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Jim Pettengill
Jim Pettengill HalfDork
10/23/24 11:13 p.m.

Just finished Douglas Preston's Extinction and liked it.  I like some his books (and some of the ones the ones co-written with Childs) but not all. Don't much care for his Pendergast books. Extinction: think Jurassic Park with mammals.  An older book of his (theirs?  Can't remember) that I liked was Riptide, loosely based on the now well known Oak Island story, but written long before the TV series.  Yeah, I follow the series because I read the same Readers' Digest story that the brothers did, way back when I was in college, which dates me pretty well.

TravisTheHuman
TravisTheHuman MegaDork
10/23/24 11:16 p.m.
Kreb (Forum Supporter) said:

Reading Till we are lost, one of the Bobiverse series by Dennis Taylor. Good fun, and it got me thinking of what a good fundamental scenario the series presents. If you've got an endearing protagonist, why not have a handful of replicants just like him, but diverging according to their experiences? It's perfect for maintaining multiple storylines. 

I was enjoying these, but the one before this one (Heaven's river?) got really long.  I made it through, but kinda lost interest.  Does this one get back to what 1-3 felt like?

Kreb (Forum Supporter)
Kreb (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
10/23/24 11:23 p.m.

In reply to TravisTheHuman :

Funny you should say that. I had the exact same experience. Finished Heavens River and walked away for a couple of years. This one starts a little slow, but warms up nicely. 

wheelsmithy (Joe-with-an-L)
wheelsmithy (Joe-with-an-L) GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
10/24/24 1:59 p.m.

All the Light We Cannot See.

Highly recommended.

stroker
stroker PowerDork
10/24/24 3:52 p.m.

I'm just finishing "A City on Mars" which is an exhaustive exploration of both the feasibility and wisdom of space exploration.   It does not lack detail.

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