Re: 6 SF Authors Share Their Favorite Novels
Monica McAbee <[email protected]> Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:44:47 -0400
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--001a11452d7c6b0f92055c793f12 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Oooh, I'll have to reread those! It's been a long time. Monica McAbee Selection Librarian, Adult Services Materials Management Prince George's County Memorial Library System 9601 Capital Lane Largo, MD 20774 301-699-3500, ext. 6118 [email protected] www.pgcmls.info On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 4:14 PM, eyeguy <[email protected]> wrote: > Most definitely Majipoor! Sounds like the most interesting planet ever! > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S=C2=AE 6, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Monica McAbee <[email protected]> > Date: 10/26/17 7:49 AM (GMT-06:00) > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SF-LIT] 6 SF Authors Share Their Favorite Novels > > Ah, this was a good reminder that I need to read more John Brunner. So fa= r > I've only read Stand on Zanzibar. I don't remember it well enough to > comment on it. > > I've read almost all of the other books mentioned by these authors. David > Brin, whose books I've enjoyed very much, mentioned a couple I've not > tried, although I've certainly heard of Dragon's Egg. > > As for which imaginary world I'd like to actually spend time in (as > opposed to reading about), I'd have to think about that. It would have to > be a world that's interesting but also has inhabitants who are overall > decent beings. Gotta get to work now, though, so - any suggestions from y= ou > all? > > Monica McAbee > Selection Librarian, Adult Services > Materials Management > Prince George's County Memorial Library System > 9601 Capital Lane > <https://maps.google.com/?q=3D9601+Capital+Lane+Largo,+MD+20774+301&entry= =3Dgmail&source=3Dg> > Largo, MD 20774 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=3D9601+Capital+Lane+Largo,+MD+20774+301&entry= =3Dgmail&source=3Dg> > 301-699-3500, ext. 6118 <(301)%20699-3500> > [email protected] > www.pgcmls.info > > On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 8:29 PM, Dennis Fischer <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books, According to Six Bestselling Authors >> <https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/six-bestselling-authors-share-th= eir-favorite-other-worlds/> >> >> The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books, According to Six Bestselling Authors >> Kim Stanley Robinson, Andy Weir, and more share some of their favorites. >> >> <https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/six-bestselling-authors-share-th= eir-favorite-other-worlds/> >> >> > --001a11452d7c6b0f92055c793f12 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Oooh, I'll have to reread those! It's been a long = time.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"= gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><= div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Monica = McAbee<br></div>Selection Librarian, Adult Services<br></div>Materials Mana= gement<br></div>Prince George's County Memorial Library System<br></div= >9601 Capital Lane<br></div>Largo, MD 20774<br></div><div>301-699-3500, ext= . 6118<br></div><div><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D= "_blank">[email protected]</a><br></div><a href=3D"http://www.pgcml= s.info" target=3D"_blank">www.pgcmls.info</a><br></div></div></div></div></= div></div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 4:14 PM, eyeguy <spa= n dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">eyegu= [email protected]</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style= =3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><di= v>Most definitely Majipoor!=C2=A0 Sounds like the most interesting planet e= ver!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id=3D"m_-467803= 7736089073846composer_signature"><div style=3D"font-size:85%;color:#575757"= dir=3D"auto">Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S=C2=AE 6, an AT&T 4G LTE sma= rtphone</div></div><div><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:100%;color:#00000= 0"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Monica McAbee &l= t;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">monica.mca= [email protected]</a>> </div><div>Date: 10/26/17 7:49 AM (GMT-06:00) </d= iv><div>To: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">SF= [email protected]</a> </div><div>Subject: Re: [SF-LIT] 6 SF Authors Sha= re Their Favorite Novels </div><div><br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Ah, th= is was a good reminder that I need to read more John Brunner. So far I'= ve only read Stand on Zanzibar. I don't remember it well enough to comm= ent on it.<div><br></div><div>I've read almost all of the other books m= entioned by these authors. David Brin, whose books I've enjoyed very mu= ch, mentioned a couple I've not tried, although I've certainly hear= d of Dragon's Egg.</div><div><br></div><div>As for which imaginary worl= d I'd like to actually spend time in (as opposed to reading about), I&#= 39;d have to think about that. It would have to be a world that's inter= esting but also has inhabitants who are overall decent beings. Gotta get to= work now, though, so - any suggestions from you all?</div></div><div class= =3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"m_-467803773608907384= 6gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>= <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Monica= McAbee<br></div>Selection Librarian, Adult Services<br></div>Materials Man= agement<br></div>Prince George's County Memorial Library System<br></di= v><a href=3D"https://maps.google.com/?q=3D9601+Capital+Lane+Largo,+MD+20774= +301&entry=3Dgmail&source=3Dg">9601 Capital Lane</a><br></div><a hr= ef=3D"https://maps.google.com/?q=3D9601+Capital+Lane+Largo,+MD+20774+301&am= p;entry=3Dgmail&source=3Dg">Largo, MD 20774</a><br></div><div><a href= =3D"tel:(301)%20699-3500" value=3D"+13016993500" target=3D"_blank">301-699-= 3500, ext. 6118</a><br></div><div><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= fo" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br></div><a href=3D"htt= p://www.pgcmls.info" target=3D"_blank">www.pgcmls.info</a><br></div></div><= /div></div></div></div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 8:29 PM, Dennis Fisc= her <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target= =3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote clas= s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad= ding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-fam= ily:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"= ><div id=3D"m_-4678037736089073846m_1523829620374686997yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_15= 08976101036_12683" dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"https://www.sciencefriday.com/art= icles/six-bestselling-authors-share-their-favorite-other-worlds/" class=3D"= m_-4678037736089073846m_1523829620374686997enhancr2_8591eb31-714a-c995-3750= -a1b6c9648349" id=3D"m_-4678037736089073846m_1523829620374686997yui_3_16_0_= ym19_1_1508976101036_12889" target=3D"_blank">The Best Sci-Fi 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