duncann Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Well, after temporarily ruining my left index finger working on a small part of a song, I have a little extra time to read. Currently reading Bête, by Adam Roberts. Here's the first few sentences: As I raised the bolt-gun to its head the cow said: ‘Won’t you at least Turing-test me, Graham?’ ‘Don’t call me Graham,’ I told it. ‘My wife calls me Graham. My mum calls me Graham. Nobody else.’ ‘Oh, Mister Penhaligon,’ the cow said, sarcastically. We’ll have to assume, for the moment, that cows are capable of sarcasm. ‘It won’t much delay you. And if I fail, then surely, surely, go ahead: bye-bye-bos-taurus.But!’ ‘You’re not helping your case,’ I said, ‘by enunciating so clearly. You don’t sound like a cow.’ ‘Moo,’ said the cow, arching one hairless eyebrow. This may seem humorous, funny, or even stupid for a novel's premise. But going by any of Adam Roberts' past novels, I fully expect an in depth philosophical look at sentience, consciousness, and it's various impacts on a society when humans find a way to technologically create a new form of it. And told in a way that only Adam Roberts can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radatats Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 sounds like a very moo-ving story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillBee Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Just wrapping up the Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes. I don't get a lot of reading time so these fit in pretty well if I have a gap of a week or so. Last year I was on a Warhammer 40K Novel marathon - pretty much Military Sci-Fi in a grim future. :) -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Just wrapping up the Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes. I don't get a lot of reading time so these fit in pretty well if I have a gap of a week or so. Last year I was on a Warhammer 40K Novel marathon - pretty much Military Sci-Fi in a grim future. :) -Bill Never read any Sherlock Holmes, but since you have, you might be interested in The Fifth Heart, by Dan Simmons. Sherlock Holmes, who questions whether or not he is real, teams up with Henry James in Europe and they proceed to travel to the United States to get to the bottom of a global conspiracy. Takes place in the late 1800s. I made it to around page 300, but had to set it aside. It's a very well researched book (Dan Simmons is known for this), but it felt like in all his research, he couldn't leave out any, and I mean any, detail. It became too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arislaf Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Steven King mostly, and a lot of comics. Asterix, Punisher, Deadpool, Arkas are some of my main. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillBee Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Never read any Sherlock Holmes, but since you have, you might be interested in The Fifth Heart, by Dan Simmons. Sherlock Holmes, who questions whether or not he is real, teams up with Henry James in Europe and they proceed to travel to the United States to get to the bottom of a global conspiracy. Takes place in the late 1800s. I made it to around page 300, but had to set it aside. It's a very well researched book (Dan Simmons is known for this), but it felt like in all his research, he couldn't leave out any, and I mean any, detail. It became too much. Sweet - It does look like a real good book! Thanks Duncann! -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 The Eternal Champion by Michael Moorcock Recently happened upon the fact that the song Veteran of the Psychic Wars by Blue Öyster Cult is somewhat based on the it. At 13 years old this song intrigued me to no end(s), kinda cool to find out what I thought the lyrics were about is pretty close to the concept. Has anybody read This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Levitin, Daniel J.? It's a quick read and pretty interesting, especially if you're a science junky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillBee Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 The Eternal Champion by Michael Moorcock Recently happened upon the fact that the song Veteran of the Psychic Wars by Blue Öyster Cult is somewhat based on the it. At 13 years old this song intrigued me to no end(s), kinda cool to find out what I thought the lyrics were about is pretty close to the concept. Has anybody read This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Levitin, Daniel J.? It's a quick read and pretty interesting, especially if you're a science junky. Dude I loved the Elric Saga!! Long time Moorcock fan (I said Moorcock heh heh heh). -B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 This is my first encounter with him. Wish I had moor time to read!! And/or be able to read faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillBee Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 B'wahaha!!! Nice........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Has anybody read This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Levitin, Daniel J.? It's a quick read and pretty interesting, especially if you're a science junky. Thanks for the heads up on this. Looks interesting. Although reading some of the negative reviews does reveal some concern about the actual content. For big concept scientific stuff wrapped in a story, it's hard to resist anything from Greg Egan, Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds, or Gregory Benford. All authors with actual scientific backgrounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Thanks for the heads up on this. Looks interesting. Although reading some of the negative reviews does reveal some concern about the actual content. Thus my "quick read" disclosure. I will definitely look into these authors as I am fairly "author/literature illiterate" !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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