Other 'hobbies' or interests...

[SmokeyDave]

I'm with you on H. P. Lovecraft, he had a wonderful style of writing, one of the few authors I can go back and read again, along with Asimov.

[sbthang]

On the book topic, I too read and re-read Asimov...but my favourite just has to be William Gibson (the sprawl trilogy especially) - I reckon I re-read the first books he wrote at least twice a year...

And I also re-read annualy, Red Dwarf by Grant Naylor - every time I read Rimmer's revision timetable I end up in tears...one of the funniest things I've ever read...

Steve

[berry1]

Fish/reptile kepping, fireworks, smoking different blends/methods, bike riding, motor bikes

Well im Big into fish keeping i have about 20 aquariums and exotic reptiles and snakes. I also like bike riding and Bikes. Big into smoking not cigarettes but cigars, hookah and different herbs (legal ones).

Also im interested in fighting styles and probably the next biggest hobbie to the cigars is my pyro.

[Bad-Yeti]

On the book topic, I too read and re-read Asimov...but my favourite just has to be William Gibson (the sprawl trilogy especially) - I reckon I re-read the first books he wrote at least twice a year...

And I also re-read annualy, Red Dwarf by Grant Naylor - every time I read Rimmer's revision timetable I end up in tears...one of the funniest things I've ever read...

Steve

Yeah I used to love Asimov, have you tried Jack Vance or Larry Niven, Niven was awesome in the early years but his real strength comes when he writes with another author like Parnell (sp).

I must buy Red Dwarf, never got into the series but if it's as good as you say then why not

[sbthang]

...have you tried Jack Vance or Larry Niven...

Nope...but I will now.

I've also liked a few single books from authors - one of the best 'foresight' sci-fi novels I read was Cyberbooks by Ben Bova (written in 1989 - I read it in 1990 for the first time) - a great little tale about ebook readers...but written in the 80's.

Farewell Horizontal by KW Jeter (1989) - he went on to write the Bladerunner sequels...not read those yet, but I'll get round to it at some point.

Also, have a read of Jennifer Government by Max Barry (2003) - a mixture of Judge Dredd's 'tribal' future and Orwell's 1984. I think it's being turned into a film next year, so read it before Hollywood get hold of it...

BTW, You'll notice that I have a tendency toward the 'distopian future'...all started with Gibson's Neuromancer (1984) - sci-fi writing at it's best IMHO.

I must buy Red Dwarf, never got into the series but if it's as good as you say then why not

Trust me; it's no literary giant, but the humour is well worth it

Steve

[Bad-Yeti]

Trust me; it's no literary giant, but the humour is well worth it

Steve

I look forward to it.

One other series that I just love (maybe i'm a little bit of a nerd) one of my friends loaned me a warhammer 40K book, one night bored I read it and it wasn't too bad.

Then I saw they were doing a 15 book long Epic about the fall of the Empire of humanity and a huge schism in the empire of man, they're reall pretty good, some don't make much sense to me as I don't follow the game hstory etc, but the majority (9 of the 15 are cracking).

[SmokeyDave]

For a laugh out loud book Cosmic Banditos hits the spot every time, Mexican drug smugglers travelling across the Americas in a quest to find the meaning of quantum physics:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cosmic-Banditos-C-Weisbecker/dp/0451203062/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314173332&sr=8-1

[Bad-Yeti]

For a laugh out loud book Cosmic Banditos hits the spot every time, Mexican drug smugglers travelling across the Americas in a quest to find the meaning of quantum physics:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cosmic-Bandi...4173332&sr=8-1

THat sounds just awesome.

Also try "Robert Rankin's latest warped fantasy, a serial killer is murdering notable nursery-rhyme characters and leaving very special sweeties as calling cards at the scene of each crime: The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse. " I read it on a flight to Riyadh and literally cried laughing much to the annoyance of other pax.

[sbthang]

...a serial killer is murdering notable nursery-rhyme characters and leaving very special sweeties as calling cards at the scene of each crime...

Sounds bleedin' hilarious...also, sounds as though it's based on the Patty O'Brien character in Austin Powers I - he leaves a charm from his charm braclet at each of his victim's murders...and he calls them 'Lucky Charms', which is a brand of breakfast cereal...

I'm googling this now - not many copies about...

I've decided it's gonna be one of my forthcoming holiday reads

Steve

[Big_T_UK]

The real thing in certain parts of the country you say? Do not be a tease. The section 7 lot are to be found at Bisley and a friend who was section 5 until not that long ago used to get us into shoot whatever but where in the UK can you shoot pistols if you aren't section 7 or 5? I know a sprinkling of people who have pistols as humane killers, some police jurisdictions are more lax than others. Come on, spill the beans, in private if necessary.