tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post7888189181532704769..comments2024-03-27T11:04:31.390-04:00Comments on From the Sorcerer's Skull: Science Fiction InspirationsTreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-82707873514047241712013-02-22T18:31:08.129-05:002013-02-22T18:31:08.129-05:00Heh. Well, evolution isn't always progress.Heh. Well, evolution isn't always progress.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-7706399786957218462013-02-22T18:01:00.074-05:002013-02-22T18:01:00.074-05:00Thanks. I found less than that, more's the pit...Thanks. I found less than that, more's the pity, but the term is definitely very suggestive of the general idea, as well as being evocative in itself - 'dream ape'. It's superb all in to be honest, and it seems to me an area ripe for exploration. As old schoolers we're arguably a bit like that too.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-26535428506627715692013-02-22T17:00:25.030-05:002013-02-22T17:00:25.030-05:00I can see that, for sure. I found the the first bo...I can see that, for sure. I found the the first book better than the second and I think that was part of the reason.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-41533965769786779522013-02-22T16:51:33.521-05:002013-02-22T16:51:33.521-05:00I read the risen books, and enjoyed them, but foun...I read the risen books, and enjoyed them, but found the argument against immortality banal and unconvincing. Aoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145284080419502886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-9251895467192704282013-02-22T11:31:55.266-05:002013-02-22T11:31:55.266-05:00@Porky - The dream-apes are one of the factions of...@Porky - The dream-apes are one of the factions of "exuberants"--people still into biological existence. They've put their minds in ape like bodies and live a pre-sapient existence.<br /><br />@Sean -The two previous posts should I linked to should get you started. I might do a favorite sci-fi post, at that. I guess the only problem is the variety of sci-fi makes comparisons a bit like apples and oranges.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-13770625119452792012013-02-22T10:52:19.866-05:002013-02-22T10:52:19.866-05:00Thanks for this, Trey. I'm woefully uneducate...Thanks for this, Trey. I'm woefully uneducated in pulp science fiction, but I'd like to delve into it more. The only pulp sci-fi I have is E.E. Smith's <i>Lensmen</i> books and H. Beam Piper's <i>Paratime</i> stories.<br /><br />I'd love to see more posts about your favourite science fiction stories.Sean Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429301144221551751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-44017563994237306262013-02-22T09:58:44.454-05:002013-02-22T09:58:44.454-05:00I haven't read any new science fiction in a wh...I haven't read any new science fiction in a while. I love it, and I love books, but skimming in a book store is enough to make me want to game it instead, and load up on other volumes with the funds, usually non-fiction.<br /><br />Re Dune, that book just doesn't get old, but I wonder if one day we won't just drop it and have a hard time remembering what the point ever was.<br /><br />And I like the sound of 'devolved dream apes'. I'm going to go and see if I can't find out what they are.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-56126862972186914612013-02-22T08:41:10.600-05:002013-02-22T08:41:10.600-05:00I will have to look up "The Risen Empire"...I will have to look up "The Risen Empire"....The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-43351878043272782942013-02-22T08:38:46.881-05:002013-02-22T08:38:46.881-05:00Old ones but god ones. I like Dick more for his sh...Old ones but god ones. I like Dick more for his short-fiction. In the realm of sort of "sci-fi in space" <i>Dune</i> and <i>Hyperion</i> remain among my favorites.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-67782710857572043312013-02-22T08:25:36.541-05:002013-02-22T08:25:36.541-05:00It's been a long time since I've read much...It's been a long time since I've read much Science Fiction. I think the ones that influenced me were the Forever War, Heinlein (pick a book), Dune I found astounding with amount of information he was able to include in a single novel and not bore you with giant information dumps, Foundation Series to a lesser degree, Asimov's short stories were the best imagination food for me, of course Dick's novels and Harlan Ellison is definitely a huge factor. But as you can see most of these guys are the old timers. Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-15922424307622014972013-02-22T07:57:13.752-05:002013-02-22T07:57:13.752-05:00Definitely. My favorite Egan novel is probably Qua...Definitely. My favorite Egan novel is probably <i>Quarantine</i>, though--I like it's cyberpunk without the punk-ness.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-67844063496199858042013-02-22T07:53:58.220-05:002013-02-22T07:53:58.220-05:00I absolutely LOVE Greg Egan's stuff. Another p...I absolutely LOVE Greg Egan's stuff. Another point regarding Diaspora: After a certain point in the story, the theme turns into Ultra-Hard Science Fiction Star Trek. Totally worth reading for people who haven't checked out any "Hard" Science Fiction. Permutation City is another good starting book for Greg Egan, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com