visticuffs commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
Skiff, I agree -- Rankin is a delight to read! My first Rankin was The Witches of Chiswick and I was heartily confused the entire time, but absolutely loved it. Jasper Fforde is another must-read. I...
View ArticleDora_Chloe commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
" books which I have liked to read over the years - This Immortal by Roger Zelanzy This Immortal" (1966) was Zelazny's first SF novel, and it shared the Hugo Award for Best Science Fiction Novel of the...
View ArticleOHinNJ commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
LOVE "Hitchhiker's Guide"! Now I get it when someone asks a questions and someone else answers "42". Also loved Android's Dream - in fact, the 1st few pages, which were very weird, kind of had a...
View ArticleKay commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
As if my reading list wasn't long enough! "Pastwatch" by Orson Scott Card is really great. It's an interesting time travel type story about Columbus.
View ArticleAmy Drysdale commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
Glad to see that Azimov, Pullman and Adams have all been referenced! And Neal Stephenson! Other people who have read Neal Stephenson! :) I'm currently buried in The Baroque Cycle, which is the prequel...
View ArticleDD commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
I just bought the English edition of "The more than complete hitchhikers guide" on a local fleamarket here in Germany... I've read the "Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy" before & loved it thus I'm...
View Articlevisticuffs commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
I just finished Eoin Colfer's HHG book, "And Another Thing" -- it was definitely an interesting experience! He managed to capture Adams's style every once in a while, and the story itself was pretty...
View ArticleEmily commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
Hitchhikers guide really travels fast! Plus its really inexpensive on Amazon..for a penny! Then again theirs shipping..
View ArticleGreen commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
Same as the comment on the previous entry, except signed in this time.
View ArticleChristopher Blevins commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
I love the whole Hitchhiker's series. I hope that they would fund another movie..maybe take it a bit more seriously too? And David - I don't know if you'll see this or not, but I've done Joomla...
View ArticleSusan commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
I am enjoying all the suggestions - I have already reserved "The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse" from the radio - what a wonderful title. For Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - try to get...
View ArticleSusan commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
Brain freeze caught me there - I reserved "The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse" from the LIBRARY, not the radio.
View ArticleK commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
The first science fiction I read was the books by Jules Verne. Being a biologist and a scientist, another science fiction favourite is Michael Crichtons Jurrasic park (the book, not the movie). And I...
View ArticleRichard T commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
As Tolkien, Adams and Azimov have already been mentioned, one cannot forget the great Roger Zelazny and "The Chronicles of Amber" series ... classic geekness. After all, who wouldn't want to warp space...
View ArticleSue commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
I read Tim Powers every year. He is such a fantastic storyteller, and I think my favourite would have to be Earthquake Weather and it's sequel, Expiration Date. Also for some Canadian talent we have...
View ArticleTyste commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
ok been watching the comments for a bit now, and noone seems to have mentioned Anne McCaffrey, why i don't know, but she is one of my all time favorites, despite her books being mostly for teens. I can...
View ArticleToby Elliot Newt commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
One I like is "House of leaves", by Mark Z. Danielewski, this is a truly unique book... It's read only by nerds... Maybe these won't count bc they are non fiction, but great nerdbooks: "I am A strange...
View Articlewavebunny commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
I can truly recommend anything by Douglas Adams (Dirk Gently's holistic detective agency is just brilliant, as is the BBC radio adaptation with Billy Boyd), and also Jasper Fforde, Philip Pullman etc....
View ArticleCdar2 commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
I'm getting a kindle for Christmas and, after reading your list here I've realized that I NEED a "Don't Panic" skin for it. If I can't find one I may have to see if I can get one custom made. ;) Maybe...
View ArticleFreePorn commented on 'More Great Geek Books'
Doctor Who is just such a really great book. I recommend it to all of you that didn't read it...It's a must read in a lifetime
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