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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Have you ever wanted to get into speculative fiction?
Don’t know where to start?
Overwhelmed?
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Yes, Yes, and Yes.
I've enjoyed the speculative fiction that I've read, starting in the late eighties with Walter Miller's
A Canticle for Leibowitz when I was in middle school. I read it again a couple of years ago, and was amazed at how much more I got out of it after twenty years of life experience and other reading.
I've read several of Harry Turtledove's books, (especially liked
Guns of the South) Eric Flint's
1632 series, and S. M. Stirling's
Conquistador. I like Alt History partly because I like "straight" history and am knowledgeable enough that I pick up on some of the subtlety and detail. I'm currently working my way through one of the
Alternate Generals books.
I look forward to exploring some of the older "classics" as there are books (and authors) on the lists that I haven't read, or in some cases even heard of.
I've heard of Asimov and Heinlein, but am embarrassed to admit that I don't think I've actually read anything by either.
I've got an old, yellowed, paperback of Niven's
Ringworld on my bookshelf. I bought it at a used bookstore solely because I liked the cover art, but I've never read it.
Put me on the list, Ill try to keep up.
Lindy
I'd also like to suggest putting
Guns of the South on the reading list.