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Ricky Patten is on page 213 of 478 of The Quantum Magician (The Quantum Evolution, #1)
Heating up a bit. Still at a strong jog. Easy going.
Feb 15, 2026 11:16PM Add a comment
The Quantum Magician (The Quantum Evolution, #1)

Ricky Patten
Ricky Patten is on page 152 of 478 of The Quantum Magician (The Quantum Evolution, #1)
The Quantum Magician is a wild card book that someone recommended to me. Normally I’m stuck in the mid to late 20th century sci-fi. I’m really enjoying this, the differences, the new ideas, the unfamiliarity, the story telling. So far character development is two dimensional, this could change as I work my way through it.
Feb 14, 2026 02:20PM Add a comment
The Quantum Magician (The Quantum Evolution, #1)

Ricky Patten
Ricky Patten is on page 334 of 400 of Voyagers
LIFT OFF !
Must be into the final couple chapters and they finally get off planet Earth and into Space.
Me I’m hooked, line and sinker.
Bova is outstanding author. You really feel powerless in his grip of masterly prose.
Jan 27, 2026 10:02PM Add a comment
Voyagers

Ricky Patten
Ricky Patten is 40% done with The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2)
Up to chapter 35 of 80
Usual Osman high quality
I love his short chapters and very gentle kind vulnerability.
Jan 27, 2026 09:59PM Add a comment
The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2)

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Ricky Patten is on page 206 of 400 of Voyagers
Ben Bova does it again. Can’t help myself. Stayed up last night totally sucked in!
The story has now moved on from the Cold War espionage. It’s a classic all in rumble, everyone’s got their own agenda. We have power struggles, desperation, joy, misery, rampant enthusiasm, downright dissension, and of course Bova’s trademark complex love story. For those sci-fi fans - the aliens are coming. How good is that !
Jan 24, 2026 12:03PM Add a comment
Voyagers

Ricky Patten
Ricky Patten is starting E=mc²: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
Just picked this up from a street library.
I did maths n physics at Uni so know all the tech side of E=mc2
Interestingly I had a whole big deep dive on this recently when reading another sci-fi book.
Will be very interesting for me.
Jan 21, 2026 11:53AM Add a comment
E=mc²:  A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation

Ricky Patten
Ricky Patten is on page 104 of 400 of Voyagers
Really getting into this now. My wind down book.
I’m fascinated by Bova’s writing skills.
Totally different in plot to Colony or Titan.
More like a Cold War Espionage story presently.
Jan 21, 2026 11:50AM Add a comment
Voyagers

Ricky Patten
Ricky Patten is on page 94 of 173 of The Lost Perception
This is my book for flying as it’s small and light.
Totally absorbed me on last flight!
Great twists n turns.
Looking forward to next bash at The Lost Perception
Jan 21, 2026 11:47AM Add a comment
The Lost Perception

Ricky Patten
Ricky Patten is on page 62 of 173 of The Lost Perception
Great little book for airplanes.
Old style thin paperback can slip into any bag.
So far so good.
Building up quite a sterling plot.
Jan 12, 2026 09:40PM Add a comment
The Lost Perception

Ricky Patten
Ricky Patten is on page 256 of 436 of The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #1-3)
Hey been reading Hairy Harrison’s Stainless Steel Rat.
If you like just plain fun, lots a laughs, swashbuckling sci-fi of the best sort, and great pen man ship ….. Stainless Steel Rat is for You!

I’ve read all these at least twice before.
Saw this Omnibus and could not resist.
Jan 12, 2026 09:38PM Add a comment
The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #1-3)

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Ricky Patten is on page 274 of 502 of Titan (The Grand Tour, #15)
I just love this. Bova is a totally addictive page turner. He’s got everything happening from science, politics, culture, equality, fun, and a good dose of love.
Dec 17, 2025 01:51PM Add a comment
Titan (The Grand Tour, #15)

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Ricky Patten is on page 191 of 274 of A Visit from the Goon Squad
Boy how readable is this.
Haven’t read such a gloomy moody wonderfully poetic book like this in a while.
Nov 28, 2025 05:38PM Add a comment
A Visit from the Goon Squad

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Ricky Patten is on page 159 of 223 of The Long Tomorrow
Slow start. Really picking up now. Brackett is a great storyteller.
Nov 24, 2025 11:14PM Add a comment
The Long Tomorrow

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Ricky Patten is on page 405 of 512 of Colony
Really enjoying this great page turner.
Nov 13, 2025 02:29AM Add a comment
Colony

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Ricky Patten is on page 231 of 512 of Colony
Hotting up.
Bova may not be the most brilliant of all authors. But he sure is the best page turner.
Nov 09, 2025 12:01AM Add a comment
Colony

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Ricky Patten is 90% done with Cronus (The Time Traveler's Passport)
I listened to this whilst painting last night. Quick 1.5 hr long audiobook. Usual good quality Clark. Very typified by the two themes of racial segregation and female homosexuality. I’m enjoying it. The narrator Emokpae is fantastic.
Nov 07, 2025 04:23PM Add a comment
Cronus (The Time Traveler's Passport)

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Ricky Patten is on page 121 of 512 of Colony
I’m really interested and excited by Colony. I’m a science geek and I really like the hard sci-fi that Bova details. It’s got one of those multithreaded approaches to storytelling which was well. Not overwhelming. Sprinkled in with the sci-fi is action, drama, intrigue and a couple live stories.
How good is that!
Nov 07, 2025 04:18PM Add a comment
Colony

Ricky Patten
Ricky Patten is on page 460 of 1305 of Helliconia (Helliconia, #1-3)
Finished SPRING! Started to pick up and I was flipping through the pages. Will review.
Dec 07, 2024 02:54PM Add a comment
Helliconia (Helliconia, #1-3)

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Ricky Patten is on page 362 of 1305 of Helliconia (Helliconia, #1-3)
Finally got out of the slow going sludge setting scene etc. pace is picking up and I’m starting to enjoy much more.
Dec 03, 2024 02:14AM Add a comment
Helliconia (Helliconia, #1-3)

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