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I did like the first a little better, but both are good.

I'll give it a try.

I have that one on my list to read - a lot of people have recommended it.

As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, I haven't read any Sanderson yet, and will likely try Mistborn soon. Never read Hamilton.

I read the first Jemisin book, but not the others. I did enjoy it though.

The Hyperion series is great. I read Consider Phlebas this year as well, and I'm glad someone warned be that it's one of the weaker of the series. I liked the next in the series better.

I honestly think I would have enjoyed both more if I had read the books first. The series was so faithful to the books that reading them afterwards doesn't bring much new to the experience. And the casting of the series was absolutely perfect. I couldn't imagine Amos being done better.

That's a novella in the Captive's War series, right? Corey seems to like doing novellas and short stories as side stories from the main books.

Thanks, I read that as well. I liked it, but agree it's not as strong.

I've only listened to a handful of audiobooks. I have a short work commute, and there's rarely a time when I want to engage with a story that I can't just read it, which I prefer. But I looked him up and he sure has done a lot of them, so he's clearly popular.

I'm close friends with a guy who was a reviewer for Locus Magazine, and when I started wanting to read more in the late 80s, he went to the bookstore with me and guided me to a handful of books. That one and Neuromancer were among them, and really helped hook me into the genre.

What did you think of the first book or two? It's not unusual for the latter books of a series to be weaker or less engaging - I'm happy with any one book that I like.

Gateway has to be one of my all time favorite books - I might have to reread it soon. It has pretty much everything I want from an SF story.

I never played Mass Effect and I'm not familiar with the storyline.

Okay, thanks for the recommendation

Looks fun. I've read a lot of Charles Stross, he's pretty reliable.

Oh, I read Riverworld way back in the day. Don't really remember it though.

Multiple people mentioning Murderbot, which is great. So much fun.

I've been thinking about rereading those. I read them all in the late 80s and really enjoyed them. I've read so much since then, I wonder what I'd think now.

It's really fantastic. Would be hard to pick a favorite of the three.

I have that on my list and I'm sure it will be read soon.