this is for everyone but for marisa even more so

[bookofsand]

I just finished Scott Sigler's Ancestor, a novel that was released via podcast and topped many of the podcasteries' hit lists for some time. The science and the conceits were quite interesting. The characterization was clumsy; I liked the security guard/romance novel author, but how am I supposed to take the Special Forces villain seriously if he's

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I'll read up on Heinein

[scottsigler]

Just so I know my comparative environment.

Re: I'll read up on Heinein

[bookofsand]

And this is why I love the internet.

Just to clarify: I have nothing against Canada, and Heinlein wrote some good stuff. But when I say early Heinlein, I mean the concept-heavy sci-fi around the time of Have Space Suit, Will Travel. I just don't like that block of Heinlein as much as I do Starship Troopers and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Those are still a little heavy on concept and a little light on character, but they get by.

Thank for writing the book; those bovine gorilla-monkeys kept me turning the pages, and that's the big test.

Re: I'll read up on Heinein

[scottsigler]

I'm telling you the Canadians have some tricks up their sleeve. Don't let their quite mood lull you into sleep - they are dangerous!

Re: I'll read up on Heinein

[bookofsand]

Well, I am scared of their food; if poutine ever catches on in the USA, it'll push us over the edge into a collective national heart attack.

[reaverxvx]

Holy shit.

[bookofsand]

You've been warning me for years, and you were right. My opinions on Heinlein almost got me in trouble.

[misabaconpants]

It makes me wish I had the attention span for audiobooks. :(

[bookofsand]

Then good news! You can get it in pdf form. Or, for only $20 payable directly to me, I will hope that the contents of the book osmose into your brain and let my desires attract Ancestor into your head.

[misabaconpants]

...is this method endorsed by Oprah? Because that'll really sell me on it.

[bookofsand]

Oprah AND Tyra!