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Glad to see Ted Chiang make the list Jayhawk Send a noteboard - 10/01/2010 01:48:44 AM
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

It's my favorite book, so I can't argue :D

Stories of Your Life And Others by Ted Chiang

I would imagine he writes the most readable technical manuals out there. I just wish he would publish more spec fic!
“Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism, and you know how reliable that is.
Joseph Campbell
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20 Best Science Fiction Books of the Decade Darth_Katie - 13/12/2009 10:16:32 PM 1476 Views
How can Harry Potter be there and the Dark Tower not ? AgentOrange - 13/12/2009 11:53:10 PM 874 Views
I guess because... j-whitt987 - 14/12/2009 12:11:47 AM 866 Views
Oh. Well that sentence was too long! AgentOrange - 14/12/2009 07:48:19 AM 823 Views
I'm kinda meh on Harry Potter but at least I found it interesting enough to finish snoopcester - 14/12/2009 02:25:36 PM 823 Views
you're just saying that to hurt me *NM* AgentOrange - 14/12/2009 06:14:31 PM 370 Views
Awww. It isn't just to hurt you. snoopcester - 14/12/2009 08:55:44 PM 808 Views
I'm really struggling to finish Dark Tower.... Brian - 16/12/2009 07:19:35 AM 780 Views
Similar for me snoopcester - 16/12/2009 12:03:48 PM 867 Views
It's worth finishing. rebelaessedai - 16/12/2009 03:02:32 PM 825 Views
I think they put Oryx and Crake on lists like this just to spite Margaret Atwood *NM* Ouranid - 14/12/2009 12:10:35 AM 526 Views
What do you mean? *NM* Darth_Katie - 14/12/2009 01:52:01 PM 358 Views
She's on record as being a bit snobby about Sci-Fi and not wanting to be labelled with it *NM* snoopcester - 14/12/2009 02:23:46 PM 340 Views
Yes, and the book is bad. Ouranid - 14/12/2009 06:18:02 PM 858 Views
I liked it snoopcester - 16/12/2009 01:17:57 PM 849 Views
I agree with her 100%. It's not Science Fiction. *NM* Joker - 15/12/2009 06:47:50 PM 383 Views
She later changed her mind and said it is science fiction. Werthead - 15/12/2009 10:09:03 PM 1028 Views
I don't think of books like that as Sci fi but I can see the argument that they are snoopcester - 16/12/2009 01:19:45 PM 811 Views
Lists are created that we may complain about them. Craig - 14/12/2009 12:31:32 AM 825 Views
Yeah, what he said. *NM* jh - 14/12/2009 07:27:58 AM 347 Views
Read most of these Larry - 14/12/2009 12:43:05 AM 1112 Views
Thank you. Jayhawk - 10/01/2010 01:45:11 AM 1130 Views
Double post Jayhawk - 10/01/2010 01:45:27 AM 1064 Views
I'm a little surprised The Lies of Locke Lamora isn't on there, to be honest. Ghavrel - 14/12/2009 02:35:13 AM 793 Views
it's fantasy. not sf even by a stretch. *NM* Aeryn - 14/12/2009 05:52:05 AM 362 Views
and really, not very good. *NM* Aeryn - 14/12/2009 05:52:39 AM 378 Views
See below. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/12/2009 06:52:39 AM 359 Views
Harry Potter? *NM* Ghavrel - 14/12/2009 06:52:32 AM 379 Views
Re: 20 Best Science Fiction Books of the Decade snoopcester - 14/12/2009 02:28:29 PM 802 Views
Not sure if I could come up with a ranking. Werthead - 14/12/2009 05:28:34 PM 977 Views
I'd say the Scar is more balanced AgentOrange - 14/12/2009 06:18:13 PM 754 Views
Generally agree but... Jacob - 14/12/2009 06:22:50 PM 788 Views
Am I th eonly one who always reads Ekaterina Sedia as Ekaterina Sedai? *NM* everynametaken - 14/12/2009 08:52:57 PM 401 Views
Nope. *NM* rebelaessedai - 14/12/2009 11:41:01 PM 357 Views
Yes. Freak. *NM* jh - 15/12/2009 11:25:40 AM 341 Views
I thought it was a Wotmania username for a while *NM* Gher - 15/12/2009 06:38:16 PM 341 Views
Same. lord-of-shadow - 16/12/2009 05:35:55 AM 826 Views
Glad to see Ted Chiang make the list Jayhawk - 10/01/2010 01:48:44 AM 1063 Views
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