#4153006 - 08/01/15 10:22 PM
What are you reading in August 2015?
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I just finished Stranger in a Strange Land and Starship Troopers by Heinlein and decided to buy the Kindle bundle of Asimov's Foundation 7 book bundle - that should keep me busy! 
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#4154506 - 08/06/15 01:34 PM
Re: What are you reading in August 2015?
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Just started Andrezej Sapkowski "Time of Contempt" Witcher Book #3
Hoping it will energize me to get back to playing Witcher 2 which I have left alone for quite some time.
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#4158115 - 08/16/15 02:24 PM
Re: What are you reading in August 2015?
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I'm well into Foundation and Empire and really enjoying it. @MadDog - it's been a while since I've read these and I can't remember them too well - so I'm wondering if I will come to agree with you. 
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#4158145 - 08/16/15 05:13 PM
Re: What are you reading in August 2015?
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The Viper Contract:: A High Tech Aviation ThrillerBy Chris Broyhill Good action/flight thriller with a lot of F-16 stuff. 4 1/2 stars. The Viper Contract WC
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#4158266 - 08/17/15 03:34 AM
Re: What are you reading in August 2015?
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Just finished Sharpe's Tiger and Sharpe's Triumph. Now in the third book of this collection.
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more inexplicable.
There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
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#4158465 - 08/17/15 03:33 PM
Re: What are you reading in August 2015?
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Reading The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu First foray into Chinese SF. About half way through and really enjoying it! http://www.amazon.com/The-Three-Body-Problem-Cixin-Liu/dp/0765377063
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#4158677 - 08/18/15 02:17 AM
Re: What are you reading in August 2015?
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Thanks for the tip, Recluse. Downloading now.
Sci-Fi is really not popular in China*, so it surprises me to see this.
* The closest I've encountered is a TV-series which used a sort of time machine allowing people to travel to the past - but that's more of a plot device allowing the story to start.
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more inexplicable.
There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
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#4158703 - 08/18/15 05:26 AM
Re: What are you reading in August 2015?
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Just finished Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan on Raw Kryptonite's suggestion. Really enjoyed it. Some great Cyberpunk. Also working on book 2 of the Witcher series (Blood of Elves), A Clockwork Orange, and Neil Gaiman's 'Anansi Boys'. Usually don't read that many at once but I am bouncing between reading media (paper, tablet, phone) while I was just on vacation.
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#4158819 - 08/18/15 01:47 PM
Re: What are you reading in August 2015?
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I found the first couple of Foundation books very good, but then the series dropped off in my mind. That seems to happen with a lot of sci-fi book franchises huh? Dune, Space Odyssey, etc.
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#4158897 - 08/18/15 03:21 PM
Re: What are you reading in August 2015?
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I found the first couple of Foundation books very good, but then the series dropped off in my mind. I don't know if you also read other books of Asimov - most notably the Elijah Baley / R. Daneel Olivaw stories, but his later books all tie in together - and the stories make more sense if you know the backgrounds.
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more inexplicable.
There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
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#4159161 - 08/19/15 07:23 AM
Re: What are you reading in August 2015?
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I found the first couple of Foundation books very good, but then the series dropped off in my mind. I don't know if you also read other books of Asimov - most notably the Elijah Baley / R. Daneel Olivaw stories, but his later books all tie in together - and the stories make more sense if you know the backgrounds. When I read one of the later Foundation novels and caught the connection I could have kicked Asimov sideways to sunday for it I cursed him a few times - but in a good way! I was going to post that earlier but thought it was a bit of a spoiler as to what was coming as it did have a big impact in everything else I had read from Asimov.
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#4159298 - 08/19/15 03:26 PM
Re: What are you reading in August 2015?
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Still reading "The Witcher" series of books, plus started "A Flock of Ships" on Heinkill's recommendation.
I refuse to buy a flight sim that I have no interest in playing, on the off chance that MAYBE someday they'll make the one I really want to play.
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Exodus
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