Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos might be a good fit. The futuretech is there in huge doses, there are a group of heroes who are on the journey for various reasons and there are huge battles. Plus the Shrike is an awesome big bad.
--- In [email protected], Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@...> wrote: > > Angela, the way you phrased that made a neuron in my brain flip states. > There's something in that vein, but I can't remember it. I'm thinking on it, > and I'll put it into the database, along with a few others. > > On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 4:05 PM, angelababycat <asrobin...@...>wrote: > > > > > > > That's a good point. I guess I need to think about the kinds of books I > > used to read...they were probably more fantasy, but I think I want something > > with a little techy edge to it too. So like "Lord of the Rings" (all which > > I've read) with space ships and other planets. > > > > MEANWHILE, I took the liberty of making a table in the Database section > > with the recommendations. Everyone is free to add/edit/delete their > > recommendations as they wish. When I go to the bookstore, I'm taking the > > table with me. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Angela > > > > --- In [email protected] <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, Keith > > Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> wrote: > > > > > > Pure scifi only, or are you open to fantasy as well? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Angela Robinson" <asrobinson@> > > > To: [email protected] <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 10:30:48 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > > Subject: [scifinoir2] ISO good book recommendations > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's been a while since I've made time/had time to curl up with a book, > > but now am looking for a good sci-fi novel to sink my teeth into. If you > > could maybe only get through one sci-fi book this year, what would it be? > > > > > > Angela > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >
