Anyone here read Jack L. Chalker?
Anyone here read Jack L. Chalker?
I didn't see "The Martian Way" by Issac Asimov, nor did I see "2001: A Space Odessey" by Arthur C. Clarke, both excellent. While I'm a trekker, I didn't see any of the many pulp Star Trek books which would easily qualify under Sci-Fi and Fantasy.
Noting: NOTHING from Harlan Ellison? NOTHING from Frederick Pohl?
Something fishy here and it ain't Bachmann's knickers either.
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Originally Posted by kb2vxa
Pity that Steven Donaldson's Gap series is not included there....To my mind it was one of the best sci-fi works I have read in years....I am an avid reader of sci-fi and fantasy and have read most of those listed...I actually have a hardback library of many of the mentioned author's...I used to collect most of the better writers works..These days I always look through the bookshops and note anything new and get it from the library...
Bob..VK3ZL..
I was personally pleased to see my favorite author, Stephen King, represented twice. His "Dark Tower" series was an interesting, but frustrating read, as he spent quite a while completing the story due to the accident he suffered when he was hit by a van. Many fans were disappointed by the ending, but I thought it was vintage King, and expected no less.
"The Stand" was an excellent read, but the mini-series, produced for TV, was hideous.
Ditto The Tommyknockers.Quote:
Originally Posted by ad4mg
Whomever cast Traci Lords as "Becka" seriously needs his or her ass whipped. King's depiction of her character in the book is diametrically opposite Lords' "force my lines through a tube!" style of delivery.
I like King but I stopped reading him a while back. In my opinion, he invariably blows the ending of his stories. The Stand was a perfect example of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by ad4mg
Heh. I used to use "Nathan Brazil" as an alias on the net in a few places. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by N8YX
About half of his stuff... his earliest chronologically. He really got into the premise of a book "series".
So, backatcha... David Brin's Uplift series? Anyone?
That's the one about Wonderbras, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by WØTKX
Now that's a name I haven't come across for quite awhile. I was sorry to hear he passed on a few years back. (Congestive heart failure)Quote:
Originally Posted by N8YX
I really enjoyed Midnight at the Well of Souls, but the sequels... no.