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[cymry]

i've decided i'm fed up of reading fantasy, and i'm determined to pick up a few sci-fi/mystery/suspense/historical/regular fiction books to give myself a change of pace. any suggestions? (note: i'm not guaranteeing i'll read them, just that i'll look into them).

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Did you say Sci-fi? *grin*

[eiresunrise.livejournal.com]

Well, if I were to recommend anything, first off I'd have to say Orson Scott Card: start with Ender's Game, and follw the tale(s) from there....If you prefer more stand alone, there's Robert J. Sawyer's Flashforward and Calculating God; Alison Sinclair's Cavalcade (why Cube and Cube 2 seemed vaguely familiar when I saw em); other names: Poul Anderson, Irvine Welsh, and old standbys like Kurt Vonnegut, and Phillip K. Dick- Do androids dream of electric sheep aka Bladerunner, or the one I'm packing with me...Man in the High Castle...

Between this and the fisheman's comment, I'm sure that's something to get you going....

Re: Did you say Sci-fi? *grin*

[(Anonymous)]

I totally back the ender's game suggestion (the enemy gate is DOWN). The other books in the four book series are more uneven, but still have good stuff in them.

--- Ouro

Re: Did you say Sci-fi? *grin*

[neotrixan.livejournal.com]

ooooh calculating god
i forgot that one