RE: For Fantasy/Sci-Fiction Lovers: What Makes You Reada Book?
January 9, 2017 at 4:28 pm
(This post was last modified: January 9, 2017 at 4:32 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
I'm always looking for hard science fiction - not space opera or cyberpunk (been there, done that). Like others have said, the blurb is usually a good indicator.
I also read the first two or three paragraphs. A good writer will hook you right away and you'll know if he or she can "show" versus "tell".
I recently discovered him. Awesome stuff.
I also read the first two or three paragraphs. A good writer will hook you right away and you'll know if he or she can "show" versus "tell".
(January 9, 2017 at 3:53 am)Aoi Magi Wrote: Lastly, I cannot recommend my favorite author enough, Cixin Liu. Take a look at the "three body problem" and the last book in the series, remembrance of earth's past. It even contains a beautiful fairytale within a scifi, and the ideas are amazing.
I recently discovered him. Awesome stuff.
