Science fiction

[Fixer808]

As a kid I loved the "Tripods" trilogy by John Christopher: The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead, and Pool of Fire.

Arthur C. Clarke's "Childhood's End" is fantastic. PKD is a genius.

[Jinsai]

has anyone read "Ready Player One" yet? It's been getting a lot of good press.

[jmtd]

Big SF reader. I write reviews of books I'm reading when done at <http://jmtd.net/book_review>. I also read a lot of short fiction and particularly enjoy the British SF magazine "Interzone".

has anyone read "Ready Player One" yet? It's been getting a lot of good press.

Yes. It's a fun ride, but it's really fan-servicey, nothing new or long-lasting. A popcorn novel.

on further reflection, i agree to an extent. i enjoyed the book, but the film expanded on the premise with something a bit more raw and visceral, and i felt more connected to the story. a rare occurrence. will definitley check out aldiss!

In the book, the setting was really secondary: it was a story about a man's relationship to his cousin. In the movie, it was much more about the setting and consequences. I enjoyed both, but I think they're very separate works (much like PKD movies, I guess James is lucky to get royalties on something which takes so little from her work!). I prefer the film which is landmark for dystopian cinema, imho.