Few random things, completely unrelated...

[conuly]

Anybody heard of this book? The comic artist keeps reccommending books I'd already read (and liked), but this one is new to me. Should I devote part of my weekend to it?

From the Times:

In an effort to motivate our 7½-year-old grandson, Nathan, to call us, I decided on a monetary incentive: $1 for calling me in my office after school, $2 for

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[joeymew]

My dad, who is a living encyclopedia of everything Science Fiction, says that it's one of the best books he's ever read. He also says that if you do read it, there are a couple more books you're going to have to read in order to have the first book resolved. I kinda want to read it now after his summary...

[conuly]

Well, I'll read it, but ask him what those books are!

[joeymew]

Brightness Reef, Infinity Shore, and Heaven's Reach is the books that are directly resolving. He also says there are a few books set in the same universe, called Uplift War, Earth, and Sundiver.

*got a hold of a falling apart copy of Startide Rising* =D

[joeymew]

And we will all ignore my use of is instead of are, while I go and find the burlap bag and the reeds.

[packbat]

I didn't know that Earth was in the same universe as the Uplift books, but I've read it, Sundiver, Startide Rising, and the Uplift War. I think I read the first of the second trilogy as well, but was annoyed by the lack of a proper ending.

Yeah, but Startide Rising is good. I enjoyed it without knowing there was a sequel at all - it's got a nice coherent plot, a fun premise, and good action scenes. The Uplift War and Sundiver are good as well - I think the chronological order is Sundiver, Startide Rising, Uplift War, but they don't depend heavily on each other.