I tried to read one of his books once, but didn't get too far. This was quite a while back; I might not have a problem reading his books now. I should give him another try one of these days. Maybe I'll look for the collection with that short story you mentioned, if you recommend it.
Having admitted to that, anyone can read the premise for one of his many novels and see that the world will be missing an immense, unique imagination in fiction.
Actually, the collection I mentioned, Memories of the Space Age, is both put out by a small press and contains a lot of stories that are almost like different drafts of the same story, so I wouldn't really recommend it to start off. I think Empire of the Sun is probably his most accessible and readable work. There's also a few 'Best of' type collections of his short stories that would probably also have some good stuff.
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Having admitted to that, anyone can read the premise for one of his many novels and see that the world will be missing an immense, unique imagination in fiction.
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Actually, the collection I mentioned, Memories of the Space Age, is both put out by a small press and contains a lot of stories that are almost like different drafts of the same story, so I wouldn't really recommend it to start off. I think Empire of the Sun is probably his most accessible and readable work. There's also a few 'Best of' type collections of his short stories that would probably also have some good stuff.
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