Anyone else ever tackled this? I'm currently on book six. For the most part it's been a very fun read although book five was easily the worst and really not on par with the previous four novels.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarnatio ... mmortality
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2Read the whole series when it came out years ago- I really enjoyed it. Personal favorite was "On a Pale horse", and agreed that the later ones went down a bit on quality- but he generated so many books over the years that it's not surprising I suppose.
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3Good grief, yeah, 25 years ago or whenever it came out.
I agree with "On a Pale Horse" was my favorite.
I agree with "On a Pale Horse" was my favorite.
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5Back then I was reading Ringworld, Enders Game, The Rama stuff, The Foundation Trilogy, etc. This series slipped under my radar.Inquisitor wrote:Good grief, yeah, 25 years ago or whenever it came out.
I agree with "On a Pale Horse" was my favorite.
And ya, Pale Horse is clearly the star of the series. I don't plan on going on after the sixth one.
You SF fans read Spin yet? Best SF novel I've read this century.
http://www.amazon.com/Spin-Robert-Charl ... 076534825X
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7Yep- did Ringwold and the others, must have missed Rama though, I'll have to dig into that and pick up Spin for sure.
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8Another must read for any SF fan is this one. Only SF book I've read 3 times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legacy_of_Heorot
Have you also read the 2 Hyperion novels by Simmons?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legacy_of_Heorot
Have you also read the 2 Hyperion novels by Simmons?
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9I was on a Piers Anthony kick in high school. Both Xanth and Incarnations of Immortality. Yeah, Pale Horse was the best of the Incarnations series.
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10don1960lp wrote:Another must read for any SF fan is this one. Only SF book I've read 3 times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legacy_of_Heorot
Have you also read the 2 Hyperion novels by Simmons?
I have read the Hyperion stuff, along with Endymion and the others- also got into the cyberpunk genre for years. Also read the Xanth series- was addicted back in junior high/high school. One of my favorites at the time was the Thomas Covenant chronicles. Also really liked the original David Eddings Belgariad stuff.
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11Bingo. And. Xanth. Just. Wouldn't. End.SmokeFan wrote:I was on a Piers Anthony kick in high school. Both Xanth and Incarnations of Immortality. Yeah, Pale Horse was the best of the Incarnations series.
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12Love it, and all of his other work.
But he's definitely a dirty old man.
But he's definitely a dirty old man.
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13For sure. Not quite a misogynistic as Heilein though.gascolator wrote:
But he's definitely a dirty old man.
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14I used to love Heinlein growing up, but I have serious reservations about revisiting his works. I'm afraid I will end up hating him if I do.don1960lp wrote:For sure. Not quite a misogynistic as Heilein though.gascolator wrote:
But he's definitely a dirty old man.
My wife loves this series, and got me to read it. When we were dating. I recall really liking book 1 and 6, but I barely remember the intervening books.
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15The juvies are pretty safe, and I think you'd be OK with Stranger in a Strange Land and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (my personal fave). Probably best to stay away from the self-indulgent meta/crossover stuff he did later on.Mivonks wrote: I used to love Heinlein growing up, but I have serious reservations about revisiting his works. I'm afraid I will end up hating him if I do.
Regarding Mr. Anthony: as usual for his series, Incarnations starts out strong and then augurs into the earth. You probably should have stopped at #5…
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16I loved the Incarnations as a young teenager, but haven't revisited them since.
It looks like that set is better left to memory.
I did recently read Pohl's Gateway, which kept my attention, and then left me disappointed ... though that wasn't the book's fault. Th problem is that our local libraries don't have the rest of the books in the series, and I'm too cheap to buy it (we have far, far too many books already, and most already reside in boxes).
Definitely written in a different era, however ... think liberal seventies machismo, with a dash of Mary Sue.
It looks like that set is better left to memory.
I did recently read Pohl's Gateway, which kept my attention, and then left me disappointed ... though that wasn't the book's fault. Th problem is that our local libraries don't have the rest of the books in the series, and I'm too cheap to buy it (we have far, far too many books already, and most already reside in boxes).
Definitely written in a different era, however ... think liberal seventies machismo, with a dash of Mary Sue.
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17No such thing as too many booksrharper wrote:I loved the Incarnations as a young teenager, but haven't revisited them since.
It looks like that set is better left to memory.
I did recently read Pohl's Gateway, which kept my attention, and then left me disappointed ... though that wasn't the book's fault. Th problem is that our local libraries don't have the rest of the books in the series, and I'm too cheap to buy it (we have far, far too many books already, and most already reside in boxes).
Definitely written in a different era, however ... think liberal seventies machismo, with a dash of Mary Sue.
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18I thought that once ... but now we're talking thousands. My wife and I are both avid readers, and both teach literature ... and we are technically scholars as well, though I haven't written much of anything since the dissertation. The personal collections are unwieldy, but when you add in the professional collections as well, things get ugly.Inquisitor wrote:
No such thing as too many books
If we were to empty the storage units, and the boxes in the shop, and in the spare bedroom, we'd have to have wall-to-wall shelves in at least a couple of rooms ... which would be cool, if it weren't for the fact that most of these (non-pro) books are used, old paperbacks, not really worth keeping. We lived on poverty wages and student stipends for many years while building this collection, and it shows.
Libraries don't even want most of them, because they won't hold up.
We should just burn them, or recycle them, or something ... but something deep inside recoils at the thought of destroying books, even if they are falling apart. So they sit, in boxes, unloved and unread.
The e-book revolution came too late to save us.
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19I love SF and read a lot of Heinlein growing up. More of it holds up than some authors. Clarke & Asimov does as well. I rarely read Anthony and even more rarely enjoyed it.
Best Modern stuff:
David Brin - Startide Rising series, Earth and Existence are the best. Postman is good but forget the bad Costner movie even exists.
Lois McMaster Bujold - The Vorkosigan Saga.
Neal Stephenson, William Gibson, Vernor Vinge, Joe Haldeman, & Neil Gaiman are all things I'll pick without concern.
Best Modern stuff:
David Brin - Startide Rising series, Earth and Existence are the best. Postman is good but forget the bad Costner movie even exists.
Lois McMaster Bujold - The Vorkosigan Saga.
Neal Stephenson, William Gibson, Vernor Vinge, Joe Haldeman, & Neil Gaiman are all things I'll pick without concern.
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20Another great one. Skip the sequels though.wlewisiii wrote: Best Modern stuff:
David Brin - Startide Rising series, Earth and Existence are the best. Postman is good but forget the bad Costner movie even exists.
http://www.amazon.com/Spin-Robert-Charl ... words=spin
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21Good modern stuff: Leviathan Wakes and sequels, by James SA Corey.
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22Piers Anthony was one of my favorite sci-fi authors growing up. I still recall with great fondness the Immortality series 33 years later. I'm tempted to re-read it but fear it wouldn't stand up to my memory of it.
I also enthusiastically endorse the James SA Corey and the Leviathan series, excellent stuff if you like the genre.
I also enthusiastically endorse the James SA Corey and the Leviathan series, excellent stuff if you like the genre.
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23The first one, "On a Pale Horse" probably would but the others, not so much. He just didn't sustain the coolness of that first one IMO.MudPuppy98 wrote:I'm tempted to re-read it but fear it wouldn't stand up to my memory of it.
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24Good idea, I recognized the title immediately; this coming from a guy who still picks up new books, reads a few chapters, and then realizes he read it over 20 years ago... Damn cover changes and re-release publication dates...don1960lp wrote:The first one, "On a Pale Horse" probably would but the others, not so much. He just didn't sustain the coolness of that first one IMO.MudPuppy98 wrote:I'm tempted to re-read it but fear it wouldn't stand up to my memory of it.
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