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Jesse Evans wrote: what was the first SciFi book you read? Probably my birth certificate - I remain convinced that I'm not from here, but my parents aren't confessing to anything yet. I have no idea, actually, but I recall that my school library had several Heinlein and Asimov books in it, and I finished off most of the library by the third grade. Most likely it was one of those that caught my interest. "Your village called -
They're missing their idiot."Roger Wright wrote: Probably my birth certificate :laugh::laugh::laugh: Roger Wright wrote: I remain convinced that I'm not from here My wife says I'm from the Pleiades. Maybe we know each other... :-D 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
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Roger Wright wrote: Probably my birth certificate :laugh::laugh::laugh: Roger Wright wrote: I remain convinced that I'm not from here My wife says I'm from the Pleiades. Maybe we know each other... :-D 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
Lost twins, maybe? Separated at launch... "Your village called -
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Referring to this[^], what was the first SciFi book you read? Mine was Tom Swift Jr. and his Megascope Space Prober[^]. It was a gift from my Mom. I went on to read all the Tom Swift books I could find and went on from there to some of the greats like Heinlein, ee 'doc' smith, etc... 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
probably "Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine" Josef Wainz Software Developer
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Lost twins, maybe? Separated at launch... "Your village called -
They're missing their idiot."Roger Wright wrote: Lost twins, maybe? Maybe... Have a look at my profile; we're only 11 months apart in age and we looked alike (sort of) in high school. 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
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Referring to this[^], what was the first SciFi book you read? Mine was Tom Swift Jr. and his Megascope Space Prober[^]. It was a gift from my Mom. I went on to read all the Tom Swift books I could find and went on from there to some of the greats like Heinlein, ee 'doc' smith, etc... 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
I can't remember my first. I know that I read a lot of the Doctor Who novelizations as that's all the local library had in its childrens sci-fi section. I actually have a copy of 'Tom Swift and The Asteriod Pirates' on my shelf. It's dated as 1969 but thats a couple of years before I was born, so I assume I picked it up at a jumble sale in the late 70's - early 80's. I got a lot of my sci-fi collection second hand. Michael 'Logic, my dear Zoe, merely enables one to be wrong with authority.' - The Doctor: The Wheel in Space
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Referring to this[^], what was the first SciFi book you read? Mine was Tom Swift Jr. and his Megascope Space Prober[^]. It was a gift from my Mom. I went on to read all the Tom Swift books I could find and went on from there to some of the greats like Heinlein, ee 'doc' smith, etc... 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
I'm not sure but there's two possibilities, neither of which I can remember the title [memorable books they were]. One book might have been called "Space Prison" or something like that, a star ship gets caught by aliens, the aliens dump the crew on a desserted planet, the story then goes through there plans, failures, success as they adapt to this planet. A decent story. The other book, I have no idea of to the title :~ . Would love to get my hands on the book though. All I remember about it was that there was a story some people involved, some lightning, some mountains, and that's about it. The cool thing about it was that in signifigant parts of the book it asked you to type in the Basic code on the pages and run the program when you were finished. You then had to figure out a password or something like that to do something with the program. You then continued on with the story. Obviously the programming part of the book was very easy to do, just a simple copy/type but got me hooked on programming. The only program I remember typing in was were the people were in a storm and there was lighting going on, the program reflected this by showing lighting on the screen, didn't work to well as it was all ascii characters, no graphics, no colour. Anybody know what I'm talking about? :confused: Greba, My lack of content on my home page should be entertaining.
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Referring to this[^], what was the first SciFi book you read? Mine was Tom Swift Jr. and his Megascope Space Prober[^]. It was a gift from my Mom. I went on to read all the Tom Swift books I could find and went on from there to some of the greats like Heinlein, ee 'doc' smith, etc... 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
Mine was The Dying Earth, by Jack Vance (the first of the four works contained in this single-volume reprint), which I read at the tender age of four. Vance wound up becoming my favorite scifi/fantasy writer; if you haven't read Cugel's Saga, you haven't lived! The Demon Princes novels are also great, without exception. Nobody I ever met who's read his mature stuff is anything but a rabid fan. His early stuff, like The Last Castle and The Dragon Masters, are most familiar to people, but they were written before he really hit his stride. Regards, Jeff Varszegi
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Referring to this[^], what was the first SciFi book you read? Mine was Tom Swift Jr. and his Megascope Space Prober[^]. It was a gift from my Mom. I went on to read all the Tom Swift books I could find and went on from there to some of the greats like Heinlein, ee 'doc' smith, etc... 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
I don't have any idea..... But there is a sci fi book from my childhood that I have been trying to track down. I cannot for the life of me remember the name though. It was basically about this kid that lived in a domed city. All the people in the city had implants in the back of their neck that told them when to go to work, and when to go to school and things of that nature. So this kid goes and escapes to the world outside, and has to learn to survive. That's about all I can remember of it. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Anyone remember the name of the book? I think it may have been a short series. Anyone? Anyone? Beuller?
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Referring to this[^], what was the first SciFi book you read? Mine was Tom Swift Jr. and his Megascope Space Prober[^]. It was a gift from my Mom. I went on to read all the Tom Swift books I could find and went on from there to some of the greats like Heinlein, ee 'doc' smith, etc... 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
My god that's a long time ago :) I have no idea what my first sci-fi book was - probably something by H.G.Wells or similar... Rob Manderson http://www.mindprobes.net "I killed him dead cuz he was stepping on my turf, cutting me out of my bling the same way my ho cuts cookies, officer" "Alright then, move along" - Ian Darling, The Lounge, Oct 10 2003
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Referring to this[^], what was the first SciFi book you read? Mine was Tom Swift Jr. and his Megascope Space Prober[^]. It was a gift from my Mom. I went on to read all the Tom Swift books I could find and went on from there to some of the greats like Heinlein, ee 'doc' smith, etc... 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
Jesse Evans wrote: Referring to this[^], what was the first SciFi book you read? If I can remember correctly, it was Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke.....great book....and series.... Cheers, Miah
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Referring to this[^], what was the first SciFi book you read? Mine was Tom Swift Jr. and his Megascope Space Prober[^]. It was a gift from my Mom. I went on to read all the Tom Swift books I could find and went on from there to some of the greats like Heinlein, ee 'doc' smith, etc... 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
Mine was Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game[^] Wonderful book - although I never got into any of its sequels... -- Russell Morris "So, broccoli, mother says you're good for me... but I'm afraid I'm no good for you!" - Stewy
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Referring to this[^], what was the first SciFi book you read? Mine was Tom Swift Jr. and his Megascope Space Prober[^]. It was a gift from my Mom. I went on to read all the Tom Swift books I could find and went on from there to some of the greats like Heinlein, ee 'doc' smith, etc... 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
That's a tough one. I've been reading Sci-Fi since I was a wee lad. The earliest one I distinctly remember reading is Andromeda Strain, though the novelizations of the [original] Star Trek TV series may have preceded that. Actually the more I think about it, I'd say it's the best book of all time Where the Wild Things Are. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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Mine was Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game[^] Wonderful book - although I never got into any of its sequels... -- Russell Morris "So, broccoli, mother says you're good for me... but I'm afraid I'm no good for you!" - Stewy
The sequels were nothing on the original. Actually I rather think Card is a one hit wonder. But many will disagree. It was a great original though. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: "Cynicism has it's place in life - but it should be kept well away from your inner self." Crikey! ain't life grand?
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Referring to this[^], what was the first SciFi book you read? Mine was Tom Swift Jr. and his Megascope Space Prober[^]. It was a gift from my Mom. I went on to read all the Tom Swift books I could find and went on from there to some of the greats like Heinlein, ee 'doc' smith, etc... 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
Too early in my life to remember exacts but it must have been an Asimov, Silverberg or Heinlen. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: "Cynicism has it's place in life - but it should be kept well away from your inner self." Crikey! ain't life grand?
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Referring to this[^], what was the first SciFi book you read? Mine was Tom Swift Jr. and his Megascope Space Prober[^]. It was a gift from my Mom. I went on to read all the Tom Swift books I could find and went on from there to some of the greats like Heinlein, ee 'doc' smith, etc... 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
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Referring to this[^], what was the first SciFi book you read? Mine was Tom Swift Jr. and his Megascope Space Prober[^]. It was a gift from my Mom. I went on to read all the Tom Swift books I could find and went on from there to some of the greats like Heinlein, ee 'doc' smith, etc... 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
It was Leo Szilard, "Voice of the Dolphin" (or something like that, the title of the translation was "Die Stimme der Delphine"). I was about 9, and I read it because of the beautiful Dolphins printed on the outside. I only later learned about Szilards biography and that he was NOT a writer in the first place.
Who is 'General Failure'? And why is he reading my harddisk?!?
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Geez, have to go back to my youth ... i think it may have been the "Wizard of Earthsea" series by Ursula K LeGuin (spelling likely wrong) ... really can't remember. ...cmk Save the whales - collect the whole set
cmk wrote: "Wizard of Earthsea" series Still excellent books - I just reread them a few weeks ago!:-D "Your village called -
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I'm not sure but there's two possibilities, neither of which I can remember the title [memorable books they were]. One book might have been called "Space Prison" or something like that, a star ship gets caught by aliens, the aliens dump the crew on a desserted planet, the story then goes through there plans, failures, success as they adapt to this planet. A decent story. The other book, I have no idea of to the title :~ . Would love to get my hands on the book though. All I remember about it was that there was a story some people involved, some lightning, some mountains, and that's about it. The cool thing about it was that in signifigant parts of the book it asked you to type in the Basic code on the pages and run the program when you were finished. You then had to figure out a password or something like that to do something with the program. You then continued on with the story. Obviously the programming part of the book was very easy to do, just a simple copy/type but got me hooked on programming. The only program I remember typing in was were the people were in a storm and there was lighting going on, the program reflected this by showing lighting on the screen, didn't work to well as it was all ascii characters, no graphics, no colour. Anybody know what I'm talking about? :confused: Greba, My lack of content on my home page should be entertaining.
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Referring to this[^], what was the first SciFi book you read? Mine was Tom Swift Jr. and his Megascope Space Prober[^]. It was a gift from my Mom. I went on to read all the Tom Swift books I could find and went on from there to some of the greats like Heinlein, ee 'doc' smith, etc... 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
I read a bunch of Tom Swift books, I think the first was Tom Swift and his Diving Seacopter. I also read quite a few of the Rick Brant series. Gary Kirkham A working Program is one that has only unobserved bugs I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks
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You are correct. It's _Space Prison_. It was originally named something else, but was renamed to this. I have the book somewhere. Decent read. Haven't heard of the other, sorry. Mike
Don't really expect anybody to have heard of the other one. Remember finding it in my school library. Couldn't find it after that. I'm thinking it's a figment of my imagination. Thanks for verifing the other book title though.:) Greba, My lack of content on my home page should be entertaining.