Stego Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 You[b] all [/b]need to read this shit. -[url="http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/HON114/Nightfall.htm"][b]Nightfall[/b][/url] by Isaac Asimov -[url="https://www.msu.edu/user/carterca/rose.htm"][b]A Rose For Ecclesiastes[/b][/url] by Roger Zelazny -[url="http://lucis.net/stuff/clarke/9billion_clarke.html"][b]The Nine Billion Names of God[/b][/url] by Arthur C. Clarke -[url="http://www.lasalle.edu/~didio/courses/hon462/hon462_assets/sound_of_thunder.htm"][b]A Sound of Thunder[/b][/url] by Ray Bradbury -[url="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/03/spider-robinson-read.html"][b]The Persistence of Vision[/b][/url] by John Varley (Audio) -[url="http://www.ottolejeune.com/index.php/downloads/041_a_gun_for_dinosaur/"][b]A Gun For Dinosaur[/b][/url] by L. Sprague DeCamp (Audio) -[url="http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/delany3/delany31.html"][b]Aye, and Gamorrah[/b][/url] by Samuel Delany -[url="http://www.faludi.com/classes/networkobjects/readings/Bradbury_Soft_Rains_1950.pdf"][b]There Will Come Soft Rains[/b][/url] by Ray Bradbury -[url="http://terror.snm-hgkz.ch/lovecraft/html/rats.htm"][b]The Rats In The Walls[/b][/url] by H.P. Lovecraft -[url="http://www.asimovs.com/Nebulas03/Lobsters.shtml"][b]Lobsters[/b][/url] by Charlie Stross If this becomes popular and you want me to continue, I'd be happy to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needle Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I just can't stand reading from a screen. Give me a good to honest book any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqen the FatManderly Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Library is free. Actual books, okay selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Wow, negativity. Most libraries suck for selection. Fee, I agree, but the economy is shit and people are cheap. (And even the pretentious around here seem awfully ignorant of the classics.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vrana Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 This is great, I read almost all my Checkov from my computer. Besides, my library has a shitty selection and even then only in swedish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaldanya Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Have read both Nightfall and Nine Billion Names of God - both of which are a cracking read. I'll check out some of the others. Thanks, Stego. N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoN Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I've read most of these, as I cut my teeth on the classics. But I love love love A Rose For Ecclesiastes by Roger Zelazny. Always fun to re-read. Cheers, Steg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Nice list, Stego! I've read everything but the Delany (I know, I know!), DeCamp and Varley. Looks like I know what I'm doing after I finish Eifelheim. I also agree with Stego in that many libraries' collections are woefully inadequate when it comes to good genre fiction. Only in larger cities (with a significant number of branches) are you going to get collections that go beyond the bog-standard and the shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 [quote name='Ghost of Nymeria' post='1690783' date='Feb 18 2009, 08.27']But I love love love A Rose For Ecclesiastes by Roger Zelazny.[/quote] I'm going to kidnap you and make you one of my wives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 These arent [i]the best [/i]short stories, though they are some of them.... They are some of the best I could find for free. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needle Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Sorry for being negative, Charlie :P I just stole a quick flick through the Lovecraft. I cannot read from the screen! I just skim. But it caught my eye that the cat was called '[b]nigger-man[/b]'. That just...made me laugh after the last few days ultra PCness round here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 (I can't read off the screen, either.) But some people even PAY MONEY for a Kindle. (Kindling would be a more apt name, IMO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoN Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I use to have a problem with it, but I think years of EJ has trained me to be able to read detail points on the screen. :P Can't imagine paying for a Kindle though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 I print out EJ. Yes, yes, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashiara Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks, Stego. I have a hard time reading off the screen too but[i] my[/i] local library has almost none of the books I want to read, so I'll take whatever I'm offered. I'll definitely read these stories. I think I've read the Lovecraft one but I'm not even sure about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoN Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 [quote]I print out EJ.[/quote] That is the most awesome thing. Ever. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needle Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 What's EJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoN Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Elitist Jerks is the [url="http://elitistjerks.com/forums.php"]uber nerd forum[/url] for people who like to play WoW but need more math in their lives. Fascinating place, draconian moderation policies, and mad attention to minutia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 [quote name='Ghost of Nymeria' post='1690818' date='Feb 18 2009, 09.10']Elitist Jerks is the [url="http://elitistjerks.com/forums.php"]uber nerd forum[/url] for people who like to play WoW but need more math in their lives. Fascinating place, draconian moderation policies, and mad attention to minutia.[/quote] A Gun For Dinosaur is one of my favorite stories, as is The Nine Billion Names of God. Evenn if these folks don't want more I sure as hell do:). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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