As a SF avid reader this is my Dissensus favorite thread ever, sorry i discovered it too late, everithing that I have read is been cited, excet maybe the very interestic fascistic SF of Starship Trooper, not a great book but a must read (right now i didn't ever remember the exact name of the autor).
I was always unattracted by Asimov because too mainstream but recently read I, Robot and, folks, it's great.
There are many books cited in this thread i have to buy and read!!
Also has "I am legend" by Matheson being cited? Great book, and better are Matheson collections of short stories, also he was one of the writer for the "twilight zone" tv show.
Favorite ever writer: H.G. Wells and Ballard, definitely.
In this days i'm watchng DVD of Space 1999: anyone remember? K-punk, I know about your love for the greatest ever tv show on this universe, The Prisoner, or Dr. Who, you choose, but what about Space 1999? I would love to read an article from you about, even if you consider it orrible (very camp indeed, anyway....)
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