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[jij]

I'll be travelling a lot this summer, and I need to stock my ebook reader!  At the moment I have only seven books left to read in it, and I live in terror of running out (seriously, it's a phobia;  I've been known to INSIST on going book shopping because I only had a few hundred pages left and couldn't bear the prospect of running out).  So I

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[marmalade_girl]

If you've never read her before, you should try Connie Willis. She writes science fiction - not the space and aliens sort, but rather the social science fiction that takes a look at human society. Passage is an excellent book to start with, but Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog are pretty brilliant as well. The first deals with a scientific exploration of near-death experiences and the other two are time travel stories. (Though set in the same universe and with some shared characters, Doomsday Book is very serious stuff, while To Say Nothing of the Dog is more like a hilarious romp through a Victorian manners play.)

Another author you might enjoy is Sharon Shinn. I *highly* suggest her Archangel, the first in her Samaria series. It seems to be fantasy, but as you read more in the series, it's clear that it's really a science fiction series. I also suggest Mystic and Rider, which is the first of a quartet. It's definitely more classic fantasy. Shinn is one of the best character-builders I've read. ^__^

Let me know if you check out either of these wonderful ladies' books. I'd be interested to know what you think.

[animeartistjo]

On Sharon Shinn, her most recent Angel book, Angel Seeker is very good--has two parallel plot lines that intersect in the coolest of ways (spoiler, maybe? XD)

[jij]

Ooh, they sound really cool. *makes a note of it* I'll go looking!

[jij]

I think I bought my father some Willis for Christmas a couple of years back, because he loved time-travel and I've heard such good things about her. I don't think he's gotten to them yet, so maybe I will first. :)

The Shinn sounds awesome as well, I'll definitely look into them both! I have a weakness for fantasy-style science fiction, somehow. I don't know what's so cool about it, but I love it.