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    Starship Troopers: Redone???

    Yeah, it might yet still, you probably haven't reached the part where Rico's teacher (highschool flashback) disassembles[sp?] the Constitution. Frankly though the future society that Heinlein draws is more libertarian than conservative and politics never disturb the military plot (of the book...
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    Ender: too much of a good thing?

    I just finished the third sequel (Children of the Mind) and the character that really pulled those four together was Jane. My fave was Xenocide, that book had the most fantantistic ending, far better than the "depressed" ending for Game. Rereading Game for the 3rd time though it becomes more...
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    Foundation

    A)Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation comprise the original (and IMHO, best) trilogy; Foundation's Edge and Foundation & Earth complete that line of thought with 3 permanent characters (Trevor, Bliss, and some old guy); Prelude to Foundation and Forward the Foundation officially...
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    "SF Grandmaster"

    The more obvious solution would be time travel. Ironically even if he could be resurrected HG Wells (and his rather small collection of brilliant social critique that just happens to be science ficiton) wouldn't qualify for the award and he would probably decline the offer anyways. People...
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    What makes it feel real?

    Everytime we read we suspend belief. Its a funny thing but I will wholeheartedly suspend my belief for any book with consistent tone (I'm not too picky). Some writers choose to focus on details, yet that doesn't define belief because their are too many details to possibly include them all...
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    Your First Time

    Redwall in 5th grade was the first time that I actually read and recognized fantasy for what it was. I actually stayed with that repetitive series until highschool (9th grade) when Asimov began to occupy most of my reading time. In 6th grade I read Bradbury's Martian Chronicles (one of those...
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