Jon wrote: > > > recently, i've been reading a lot of british authors; lain banks, peter > hamilton, ian mcdonald, ian r. and ken macleod, alastair reynolds, bob shaw, > chas stross... > i mostly read hi tech,, cutting edge, near future hard sf, some urban > fantasy and alt history. > rhys hughes is on my list and maybe finish the canopus in argos: archives, > by doris lessing >
So have you read Bank's most recent, Matter? I tried to pick up Anathem the other day but the bookstore I frequent was out already which is just fine as I'm in the middle of several others including Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses, Baxter's Manifold: Time and McCollough's Adams bio. All the Pretty Horses which is the first book of a trilogy is a bit of a departure from the other two McCarthy books I've read (Blood Meridian and The Road) in that it isn't nearly as bleak and violent. There's even a bit of humor. The guy can write a gripping story though; I couldn't put down The Road. Doug Not a Git, maru _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
