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| Topics | | messages | Last message | | | Science Fiction Fans : September 2009 Reading | | 85 | beniowa, October 2009 |  |
| Science Fiction Fans : August 2009 Reading | | 107 | Goran, September 2009 | |
| The Green Dragon : March Reads 2009 | | 243 | Morphidae, March 2009 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : wid_get's 2009 non school related challenge | | 4 | fantasia655, March 2009 | |
| Literary Snobs : What are you reading?--Final Quarter/2008 (post a review if you like) | | 189 | CliffBurns, January 2009 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : clong's 50 book challenge for 2008 | | 87 | clong, December 2008 | |
| Science Fiction Fans : What are you reading? Q2 2008 | | 219 | lssian, June 2008 | |
| Science Fiction Fans : Wired says SF is the place to go for new ideas... | | 49 | rojse, March 2008 | |
| Science Fiction Fans : Your Clunkers of 2007 | | 123 | Vonini, February 2008 | |
| Science Fiction Fans : Your 2007 Best Reads in the Genre | | 24 | stellarexplorer, January 2008 | |
| Science Fiction Fans : What You're Reading In The Genre Q4 07 | | 85 | Shrike58, January 2008 | |
| The Prizes : The Philip K. Dick Award | | 17 | GibsonGirl, January 2008 | |
| The Prizes : Arthur C. Clarke Award and Other Misc. SF&F Awards | | 8 | avaland, January 2007 | |
... me in the least. If I was coming off some non-fiction I'd probably like it better, coming off Shadow Pavilion and Nova Swing Williams doesn't compare as well. #73: That's a thought; maybe you can polish garbage!
I also just finished up Nova Swing (B+/A-), which I found much more coherent than Harrison's previous novel "Light." Just read Nova Swing, M. John Harrison, recommend having read Light first. Nova isn't listed as a sequel, but does jump straight into the slipstream left by Light.
My 'car' book right now is William Gibson, Spook Country. Feels like a regurgitated Pattern Recognition, not bad ... ... related
MARCH:
15. The Stupidest Angel, Christopher Moore
16. The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield
17. Nova Swing, M. John Harrison
18. Spook Country, William Gibson
19. Lamb, Christopher Moore
20. Lottery, Patricia Wood
21. 'Salem's Lot, Stephen ... ... good books fail because the first level isn't accessible - M John Harrison sometimes fails in this regard (I'm thinking Nova Swing more than Light.)
A "silly but fun" novel has only the one level, but still doesn't insult your intelligence. So not a Kevin J Anderson one, then. There ... 37. Nova Swing by M. John Harrison - was a bit less unconventional than other books from this author.
38. Search the Sky by Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth - proved disappointing
reviews posted for both.
Finished Nova Swing which proved a bit less puzzling (in a good way) than most of the M. John Harrison I've read to date. I also read Search the Sky which was rather disappointing despite a decent underlying premise. Reviews of both have been added. Finished the Swanwick and started Nova Swing. ... books that are shortlisted aren't shabbily written either. For example, this year's winner M. John Harrison's Nova Swing or last year's winner Geoff Ryman's Air. There is some overlap with the other awards but on the whole I think the Clarke is the award most likely to recognise ... ... own...) Elizabeth Bear (congratulations!) (Bantam Spectra)
From the notebooks of Dr. Brain by Minister Faust (Del Rey)
Nova Swing by M. John Harrison (Bantam Spectra)
Gradisil by Adam Roberts (Pyr)
Ally by Karen Traviss (Eos)
Saturn Returns by Sean Williams (Ace Books)
... either love or hate: M John Harrison's Light. I thought it was an excellent novel, and while I admired the "sequel", Nova Swing, I didn't enjoy it as much. ... tin. although one story (the Kage Baker) is not space opera, and features some very unconvincing Brit characters...
Nova Swing, M John Harrison - although, to be fair, I didn't enjoy this as much as Light. But it's still a damn fine novel.
Sea-Kings of Mars, Leigh Brackett ... I have Nova Swing and Spaceman Blues on my shelf ready to be read, but right now I'm reading Blindsight by Peter Watts. I'm only about 80 pages in, but I'm enjoying what I've read so far. It's my first Watts, and now I'm curious about his other works. I've got Nova Swing by M. John Harrison on the way but it's not here yet. Also working my way thru The Year's Best Science Fiction 24th Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois. Well, happy day. Our copies of Nova Swing and Gradisil have arrived. I thought the Grimwood would appear with it, but no luck.
I checked out Hav and came up with something similiarly titled from 1985. I was not familiar with Jan Morris. ... World Blues and Gradisil are clearly rank outsiders. Not sure who the front runners are. Opinion seems split between Nova Swing and Oh Pure and Radiant Heart. The former may suffer from being a sequel (to Light), and the latter may suffer from the fact that for every person who ...
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