buying books

As there has been no new books bought yet this year, why does not people
start reckomending some books which IFIS could get. Okay, there may not be
many quality books being written, but that does not mean there are none
worth buying!

Certainly, I am reading the Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars series, and
still have the receipts for them. They are excellent, modern SF, and I would
be more than happy to pass them on to IFIS (for cash, I'm afraid).

IFIS has a few Iam M. Banks books, but as they were bought without much
knowledge, I don't think we have a complete series. Could those that know
name all the books in this culture series, as these seem to be fairly well
taken. Opinions are welcome, but again not *everyone* has to like a book for
it to be worth it.

Also, how about the recent stuff that Donaldson has written: can we have a
complete list of the titles, so this Gap series can be bought? Or how about
a list of the latest Anne McCaffrey series?

If the committee feel happy with suggestions, then some new books could then
be got in! I guess it will be next term now, but I am more than happy to
drive down to that excellent bookshop "The Sign Of the Dragon". Or they do
mail books for cost-price.

Jenny Gould

---
jenny@


"Share and Enjoy"
-Marketing Division, Sirius Cybernetics Corporation

(The above opinions do not represent a policy statement for or on behalf of
One Chip Solutions)

cULTURE: Consider Phlebas
The Player of Games
Use of weapons
Excession
The state of the art (short stories)
Non culture banks sf:

Feersum Endjinn
I can't remember but it is bloody good

The Gap series: The gap into conflict: The real story
The gap into vision: Forbidden Knowledge
The gap into power: A dark and hungry god arises
The gap into madness: Order and Chaos
The gap into ruin: This day all gods die.( Winner of the CLyth prize for most unsubtle title of all time)
............................................................................................................
....clyth(a)vla.maff.gov.uk
...'Where am I?'
...'In the VLA'
...'What do you want?' etc etc
.. I am not a number, unless you happen to be counting in roman.


----------
From: Jenny Gould
Sent: 18 December 1997 13:44
To: (IFIS chat)
Subject: buying books

As there has been no new books bought yet this year, why does not people
start reckomending some books which IFIS could get. Okay, there may not be
many quality books being written, but that does not mean there are none
worth buying!

Certainly, I am reading the Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars series, and
still have the receipts for them. They are excellent, modern SF, and I would
be more than happy to pass them on to IFIS (for cash, I'm afraid).

IFIS has a few Iam M. Banks books, but as they were bought without much
knowledge, I don't think we have a complete series. Could those that know
name all the books in this culture series, as these seem to be fairly well
taken. Opinions are welcome, but again not *everyone* has to like a book for
it to be worth it.

Also, how about the recent stuff that Donaldson has written: can we have a
complete list of the titles, so this Gap series can be bought? Or how about
a list of the latest Anne McCaffrey series?

If the committee feel happy with suggestions, then some new books could then
be got in! I guess it will be next term now, but I am more than happy to
drive down to that excellent bookshop "The Sign Of the Dragon". Or they do
mail books for cost-price.

Jenny Gould

---
jenny@


"Share and Enjoy"
-Marketing Division, Sirius Cybernetics Corporation

(The above opinions do not represent a policy statement for or on behalf of
One Chip Solutions)

In article <"/GUID:B52830880F77D111BB5B000000000001*"@MHS>, Lyth Chris <Chris.C.Lyth@> wrote:
"Use of Weapons". "Feersum Endjinn" and "Against a Dark Background" are in
the library already, if my memory serves me right.

Can I suggest "The Wasp Factory" on the basis that it is an interesting
counterpoint to the SF stuff, even though it is strictly out-of-genre?


Can I also suggest "Geta" (which will be called "Courtship Rite" if you get
the American print) by Donald Kingsbury? "The Moon Goddess and the Son" is
not as good, but is still worth getting.

Some other suggestions in SF:

Nova - S.R.Delaney

Alien Embassy - Ian Watson

Time and Again - Clifford Simak

Many things by Micheal Crichton, because in an age where films are
introducing people to SF, they ought to be there.



Some other suggestions in fantasy:

Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert A Heinlein (How could we overlook
*those*?)

The Screwtape Letters - C.S.Lewis (and also the Narnia seven, of course)



Simon

---
"This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind" -Ecclesiastes 4:16

simon@ | Not affiliated to any religion
simon@ | Not affiliated to any politics
H (+44/0)1784 431998 | Not affiliated to any ideology
W (+44/0)1784 434568 (GMT/BST) | What does that make me?

"I have been asked to point out, as if you couldn't guess, that my rantings
are not the opinions of One Chip Solutions. So now you know, don't you..?"

I notice from a quick search of the online booklist that you're missing one of
Roger Zelazny's Amber series. (The last one!)

It's "Prince of Chaos", and since you've got the other nine, it would make
sense to finish them off.

BTW - Are all you Star Trek fans aware that you can now get a

STAR TREK CREDIT CARD

from the Bank of Scotland. It's a MASTERCARD, and it's got a picture of the
Enterprise on it. I gather it's particularly useful for buying gold-plated
spock-shaped chess sets by mail order, in an attractive presentation box.

I'm not going to bother myself, I'm still looking for another card with
a picture of penguins on it, but hell - if you were thinking of getting a
credit card anyway...

Dominic.

"The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it."
[Dudley Moore]

<SNIP>
I could offer Excession by Iain M Banks for a few quid. I don't
personally like it but as you can see there are a number of Iain M Banks
fans in IFIS... :)

Martin

cULTURE: Consider Phlebas
The Player of Games
Use of weapons
Excession
The state of the art (short stories)
Non culture banks sf:

Feersum Endjinn
I can't remember but it is bloody good
I've remembered Against a dark background
Thanks whoever named it in their own emails
............................................................................................................
....clyth(a)vla.maff.gov.uk
...'Where am I?'
...'In the VLA'
...'What do you want?' etc etc
.. I am not a number, unless you happen to be counting in roman.


----------
From: Lyth Chris
Sent: 18 December 1997 14:25
To: 'Jenny Gould'; 'ifis-chat'
Subject: RE: buying books

cULTURE: Consider Phlebas
The Player of Games
Use of weapons
Excession
The state of the art (short stories)
Non culture banks sf:

Feersum Endjinn
I can't remember but it is bloody good

The Gap series: The gap into conflict: The real story
The gap into vision: Forbidden Knowledge
The gap into power: A dark and hungry god arises
The gap into madness: Order and Chaos
The gap into ruin: This day all gods die.( Winner of the CLyth prize for most unsubtle title of all time)
............................................................................................................
....clyth(a)vla.maff.gov.uk
...'Where am I?'
...'In the VLA'
...'What do you want?' etc etc
.. I am not a number, unless you happen to be counting in roman.


----------
From: Jenny Gould
Sent: 18 December 1997 13:44
To: (IFIS chat)
Subject: buying books

As there has been no new books bought yet this year, why does not people
start reckomending some books which IFIS could get. Okay, there may not be
many quality books being written, but that does not mean there are none
worth buying!

Certainly, I am reading the Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars series, and
still have the receipts for them. They are excellent, modern SF, and I would
be more than happy to pass them on to IFIS (for cash, I'm afraid).

IFIS has a few Iam M. Banks books, but as they were bought without much
knowledge, I don't think we have a complete series. Could those that know
name all the books in this culture series, as these seem to be fairly well
taken. Opinions are welcome, but again not *everyone* has to like a book for
it to be worth it.

Also, how about the recent stuff that Donaldson has written: can we have a
complete list of the titles, so this Gap series can be bought? Or how about
a list of the latest Anne McCaffrey series?

If the committee feel happy with suggestions, then some new books could then
be got in! I guess it will be next term now, but I am more than happy to
drive down to that excellent bookshop "The Sign Of the Dragon". Or they do
mail books for cost-price.

Jenny Gould

---
jenny@


"Share and Enjoy"
-Marketing Division, Sirius Cybernetics Corporation

(The above opinions do not represent a policy statement for or on behalf of
One Chip Solutions)

Jenny said:
If someone wants to write a list...
Consider Phlebas a novel. *
The Player of Games *
Use of Weapons *
The State of the Art (short stories I believe).
Against a Dark Background*
Feersum Endjinn? (not quite sure for this one - don't have a copy and can't
remember reading it.)
Excession *

I have the ones marked * if someone has a missed a major part of their life and
hasn't read them and I'd be happy to lend them provided I can get them back.

Stephen