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Excellent call-out on Barnes; he's one of the most under-rated authors out there. If you haven't read his stuff, pick it up.
by tjic 14y ago
Excellent call-out on Barnes; he's one of the most under-rated authors out there.
If you haven't read his stuff, pick it up.
- pavel_lishin 14y agoI think the only novel of his I read was Finity, and that kind of turned me off.
- xradionut 14y agoNot all of his work is great, but the "Thousand Cultures" series and "Century Next Door" series are the great reads. Note: The dark anti-hero in "Kaleidoscope Century" is probably the reason he hasn't won many major awards. You can't write such a character and not piss off the various sci-fi author and fandom cliches.
- tjic 14y agoAgreed. Barnes can go dark - REALLY dark. The Directive 51 universe is really dark, but has a ton of great ideas and great writing.
- pavel_lishin 14y agoThank you, I'll check them out