I can't really believe that, firstly, we're in the second decade of this century and, secondly, that it's already time for my (third) annual participation in Stainless Steel Dropping's Sci-Fi Experience which runs until the end of February. Where on earth does time go to?The "rules" are very simple and, as Carl says, "This is simply an opportunity to get together as a community and share a love of science fiction." I have a large stack of Christmas loot to get through and, for me, this is the perfect time of year to curl up and explore other worlds and new ideas without feeling too guilty about neglecting the huge amount of gardening we have to do. I consciously "save up" books for all of Carl's various challenges and am particularly looking forward to tucking into:
- Peter F Hamilton's HUGE Night's Dawn Trilogy which totals c. 3600 pages... Gulp.
- The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (and possibly Anathem too)
- Alistair Reynold's Chasm City
- Dust - Elizabeth Bear
As ever half the fun is seeing what other people are enjoying and using it as the perfect excuse to buy (or borrow) more! I'm also taking part in two book clubs this year that focus on female Sci-Fi & Fantasy authors and it's going to be really hard to resist reading some of the applicable books lined up for later in the year that are ready and waiting in my "library". The Elizabeth Bear book above is one of these reads so at least I can knock one off the TBR pile I have waiting! What temptation...
2 comments:
Oooo shiny temptations. I'll be reading Dust this month too once my copy arrives as a birthday present, mebbe I could squeeze in a bit more sci-fi in Feb (this month already feels full of reading commitments somehow.
I look forward to seeing what you think about Dust as I am really looking forward to reading it myself.
The joy of the Sci-Fi Experience is that it's just that. No targets. no guilt. The perfect excuse to indulge in the genre and seek out new authors you'd not normally try.
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