> Russell wrote-
> 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.
I can agree with Russell, but I would love to know when a book is part of a
series at least (especially if it is "other than" a first in a series). I
will be "catching up" forever and never really know how to avoid "jumping
into the middle" of a series that isn't indicated in the title when I look at
a list.
Dee
