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That's true Isaac Send a noteboard - 30/06/2013 11:14:16 PM

View original postThe Mote in God's Eye is classic 70's scfi. Oddly enough I am not really a big fan of either man's solo work but I like their collaborations. I really liked Footfall and Legacy of Heorot as well but to be honest I read them all decades ago and I don't know how well they held up.

Ringworld is a good book but I can't really think of anything else by Niven that really impressed me and even that one is a touch weak plot-wise, alternatively Mote has all the components of a good book without any real deficiencies. While both are pretty solid writers they do seem to make better collaborators.

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Test Your Geekdom, Vol XVI: A Novel Idea Isaac - 30/06/2013 05:57:49 PM 1177 Views
Answers Isaac - 30/06/2013 06:06:11 PM 972 Views
I got 24 points random thoughts - 30/06/2013 08:12:36 PM 763 Views
For my money you should get partial credit for "Mona Lisa Overdrive." Joel - 11/08/2013 11:41:04 PM 637 Views
18, and a couple of them I only got because the title is rephrased in the hint. *NM* Tom - 30/06/2013 08:28:09 PM 355 Views
This won't go well. nossy - 30/06/2013 08:46:13 PM 788 Views
Re: This won't go well. Isaac - 30/06/2013 11:27:23 PM 783 Views
I'm not picking on you, I just wanted more points. nossy - 01/07/2013 07:18:11 PM 727 Views
Well, I'll have to take it up with High Council of Geeks but you raise a valid point Isaac - 01/07/2013 10:20:34 PM 683 Views
Twenty-five. That's more than I was expecting... Legolas - 30/06/2013 08:47:14 PM 729 Views
You should try reading it random thoughts - 30/06/2013 09:09:06 PM 655 Views
That's true Isaac - 30/06/2013 11:14:16 PM 741 Views
Not as strong as my comic or movie replies 16 points ironclad - 30/06/2013 11:03:18 PM 799 Views
You know what surprises me... Isaac - 30/06/2013 11:11:34 PM 682 Views
Re: You know what surprises me... Nate - 01/07/2013 12:31:29 AM 696 Views
Re: You know what surprises me... Isaac - 01/07/2013 02:52:46 AM 710 Views
Re: You know what surprises me... random thoughts - 01/07/2013 05:23:47 PM 680 Views
Re: You know what surprises me... Isaac - 01/07/2013 05:32:02 PM 694 Views
Oi. nossy - 01/07/2013 07:17:05 PM 684 Views
come on the numbers time you have said "random thoughts posted what I was going to post" random thoughts - 02/07/2013 01:11:23 AM 711 Views
That probably includes several people who haven't even read it, or seen the movie. Legolas - 01/07/2013 06:11:51 PM 677 Views
Kansas and cyclone? nossy - 01/07/2013 07:16:08 PM 693 Views
Exactly. Joel - 11/08/2013 11:38:34 PM 600 Views
You would really need to rephrase it for people not to get it. Tom - 01/07/2013 10:16:05 PM 672 Views
I'll have a bash Edit: I got just 14. Should have gotten number 2. Stephen - 01/07/2013 01:38:47 AM 887 Views
Despite having read only a fraction of these, I would have scored 29/32 if I hadn't checked Larry - 01/07/2013 07:40:29 AM 1096 Views
For what it is worth, I recommend the Sprawl Trilogy as entertaining and thought provoking. Joel - 11/08/2013 11:49:41 PM 712 Views
Re no. 2 – did we find out her parentage in that book? If not, I don't think the question's fair. Tim - 02/07/2013 09:42:09 PM 808 Views
Yes, it's around a third of the way into the book Isaac - 02/07/2013 10:16:20 PM 675 Views
Playing along with this one solely for sake of #5; 22. Joel - 11/08/2013 11:35:54 PM 702 Views
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