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Good rule. I'm done with epic fantasy after tiring of how long-winded The Wheel of Time series was. Not to speak ill of the dead, but the Robert Jordan was either milking it or just needed serious editing. He could have done many series in the world he created had he wanted, or created other worlds, instead of dying before he could complete the story.
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Recently got through The Stormlight Archives. Near the end of book 3 I got the feeling it wasn't going to wrap up.. found out it's a 10 parter when part 4 isn't due until next year some time - talk about rest of life wait!
The Wheel of Time - I got through it all over the last 2 years. I enjoyed most of it, I think it was around 3 books too long. It got a fresh breath of life when Sanderson picked it up.
The Magician - that's another epic series I've loved.
Random question; do any of you know of a sci-fi book where the characters upload their consciousness into a coke can and go travelling out into space on the back of a laser beam fired from earth to propel them? There's a cat in there. I read the book years ago but for the life of me can't recall what it's called and what to re-read. Have been trying to find it again for around 2 years, have skimmed through most of the books I can think of and can't find it
Help? 
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I tried The Wheel Of Time twice, maybe three times, but never made it through the first chapter. Several of my friends liked the series, so I wanted to like it, but it just never grabbed me.
Never read anything like that one, @Snowy, so I can't help you on your quest, sorry.
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Random question; do any of you know of a sci-fi book where the characters upload their consciousness into a coke can and go travelling out into space on the back of a laser beam fired from earth to propel them? There's a cat in there. I read the book years ago but for the life of me can't recall what it's called and what to re-read. Have been trying to find it again for around 2 years, have skimmed through most of the books I can think of and can't find it
Help? Any SF book with a cat suggests Heinlein, but that one isn't one. The only series I can think of with consciousness traveling through space is the (excellent ) Altered Carbon series. No Coke can though.
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No idea (very Douglas Adams-sounding), but it makes me think of replicating von Neumann machines, which at our current level of understanding of physics is the most plausible way for a civilization to propagate across a galaxy unless an Alcubierre drive or other technology could ever get us to travel faster than the speed of light (absolutely staggering how vast the galaxy is and it's such a tiny piece of the known universe)–to that end, there was a novel written about that fairly recently that I've not read called We Are Legion (We are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor. I've not read it.
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I was given a USB stick with about a million (slight exaggeration) Kindler books on it. I chose a book at Randon.
Are you there, vodka? It's me Chelsea. By Chelsea Handler
Never heard of her, but she makes me giggle:
"I remember having this feeling early on, during the second day of kindergarten. It became apparent to me that all of my classmates had the necessary faculties to play a serious game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey, but had no designs on how to forge a late note from their parents"
"There was more adult supervision at the Neverland Ranch than there was in my house growing up"
"….as if you're the only one in the world who's ever had a baby, I could have had a baby too....if I had gone through with any of my pregnancies."
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She's a character. You should seek out some video of her @Giles she has had TV shows and such.
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I’m a huge Chelsea Handler fan although,I’ve never read one of her books. She started out doing stand up,slept with someone to get a late night talk show on E,then went to Netflix,where she,currently, is. Has a new book out This Life Will be the Death of Me,and is coming out with her own line of marijuana products.
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@Seul if you haven’t already, put Martin Eden on the list. It is my favorite Jack London for sure, though I have not read all of those. The Sea Wolf is great. Of course, The Call of the Wild is a classic. Enjoy!
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I just ordered People of the Abyss.
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Bought some travel literature, to enjoy the places it's now hard to get to!
The Classic In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin, and the more recent Kings of the Yukon: An Alaskan River Journey by Adam Weymouth.
Anyone wants any sci-fi and fantasy recommendations, give me a shout. It's what I do for the day job.
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Anyone wants any sci-fi and fantasy recommendations, give me a shout. It's what I do for the day job.
Oh really? Always… i’m a fan of N. Asher, and A. Reynolds. R. K. Morgan too. I’ve dropped out of the scene a bit recently though. As far as fantasy goes I dropped out a looooong time ago. The last thing I really enjoyed was the S. Eriksen series and Morgan’s fantasy trilogy. Although he flybase the ending of that sadly (imho). Any tips are greatly appreciated.
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Recently started reading the "Rivers Of London" books by Ben Aaronovitch and have found them quite enjoyable. "Artemis" by Andy Weir (author of "The Martian") is a fun read. I'd also strongly recommend "Trail Of Lightning" and "Storm Of Locusts" by Rebecca Roanhorse. And though I'm waiting for the final book, The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty is also worthwhile.
Just realized these skew more toward urban fantasy than Science Fiction, though.
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Recently started reading the "Rivers Of London" books by Ben Aaronovitch and have found them quite enjoyable. "Artemis" by Andy Weir (author of "The Martian") is a fun read. I'd also strongly recommend "Trail Of Lightning" and "Storm Of Locusts" by Rebecca Roanhorse. And though I'm waiting for the final book, The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty is also worthwhile.
Just realized these skew more toward urban fantasy than Science Fiction, though.
Ha! I was Andy Weir’s UK editor for The Martian. I did the deal for Artemis, but was gone before it came out. Actually, it was a different book at first, he then swapped to that one.
Rebecca Rowanhorse is great - good call.
Derek Kunsken is great but it’s a shameless plug as we publish him.
Martha Wells’ Murder Bot books are great fun, Adrian Tchaikovsky’s recent sci-fi novels are good.
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Anyone wants any sci-fi and fantasy recommendations, give me a shout. It's what I do for the day job.
I like dystopian, end of the world type genres as well as time travel. Anything recent worth checking out? Not sure if horror is in your wheelhouse but any recommendations similar to Poe or Lovecraft would be appreciated too [emoji120]
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