mmm Bruce Sterling :) also Kim Stanley Robinson. Dana
On 8/10/05, SStewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've just finished the new Harry Potter book and it's much better than the > last one. It's a break from what I usually read, William Gibson, Bruce > Sterling y'know, cyberpunk... > > > > Scott A. Stewart, > Web Application Developer > > Engineering Consulting Services, Ltd. (ECS) > 14026 Thunderbolt Place, Suite 300 > Chantilly, VA 20151 > Phone: (703) 995-1737 > Fax: (703) 834-5527 > > "Many thousands of years ago, a blue faced Pict stepped on a bloated sheep > carcass... and thus the Pipes were born" > > .... the Scottish Rogues > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 12:03 pm > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Recommended Summer Reading > Importance: Low > > > Deanna Schneider wrote: > > > I need some new summer reading options. I've lately been on a Dick > > > Francis kick. And, I'm looking for other stuff that would constitute > > > an easy summer read. Just about any genre is fair game - as long as it > > > has decent characters and an interesting story. > > > > > > So, what are your suggestions? I tend to go on author binges - so I > > > guess I'm looking more for authors than particular books. But, I'll > > > take either. > > I've been reliving my childhood by reading all of the "Dragonlance Books". > Very satisfying if you're into that kind of thing. ;^) > > But if you've never read them either the "Tarzan" or the "John Carter of > Mars" series (both by Edgar Rice Burroughs) are great light reads. > Essentially both are often the same archetypical story repeated over ("I'm > lost!" or "I must save Jane/Deja Thoras!" are the two most common threads). > > But in that there's a lot of style and, especially in the Mars stories, some > wonderfully backward science. ;^) > > Jim Davis > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:169133 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
