Books
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Whilst I was shopping tonight it hit me that I'd not mentioned The Mars trilogy. Red Mars, Blue Mars, Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson. A really nice series that works through tera-forming of our closest planet and what it could look like and again, societal implications of a many-worlds society.
Ender's Game is a fun read, which I also forgot, on the space tip.
MCL, You'd appreciate the Ware Tetralogy by Rudy Rucker. One of the most mind blowing series/books I've read. Gibson did the intro (which is how I found it). May have recco'd the book in here before. I found out a few months ago I sometimes hung out with the guy's son whilst I was living in San Francisco, too smaller world sometimes :).
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Been meaning to read Rucker. I think he's a computer scientist iirc
I read a book that was a little pulpy in the genre and kind of ripping off Gibson's style: Running Black, P Todoroff.
Another geek book, though more realistic and less cyberpunk, is Sysinternals' Mark Russinovich's Zero Day. Cyberterrorism. Nice read.
Finally, Counting from Zero, by an Aussie writer, was another entertaining geek read.
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I just finished reading the Mistborn trilogy from Brandon Sanderson, which I enjoyed. I've also recently read some others mentioned in this thread like the two Patrick Rothfuss books (DYING for the third book to come out, although if it takes much longer I'm going to have to re-read the first two), Anathem by Neal Stevenson, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. All good books. I just started Imajica again, it's been years since I read that one. I'm a big fan of King's Dark Tower series as well. I guess I'm a big nerd-fiction fan (I hadn't heard that term before), so if anyone has any more recommendations…
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xtc, I know what you me RE Rothfuss, I feel like I'll have to read them both again anyhow. I'd not read The Ocean at the End by Gaiman, another one for the list.
I'm currently reading Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson, enjoying it.
Charles Stross Accelerando is a really amazing look at what a future world would look like. Ties into themes nicely discussed in Diamond Age. I will like re-read Accelerando after this just to re-sync the ideas.
Stross in general is a bit of a younger read (The Laundry Files esp), but Accelerando's idea make it a mind bender. His normal books mix tech, with math, higher/lower planes of existence, and 'spooks'.
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I'm reading Catastrophe by Max Hastings
An essential read if you want to see how a bunch of fecking tossers can ruin a few countries and millions of lives in acts of monumental stupidity, arrogance and hubris…....
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I like how Stross called for death to Microsoft Word recently…
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Man, that review of Catastrophe is so well-written in such quintessential British style.
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Hahaha!!!!
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In the spirit of Halloween–- I highly recommend House of Leaves.
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Sir Terry Pratchett's 40th Discworld book published today… Bought one from Waterstones as they usually have exclusive content. Different cover and a bookmark... oh well, at least I've got a copy. Looked in smiths on the off chance that they'd be cheaper... Yep £6.00 cheaper and with an additional short story... So now I have two, one of which will be a birthday or hogswatch present for a member of my family...
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Love Pratchett!
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I'm reading "S" By JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst. It's the most unique reading experience I've ever had. Take a look! http://www.fastcocreate.com/3021011/inside-jj-abrams-brain-bending-book-within-a-book
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Mark Danielewski is one of my favorite authors if you think HOL was an interesting read try Only Revolutions it was one of the most challenging books I have ever read. I loved every second of it. He is also the brother of the music performer Poe
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I read Only Revolutions a few years back, and agree it took some work to get through. I've got a copy of House of Leaves somewhere that I need to get around to at some point.
If you're into long form poetry, there's Sharp Teeth, which is about werewolves in LA.
And The Raw Shark Texts is another interesting read.
