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    Quote Originally Posted by asiandude View Post
    why are you reading 50 yr old scifi?? but, are they good? compared to more recent ones?
    Why not, old stuff is best. I read stuff from the 30s and love it. Don't care as much about being politically correct and they have a feel to them you don't get today.

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    i think i may have read one Issac Asimov, when i was growing up. i was just surprised that people in this internet age are still interested in old novels.

    i don't read sci-fi much. prefer fantasy a bit more. comparing Lord of the Rings, Wheel of Time, and Game of Thrones, i find that the newer ones are easier to enjoy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by asiandude View Post
    i think i may have read one Issac Asimov, when i was growing up. i was just surprised that people in this internet age are still interested in old novels.

    i don't read sci-fi much. prefer fantasy a bit more. comparing Lord of the Rings, Wheel of Time, and Game of Thrones, i find that the newer ones are easier to enjoy.
    Do you like short stories? They aren't so popular today but were in the past. I read every writing about Conan from Robert E Howard. I mean I love Game of Thrones, but it's completely different. Also more a fan of fantasy than sci fi, but I love low fantasy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SEOINAGE

    Do you like short stories? They aren't so popular today but were in the past. I read every writing about Conan from Robert E Howard. I mean I love Game of Thrones, but it's completely different. Also more a fan of fantasy than sci fi, but I love low fantasy.
    Shall give it a try. You reading them on kindle or pdf format on the laptop?

    One big trouble with newer series is... the author dies before the series is finished e.g. late robert jordon. Or in the case of Game of Thrones, i will grow old just waiting for the next book...

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    Quote Originally Posted by asiandude View Post
    Shall give it a try. You reading them on kindle or pdf format on the laptop?

    One big trouble with newer series is... the author dies before the series is finished e.g. late robert jordon. Or in the case of Game of Thrones, i will grow old just waiting for the next book...
    http://gutenberg.net.au/plusfifty-a-m.html#letterH

    Bunch of free books on this site, scroll down to Robert Ervin Howard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by asiandude View Post
    why are you reading 50 yr old scifi?? but, are they good? compared to more recent ones?
    Oh man, Phillip K. Dick's Sci-Fi books were wayyyy ahead of their time. They contained amazing plot twists and real mindfvck moments in them. You should look into his books and short stories! I haven't read much recent sci-fi myself, but his stuff stands the test of time. There's a reason why so many movies (and some of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made too) were based on his books.

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    My favorite sci-fi author is Robert J. Sawyer. I highly reccommend The Neanderthal Parallax trilogy.

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