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Between Planets 24 reviews Robert A. Heinlein
Del Rey, 1984
Stranded on the Wrong World
+ Very good SF for younger teenage readers + Classic Heinlein! + Fantastic
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 14 reviews Arthur C. Clarke
Orb Books, 2002
Many and strange are the Universes that drift like bubbles in the foam upon the River of time
+ A really good collection at a low price + Great Archival Collection + What could be better?
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Small Gods 133 reviews Terry Pratchett
HarperTorch, 1994
One of Pratchett's best....and meanest
+ I'm a Terry Pratchett's fan + Thought-provoking view of the role of Religion + Poke fun at religious bureaucracy + The Turtle Moves
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Doc Sidhe 10 reviews Aaron Allston
Baen, 1995
Fun reading--Harris Green is a good active character
+ Buckaroo Bonzai meets the Fey + Super Reader + Basically, imagine Doc Savage as an elf. + Unusually good style
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The Dig (Lucasarts Entertainment Company Presents) Alan Dean Foster
Aspect / Warner Brothers, 1995
When a mile-wide asteroid appears in orbit around Earth, ex-astronaut Boston Low is called on to return to space and nudge the monster into a stable position. When he, a journalist and a scientist investigate the asteroid's surface, they enter a time and place of mystery, danger and revelation: the planet Cocytus, once home to an intelligent race but now a haunted museum to their incredibly ...
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I, Robot 213 reviews Isaac Asimov
Spectra, 1991
The man on the Hill
+ An okay re-read 20+ years after originally reading + Robotics in action + I, Robot
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Jingo 109 reviews Terry Pratchett
HarperTorch, 1999
Actually funnier than I expected
+ Excellent Political Pratchett + All-encompasing enjoyment + Bingeley-bingeley beep! + One of the best of the first 21 Discworlds
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Sidhe-Devil 4 reviews Aaron Allston
Baen, 2001
The Adventure Continues
+ Super Reader + A Great Sequel! But not quite perfect...
This second installment is every bit as good as the first book. The story is starts off running and never slows down. Allston does an excellent job of conveying the characters emotions, and does it without interrupting the flow of the story. The story is clear and easy to follow despite the ...
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Protector 48 reviews Larry Niven
Del Rey, 1987
I LOVE YOU
+ Decent fiction... great nonfiction + Not Free SF Reader
. . . is the last sentence of this novel, and leaves us with just the right swirl of emotion and wonder gyrating in our minds as we close the book. As others have pointed out, Niven's ideas often carried his stories - much more so than his plotting. But the plots explore the ideas in a way that is ...
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Glory Road 77 reviews Robert A. Heinlein
Orb Books, 2006
SWASH MY BUCKLE
+ A very good fantasy story + The Ending is What Matters + Glory Road
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Design for Great-Day 10 reviews Alan Dean Foster, Eric Frank Russell
Tor Science Fiction, 1996
Avid Sci-Fi fan
+ Remember, it's a Russell, not a Foster book!
Riveting from the first page. Top read, Alan Dean Foster at his finest. Read half of the book in one day, couldn't put it down. Will there be a follow up? I hope so.
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Friday 89 reviews Robert A. Heinlein
Del Rey, 1983
The Original Terminator...
+ Revisiting Friday
This is possibly Heinlein's BEST work. Think of the character Summer Glau portrays on Terminator, and add some Human qualities. I have always wondered why it is not made into a movie...
This book ROCKS...!
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The Dig (Lucasarts Entertainment Company Presents) Alan Dean Foster
Aspect / Warner Brothers, 1995
When a mile-wide asteroid appears in orbit around Earth, ex-astronaut Boston Low is called on to return to space and nudge the monster into a stable position. When he, a journalist and a scientist investigate the asteroid's surface, they enter a time and place of mystery, danger and revelation: the planet Cocytus, once home to an intelligent race but now a haunted museum to their incredibly ...
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Design for Great-Day 10 reviews Alan Dean Foster, Eric Frank Russell
Tor Science Fiction, 1996
Avid Sci-Fi fan
+ Remember, it's a Russell, not a Foster book!
Riveting from the first page. Top read, Alan Dean Foster at his finest. Read half of the book in one day, couldn't put it down. Will there be a follow up? I hope so.
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Protector 48 reviews Larry Niven
Del Rey, 1987
I LOVE YOU
+ Decent fiction... great nonfiction + Not Free SF Reader
. . . is the last sentence of this novel, and leaves us with just the right swirl of emotion and wonder gyrating in our minds as we close the book. As others have pointed out, Niven's ideas often carried his stories - much more so than his plotting. But the plots explore the ideas in a way that is ...
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 14 reviews Arthur C. Clarke
Orb Books, 2002
Many and strange are the Universes that drift like bubbles in the foam upon the River of time
+ A really good collection at a low price + Great Archival Collection + What could be better?
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Jingo 109 reviews Terry Pratchett
HarperTorch, 1999
Actually funnier than I expected
+ Excellent Political Pratchett + All-encompasing enjoyment + Bingeley-bingeley beep! + One of the best of the first 21 Discworlds
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Glory Road 77 reviews Robert A. Heinlein
Orb Books, 2006
SWASH MY BUCKLE
+ A very good fantasy story + The Ending is What Matters + Glory Road
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Between Planets 24 reviews Robert A. Heinlein
Del Rey, 1984
Stranded on the Wrong World
+ Very good SF for younger teenage readers + Classic Heinlein! + Fantastic
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Sidhe-Devil 4 reviews Aaron Allston
Baen, 2001
The Adventure Continues
+ Super Reader + A Great Sequel! But not quite perfect...
This second installment is every bit as good as the first book. The story is starts off running and never slows down. Allston does an excellent job of conveying the characters emotions, and does it without interrupting the flow of the story. The story is clear and easy to follow despite the ...
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