I recommend the following
Coyote : Allen Steel - "interstellar exploration and settlement" The stories of the journey to the new planet and the perils and battles to form a colony are wonderful. Hyperion : Dan Simmons - outstanding story written in a pilgrim's progress style. Several unconnected people make the journey to Hyperion and their stories of why will amaze. Summertide : Charles Sheffield. The twin planets of Opal and Quake are orbiting close to their suns creating a once in a lifetime event. Book is full of great characters and introduces the mysterious "Builders" who have created mysterious artifacts throughout the known universe Gateway : Frederik Pohl. - "Gateway is a space station built into a hollow asteroid (or perhaps the dead heart of a comet) constructed by the Heechee, a long-vanished alien race. Humans have had limited success understanding Heechee technology found there and elsewhere in the solar system" Mother of all Storms: John Barnes - I've read this many time, a release of methane causes a super hurricane which causes a multitude of problems. A bunch of great characters with a cyberpunk feel. Stand on Zanzibar: John Brunner - Another great story "The story is set in 2010, mostly in the United States. A number of plots and many vignettes are played out in this future world, based on Brunner's extrapolation of social, economic, and technological trends. The key main trends are based on the enormous population and its impact: social stresses, eugenic legislation, widening social divisions, future shock, and extremism. Certain of Brunner's guesses are fairly close, others not, and some ideas clearly show their 1960s mind-set." Hope these help. Cheers Mick Hanrahan _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
