciFi or just horror? Simmons wrote a couple good ones I liked a lot (his Hyperion books and Olympos/Ilium). Otherwise for horror, I always liked King, Straub and Robert McCammon (http://www.robertmccammon.com/bib-books.html).
Looking for Knowledge wrote:zerohex wrote:I read that last Summer. My wife does not understand why I enjoy Pratchett so much."Guards! Guards!" by Terry Pratchett
ssidbroadcast wrote:Just finished:
Started:
The Sickness Unto Death
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by SOren Kierkegaard
roont wrote:Mind Performance Hacks, Tips and Tools for Overclocking Your Brain
I just started this one, but the other one in the series... simply Mind Hacks was an incredible, interesting, page turner read.[/url]
GeekyGirl wrote:I've read them both. I would suggest stopping after about three of Dan Brown's books. After a few of them, you start to get tired of the cliffhanger-at-every-chapter thing he has going.I just picked up Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. So far, I like it.
I wanted to read Angels and Demons by the same author but the bookstore didn't have it in stock except for the extra large print version.