Books
2009 so far:
Neal Stephenson - Anathem - a heavy tome, but excellent. I even enjoyed the 'calcas' (explanations of theorics - aka theoretical science and mathematics), but I may be weird.
Tom Holt - You Don't Have To Be Evil To Work Here, But It Helps - Good comedy fantasy. I should read more of his books (I love Who's Afraid of Beowulf).
Ken MacLeod - Star Fraction - Definitely one of the best books I've read in a long time. Near future sci-fi, with a good smattering of politics and computers. Just my cup of tea.
I also finished off Tucker's 'Instead of a Book...' although I skipped most of the section on banking since I currently have no idea what he was talking about (he seems to have assumed that his readers would know the basics - not a bad assumption when writing for Liberty really - I'll go back to them when I know what he's defending from the critics).
Currently reading the sequel to Star Fraction, The Stone Canal, which is so far proving to be just as good (if not better).
Neal Stephenson - Anathem - a heavy tome, but excellent. I even enjoyed the 'calcas' (explanations of theorics - aka theoretical science and mathematics), but I may be weird.
Tom Holt - You Don't Have To Be Evil To Work Here, But It Helps - Good comedy fantasy. I should read more of his books (I love Who's Afraid of Beowulf).
Ken MacLeod - Star Fraction - Definitely one of the best books I've read in a long time. Near future sci-fi, with a good smattering of politics and computers. Just my cup of tea.
I also finished off Tucker's 'Instead of a Book...' although I skipped most of the section on banking since I currently have no idea what he was talking about (he seems to have assumed that his readers would know the basics - not a bad assumption when writing for Liberty really - I'll go back to them when I know what he's defending from the critics).
Currently reading the sequel to Star Fraction, The Stone Canal, which is so far proving to be just as good (if not better).