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I am starting on a Sci-Fi kick, and boy do I have a stack of material to work through. I have a bunch of Leigh Brackett's Eric John Stark, Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos, Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga, and a few other odds and ends. I decided to start with one of the odd ends.
I have never read any Niven or Pournelle before, but so far I am impressed.
I started the book on Saturday night (12/17/11) and as of 2:00 AM last night I am on page 104 of 560. It is hard to put down. The plot is engaging. The writing is clever. The dialogue is realistic. I like it. It also helps that so far I have only found one thing that dates the book to the 1970s. That would be a single reference to the computer systems using tape for input.
I can see why this is novel is considered a classic. It has me thinking that I need to add "Lucifer's Hammer" and the Ringworld series to my reading list.
So far I have to recommend it. Hopefully it will finish as well as it started.
I have never read any Niven or Pournelle before, but so far I am impressed.
I started the book on Saturday night (12/17/11) and as of 2:00 AM last night I am on page 104 of 560. It is hard to put down. The plot is engaging. The writing is clever. The dialogue is realistic. I like it. It also helps that so far I have only found one thing that dates the book to the 1970s. That would be a single reference to the computer systems using tape for input.
I can see why this is novel is considered a classic. It has me thinking that I need to add "Lucifer's Hammer" and the Ringworld series to my reading list.
So far I have to recommend it. Hopefully it will finish as well as it started.