Update:
Nope, I screwed up. The Vernor Vinge one isn't a repackaging - I must have misread on the quick glance inside I had. I'll be buying a copy shortly.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Waterstones, Chelmsford
We popped into Chelmsford yesterday, mainly so Caroline could renew her driving licence (nearest post office with the facility to take her photo too) and, as is usual before these trips, I first printed up some of my bookmarks. I then went to Waterstones and offered to sign my books there. They were fine with that as usual and I went through about the 10 - 15 copies on the shelf. Meanwhile I was passing a greedy eye over a big fat Vernor Vinge tome, but on closer inspection discovered it to be a repackaging of Fire Upon the Deep & Deepness in the Sky, so gave it a miss. However, while browsing I did see some stuff I wanted to try. In the end I left Waterstones with the lot below:
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ReplyDeleteAh, sorted it.
ReplyDeleteah, i quite liked windup girl. i'd be interested to hear your take.
ReplyDeleteBoth The Windup Girl and Quantum Thief are definitely worth your time.
ReplyDeleteThe newest Vinge is Children of the Sky. I think they brought out the omnibus edition (is that the right word) of A Fire Upon The Deep/Deepness in the Sky in preparation for the release.
ReplyDeleteI quite enjoyed The Windup Girl, but didn't find it as 'stupendously great' as the hype made it out to be.
The Lost Fleet series is also good, although it has to be read as an entire series and things can get a bit repetitive. An interesting take on space battles though.
I found Windup Girl well written but very depressing. Quantum Thief is one of those books were nothing is explained and it takes about fifty references to something until you start to understand what he's talking about. Im on the fencer whether I read his sequel.
ReplyDeleteWindup Girl is excellent, very, very good.
ReplyDeleteI liked the story of Quantum Thief a lot, but as Jay stated it was indeed quite hard to follow at several point..
ReplyDeleteI still have to read Windup Girl, so will be very interested to hear your opinion, Neal.
Looking VERY MUCH forward to Children of the Sky. :-)
Just finished the 5/6 books in the lost fleet. An enjoyable read, not to taxing.
ReplyDeleteI have just ordered his "Beyond the frontier", which is a follow to the lost series.
I've read Fire Upon the Deep and Deepness in the sky and I really enjoyed them. I haven't read a Vernor Vinge books I haven't enjoyed. It would be nice if he produced something new.
ReplyDeleteWell, his latest Children of the Sky is going on sale from tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteIt's a direct sequel to A Fire Upon the Deep and is set on the Tine world.
Loved the wind-up girl. Original ideas. Really enjoyed reading sci-fi set in the East, with characters displaying Eastern morality. Felt it wrapped up a bit too neatly at the end though.
ReplyDeleteThe Quantum thief was great fun too, got a bit confused RE: "gevulots" from time to time, either I was too stupid to get it or sometimes the detail was lacking?
Damn, I seem to have screwed up. When I opened the book in the shop I saw 'Fire Upon the Deep' & 'Deepness in the Sky' and assumed it was just a repackaging. But now, upon further investigation, I discover otherwise. I must buy it.
ReplyDeleteMarcus, just started Wind-Up Girl and am enjoying it.
Neal, there actually was a repackaging edition brought out, so it will depend on which book you spotted.
ReplyDeleteThe repackaged (omnibus) edition is titled Zones of Thought and the new release is of course The Children of the Sky.
All the others seem pretty well covered, so I'll speak up for "Unto Leviathan". I read it a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it, which isn't always a Given with R.P. Russo
ReplyDeleteUnto Leviathan is excellent. It's one of those where I figure out what's going on just as the main character does and in this case what was going on was very, very bad news :)
ReplyDeleteI may have to read it again now.