I’m very much enjoying Isaac Asimov’s Foundation.
What other classic science fiction books should I read? I’ve read very little of the genre.
Elizabeth
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Hello lovely people, just in case you need to snatch up a small moment of happiness today, you can find Tiny Moments of Joy here in both print and ebook form.
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Link is for direct purchase and the big retail stores. The site is in New Zealand dollars, so much much cheaper in most other currencies, including Narnian Lions😊
First foray into scifi novels.
I bought it yesterday, now roughly 15% in, and so far I'm liking it.
The in-world terms can be intuitively understood, and there's also a glossary at the back of the book. But I also like the challenge of trying to comprehend the jargon by context.
We've made a shelf just for classic #ScienceFiction in the SF section, here are three Joe has loved over the year:
The Illustrated Man: as a youngster, this short story collection was my gateway into the works of Ray Bradbury (still reading him today)
I Am Legend, Matheson's slim classic (oft-filmed, never really quite getting the book) captures that era of Cold War paranoia, fear and isolation
Wasp, a delightful, slightly anarchic adventure romp, beloved by Terry Pratchett. A highly resourceful agent is dropped on an enemy planet to cause distractions (the way a wasp can distract a much larger creature). The humour is like a forerunner of Harrison's later Stainless Steel Rat.
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Grey cover with black and white and purple coloured images of a long, curling dragon, and a rose, for Bradbury's The Illustrated Man
A city in flames and pandemonium is the backdrop to a single man with his back to us on the cover of Wasp
Orange and red hued cover to I Am Legend, showing a huge moon rising between tall city buildings