The Evolution of Science Fiction discussion

We are looking for sci-fi nominations from the 1990's. The only books that cannot be nominated are those that have previously been read and they can be found here

Current Nominations
Towing Jehovah by James K. Morrow
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Alien Earth by Megan Lindholm
On Basilisk Station by David Weber
The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Stirling
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
Robot Visions by Isaac Asimov
Far-Seer by Robert J. Sawyer
Bellwether by Connie Willis

Towing Jehovah, James Morrow.

Snow Crash
Jurassic Park
A Fire Upon the Deep
Robot Visions
Darwinia

Goreti wrote: "Snow Crash
Jurassic Park
A Fire Upon the Deep
Robot Visions
Darwinia"

Hi Goreti,

All good choices but I can only take one nomination per person, so if you want to let me know which one you want to nominate.

Looking at your list I think there is a good chance that some of the others will be nominated by somebody else, in fact there are two i'd definitely like to read!

i second snow crash , it's light straightforward and really a fun read

I've been wanting to read Snow Read.

I nominate Alien Earth by Megan Lindholm (1992). I was impressed by it when I read it way back when. ML is the earlier incarnation and alternate name for popular fantasy author Robin Hobb. I think the ML books are better written and more original than the RH books. They aspire to say more. ML wrote some excellent fantasy books also, e.g., Harpy's Flight, Wizard of the Pigeons, and I recommend them.

On Basilisk Station by David Weber is the start of a great series. A female Horatio Hornblower in space.

The Difference Engine by William Gibson & Bruce Sterling.

I second The Difference Engine! It's been on my shelf for far too long.

I nominate Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Triptree, Jr. (pen name of Alice Sheldon)

Wikipedia says that Her Smoke Rose Up Forever is a collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by author James Tiptree, Jr.. It was released in 1990 by Arkham House. It was published in an edition of 4,108 copies and was the author's second book published by Arkham House.

It was republished a few years ago.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

I've read some of the stories before, published elsewhere. Mind. Blown.

Ronald wrote: "I nominate Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Triptree, Jr. (pen name of Alice Sheldon)"

The only reason I haven't read this yet is that my library doesn't have it. If it wins, I guess I'll finally just have to buy it.

Jo wrote: "Goreti wrote: "Snow Crash
Jurassic Park
A Fire Upon the Deep
Robot Visions
Darwinia"

Hi Goreti,

All good choices but I can only take one nomination per person, so if you want to let me know which..."

Sorry, I got greedy.

Robot Visions, from Isaac Asimov

Cheers

I've not read any of these and as they all look good, I don't think i'm going to nominate anything this month.

Agree, all these nominations sound good. I'll probably read more than the book chosen for the group read.

robert sawyer wrote the first book of his Quintagio Ascention series in the 1990's. "Far-Seer" explores an alternative present-day where dinosaurs gain sentience and build a society. it avoids the anthropomorphic pitfalls that would be easy to fall back on and is a great quick read. the rest of the 3 book series is great Sawyer and highly under-rated!

I would like to nominate Nebula nominee Bellwether by Connie Willis. This very funny book about chaos theory makes my list of top 5 all time SF.