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Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
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Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
it'd be exciting to read some sci-fi where there was more serious theory being discussed or characters arguing the politico-historical relevance of real events in a meaningful way. I'm not a marxist but I would jump on some sci-fi that expressed the conflicts of marxist dialectics. Suitably bore others to tears but if some marxist sci-fi could be written in a literary format similar to dostoyevsky...
Almost finished reading the "Best of H.P. Lovecraft". In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.
Next, I'm gonna go with "Dracula" by Bram Stoker.
I have to finish World War Z because I just grabbed The Last Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko which just came out here. I do love the characterizations in World War Z ... really enjoying it!
I just started World War Z. Not too far in, but appears to be well written. This might not be a good idea though as I've had zombie dreams the last two nights.
sure, I've read perdido street station and thought there was a fair balance of exploring his politics but not at the expense of the story or the genre. Plus it managed to restore my interest in sci-fi/fantasy novels. Although, his writing still isn't on par with what I have in mind. I haven't really found any sci-fi/fantasy writers that really have that full literary approach filtering their science fiction or fantasy imaginations. Delany is another author who sometimes provides glimpses of what I'd like to see but so far it's no go.Have you read much by China Mieville? He's not really written anything that absolutely revolves around marxism but it's obviously a big part of his mind (he's published a book on marxism and international law and is a member of the socialist workers party here in the UK, the closest we have to a real marxist party) and it comes through a lot (IMO) in the dynamics of the world that he's built.
And they're absolutely superb books, the best fantasy author working today IMO. Not sci-fi though.
sure, I've read perdido street station and thought there was a fair balance of exploring his politics but not at the expense of the story or the genre. Plus it managed to restore my interest in sci-fi/fantasy novels. Although, his writing still isn't on par with what I have in mind. I haven't really found any sci-fi/fantasy writers that really have that full literary approach filtering their science fiction or fantasy imaginations. Delany is another author who sometimes provides glimpses of what I'd like to see but so far it's no go.
Delany is another author who sometimes provides glimpses of what I'd like to see but so far it's no go.
Iain M Banks definitely, the player of games in particular has politics as an integral part of the plot.
Not tried Vernor Vinge though, I've added A Fire Upon the Deep to my amazon basket of stuff to buy Thank you for the recommendation, and you definitely need to try China Mieville if you haven't already.
Any particular place to start with Meiville? Perdido Street Station looks like his first book.( Nice to be compared to The Phantom Tollbooth when describing his book for kids. That was a great book.)
Hope you enjoy Vinge--he's a bit dated now, but I think the book you've picked is one of his best.
Not read the Phantom Tollbooth either, is it good kids fiction rather than harry potter type dross?