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i) a small bust of Beethoven
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g) His name is Tucker. I used to tuck him into my partner's suitcase whenever he left town on business or to visit family. That is, until my partner told me to please knock it off. No longer a chaperon, Tucker is currently enjoying his retirement on top of the bookcase...
h)...where he's a little dusty...
i)...but doesn't have to share the view with Beethoven's bust.
You're next, Novelty.
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Poor Tucker, he gets no love.
Which Sci-Fi book did I just finish reading?
a. Prelude to Foundation, Isaac Asimov
b. Mercury, Ben Bova
c. 3001, Arthur C Clarke
d. The Forever Man, Gordon R. Dickson
e. Plague Moon, Christopher Evans
f. The Dance of Time, Eric Flint
g. American Gods, Neil Gaiman
h. Valor's Trial, Tanya Huff
i. Dark is the Moon, Ian Irvine
j. Crossroad of Twilight, Robert Jordan
k. Sixty Days and Counting, Kim Stanley Robinson
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i. Dark is the Moon, Ian Irvine, because i was the answer to the last question.
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f. The Dance of Time, Eric Flint
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Believe it or not Dark is the Moon is a fantasy title and not a sci-fi one. And no, that's not the book.
I've been meaning to read Eric Flint one of these days - most of his works are available at his baen online library (and get this!) - FOR FREE - but I figured it could wait until I have the time, so that's not it either.
Exnihil: Novelty, if he had a power, the obvious one to me would of course be "The Power of Grayskull"
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d. The Forever Man, Gordon R. Dickson
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That's one of my favourite Sci-Fi books ever written Quis. I first read it over 20 years ago, and have read it at least three times since, but not recently, so that's not it.
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h) Valor's Trial by Tanya Huff. The Legion reference caught my attention. So maybe it caught yours, too?
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I'll go with my favorite writer of the group who is sci-fi....
a. Prelude to Foundation, Isaac Asimov
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Ram Man - I'm totally in love with the Valor series (there are 4 books now) and I don't usually go for the military in space genre. I finished reading Valor's Trial though in the Starbucks attached to the Borders on the day I bought the book in Borders, which was not recently. 3001 was eye-opening and I think the late Sir Clarke projected a very believable atmosphere (pun not intended) in the book. I read it the year it was released which was IIRC 2001 or thereabouts, so no, not that recent. Believe it or not, Asimov bores me, although I will read him if there's nothing better available. I haven't even gotten as far as Prelude yet though (I'm still stuck on the 3rd book and that's gathering dust...) Originally posted by Novelty:
Poor Tucker, he gets no love.
Which Sci-Fi book did I just finish reading?
<strike>a. Prelude to Foundation, Isaac Asimov</strike>
b. Mercury, Ben Bova
<strike>c. 3001, Arthur C Clarke</strike>
<strike>d. The Forever Man, Gordon R. Dickson</strike>
e. Plague Moon, Christopher Evans
<strike>f. The Dance of Time, Eric Flint</strike>
g. American Gods, Neil Gaiman
<strike>h. Valor's Trial, Tanya Huff</strike>
<strike>i. Dark is the Moon, Ian Irvine</strike>
j. Crossroad of Twilight, Robert Jordan
k. Sixty Days and Counting, Kim Stanley Robinson
Exnihil: Novelty, if he had a power, the obvious one to me would of course be "The Power of Grayskull"
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g. American Gods, Neil Gaiman
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Ben Bova has a whole series of books based on the names of the planets. I bought Mercury ages ago, but haven't had the chance to read him yet.
Nice pick, Quis, Gaiman also writes Sci-Fi books as well. I'm not a huge fan of his comic works though, so I decided to pass on his non-graphical works as well for the time being.
So no to both.
Exnihil: Novelty, if he had a power, the obvious one to me would of course be "The Power of Grayskull"
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e. Plague Moon, Christopher Evans
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k. Sixty Days and Counting, Kim Stanley Robinson
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I picked Christopher Evans out from Wikipedia to fill in that slot, so that's not it.
I am a huge fan of Mr. Robinson though, ever since his popular Mars trilogy captured my imagination with is weird mix of science in a mainstream novel. Sixty Days is Book 3 of the series and follows Fourty Signs of Rain and Fifty Degrees and Rising. The series still has some real world science (mostly earth sciences), but since it's set in Washington DC, there's a lot more political science and drama (and fiction) than I'm accostomed to in a sci-fi book. It was a great read though (although the characters seem to speak way too similiarly for the novel to be believable) and indeed was the last sci-fi book I read (a few hours before posting the question).
So take it away deddy, and Merry Christmas to all! Happy Festivus/Hanukkah/Kwazaa/Yule/holidays!
Exnihil: Novelty, if he had a power, the obvious one to me would of course be "The Power of Grayskull"
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I haven't read those books but they sound interesting, I'll have to check them out.
What awesome news did I get this year for christmas?
a. I'm going to be a Dad!!!!!
b. I won the Oil Barons Dream home lotto
c. I was awarded a full scholorship for my engineering upgrading
d. My sister Krista is pregnant
e. My in-laws are buying me a skidoo for passing my certifaction exams
f. I got a job offer from one of the oil companies here
g. My old band mates are back in town and looking to rock out
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d. My sister Krista is pregnant
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Not much between despair and ecstacy
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a. I'm going to be a Dad!!!!!
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HWW...I wish, we've been trying but no luck yet.
Quis, you got it. She's known for a couple of weeks now, but announced it to the family over christmas
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I thought a. was too obvious, although it was a good pssibility. Congrats to your sister.
A question from me in a bit.
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