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As long as they aren't photino birds. -- Stephen Baxter, probably [1]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_(Baxter_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_
by queuebert 2y ago
As long as they aren't photino birds. -- Stephen Baxter, probably [1].
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_(Baxter_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_(Baxter_novel)
- causality0 2y agoBetween him and Alastair Reynolds I've become very tired of getting to the end of huge novel series and having the ending make me feel like none of the events mattered.
- pavel_lishin 2y agoWith Stephen Baxter, I always feel like it mattered, but I always feel sad. Forget happy endings - his books don't even have happy middles, or happy beginnings.
- pfdietz 2y agoRead something more cheerful, like from Peter Watts.
- causality0 2y agoPeter Watts novels play by anime rules half the time. "This biological creature can accelerate its whole body across a room and then decelerate to a complete stop in 40ms." "Vampire is super duper smert so she can stomp her feet to precisely manipulate extremely chaotic physical systems to achieve the exact outcome she wants". No other author keeps me so thoroughly engaged while making me constantly roll my eyes.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y agoJesus. Don't read Flood. I've never experienced existential dread with anything else.
- causality0 2y agoTry "The Killing Star".
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y agoThanks, will put it on the reading list.
- davedx 2y agoHa, you might enjoy The Drowned World