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I've read some really good SF this year. Favorites include:
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick
Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
Nexus by Ramez Naam
The Eyes of the Overworld by Jack Vance
Cugel's Saga by Jack Vance
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Randy wrote: "I've read some really good SF this year. Favorites include"How is the Ghost Brigade? I'm curious to read it. I liked Scalzi's Old Man's War, but it wasn't breath taking and from the reviews I read it is downhill for the reast of his novels.
Marc-André wrote: "How is the Ghost Brigade? I'm curious to read it. I liked Scalzi's Old Man's War, but it wasn't breath taking and from the reviews I read it is downhill for the reast of his novels."I liked the 2nd book [i.e. Brigades] better than the 1st
Marc-André wrote: "Randy wrote: "I've read some really good SF this year. Favorites include"How is the Ghost Brigade? I'm curious to read it. I liked Scalzi's Old Man's War, but it wasn't breath taking and from the..."
I liked it about the same as OMW. There's more action if I recall. I read them back-to-back so I might get parts mixed up.
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Seven Surrenders by Ada Palmer.
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge.