Comments on: Where Should I Start? http://www.silverspider.com/2008/where-should-i-start/ The Web site of Alex S. Jones, community catalyst, user advocate, Web technologist, barbecue acolyte & information junkie Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:02:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Alex http://www.silverspider.com/2008/where-should-i-start/#comment-28742 Alex Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:11:38 +0000 http://www.silverspider.com/2008/where-should-i-start/#comment-28742 Thanks guys! Those are excellent suggestions. I've actually recommended Ender's game in the past and had totally blanked on it. Overclocked is a very good choice, and I've heard very good things about McCaffrey's series, though I haven't read anything she has written myself. I should change that. I'll also check out the short stories from Sterling. Again, thanks for the recommendations, please keep 'em coming! Thanks guys! Those are excellent suggestions. I’ve actually recommended Ender’s game in the past and had totally blanked on it. Overclocked is a very good choice, and I’ve heard very good things about McCaffrey’s series, though I haven’t read anything she has written myself. I should change that. I’ll also check out the short stories from Sterling.

Again, thanks for the recommendations, please keep ‘em coming!

]]> By: patrick http://www.silverspider.com/2008/where-should-i-start/#comment-28741 patrick Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:34:39 +0000 http://www.silverspider.com/2008/where-should-i-start/#comment-28741 Alex, don't know about Django, but sci-fi for non-geeks I can do. Ender's Game, Starship Troopers (the Heinlen short story, not Starship 90210 the movie), or Dragonflight, the first in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. Those three are wonderful entries into some classic sci-fi from which it's not too hard to spin off to Frank Herbert's work, Asimov, or even more fantasy-oriented like Tolkien. Alex, don’t know about Django, but sci-fi for non-geeks I can do. Ender’s Game, Starship Troopers (the Heinlen short story, not Starship 90210 the movie), or Dragonflight, the first in Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series.

Those three are wonderful entries into some classic sci-fi from which it’s not too hard to spin off to Frank Herbert’s work, Asimov, or even more fantasy-oriented like Tolkien.

]]> By: Rob Sawkins http://www.silverspider.com/2008/where-should-i-start/#comment-28739 Rob Sawkins Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:39:08 +0000 http://www.silverspider.com/2008/where-should-i-start/#comment-28739 Sci-fi for non-geeks eh? Might be an obvious choice, but how about Overclocked by Cory Doctorow? Or there's Bruce Sterling's Visionary in Residence short stories... Sci-fi for non-geeks eh? Might be an obvious choice, but how about Overclocked by Cory Doctorow? Or there’s Bruce Sterling’s Visionary in Residence short stories…

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