Reggie Bautista wrote:
> 1983: Foundation's Edge, by Isaac Asimov (I think we should count all of
> the Asimov Foundation books as one series, but the Killer B trilogy as a
> separate series. Thoughts?)
>
> 1984: Startide Rising, by David Brin (Julia's vote is for all six Uplift
> books to count as one series. Thoughts?)
I want to voice my disagreement here - the idea (and I like the idea!) was to
come up with a must-read list - what you would present to someone new to Sci-Fi
to run with... It's not a list of what books we like. I enjoyed all the Uplift
books (obviously), but I'm not convinced that Sundiver should be on the
must-read list (assuming Startide is there to introduce the Uplift Universe, and
it must be on a must-read list).
As a list of must-read books, I think it should be books. Where do you draw the
line? Fire Upon the Deep and Deepness in the Sky are 30,000 years apart but
share one universe - is that a series? I think if you include a series in the
list, it must mean you think that every single book in the series is a must
read, and it should occupy that many places in the list.
Just my AUD0.04 on current exchange rates.
Russell Chapman
Brisbane Australia
