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^ Check this out. One of my favourite novels. A lot of her other books are good politics-heavy science fiction, but this is my favourite.

The Mars Trilogy would be a good shout, too. They're concerned with the terraforming of Mars and the development of human civilization on the planet, and there are obviously a lot of political aspects to emerge from a book like that. Amazing books, although they do take up a lot of yr time.

Brave New World, too.

I'm about to jump into Steinbeck again. I just bought his short story anthology.

Great author! I have always liked The Pearl. I currently am reading The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer.. really good war novel.

Another big fan of William Gibson's right here too :beer:

You're missing out. Zero History is by far the best book I've ever read about a pair of pants. Great cap to his last trilogy. Though the ending makes me wonder if this is a sign of an impending retirement from novels. Especially with an antagonist going by the name Big End. Hell, I'm pretty sure he even references what 'could' be the origins of The Finn at one point.

I still think All Tomorrow's Parties is my favourite. Yours?


Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash - It's a great story on the concept of cultural vs. base-species language and technology with an interesting view of how world politics merged with corporate attitudes could advance. Plus when you consider the way the author perceived electronic communication and technology in 1992 it's pretty mind blowing.


Philip K. Dick - The Man in the High Castle - This one is way more about corporate and interpersonal politics. It's sci-fi in the alternate history sense as opposed to outer space and aliens. A what-if the Axis won World War 2 premise for another of PKD's explorations on the dualities of man.

my fave is the steampunk novel he did with Bruce Sterling - The Difference Machine

Nice, I'll have to pick that one up someday. I've always been iffy about collaborations between authors and generally stick to their solo work. I'm assuming the steampunk angle is a bit more of Sterling's doing?

both

i can't remember if it's The Difference "Machine" or "Engine", though - might need to google that

Im reading The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields.

Its fantastic, Id def recommend it

the Stone Diaries is pretty great, a bit like Atwood lite, though

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I'm reading this, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about and I haven't read anything new in a while.

Wouldn't it be nice by Brian Wilson it's an excellent and very intimate look into the life of a music genius I highly recommend this book.