What novel are you reading at the moment?

[Ziggy Stardust]

Originally Posted by Roger Davis

Currently into "Nemesis" by Dr Bill Napier, an astronomer at Armagh Observatory. Good read, includes real formulae and real science. It also takes a poke at Bruce Willis and Deep Impact. Book is along similar lines, but with a scientists viewpoint.

I actual found this book very good.
It asked some questions that can never be fully explained and as for present answers on a brown-dwarf compain for Sol, well they also said we had no more big bodies after Pluto!!! ( we all know the answer to that one..lol) I'd say the Nemesis theory is not dead, but rather luke-warm, till w better understand cold-body stars!!! The exstinction of species in rythmic cycles close to 25~27million years cn never be co-incidence. Also what would nudge in astroids and comet rains on the solar system??? many of the answers givn are flawed and grasp at straws...
so yes I like books like Nemisis, as they make us think out of the box.

Tony

[ThunderChild (Chris)]

Originally Posted by netwolf

I previously rered the Asimov Foundation series, still finishing that off.

Hey - me too! Absolutely love the foundation series and have been re-reading that one. I can not find a copy of "Forward the foundation" anywhere though (toward the end of the series) and Prelude to Foundation. Not sure where mine got to - will have to pay the 2nd hand store to see if there's any in there.

Also been reading a couple of asmiov's AI compilations. "Machine's that think" contains short stories - including one by Harlan Ellison - "I have no mouth and I must scream" - that seriously must be the most depressing, horror AI story ever written. *Shiver*

[asimov (John)]

I'm starting on a couple of Stephen Baxter novels when I finish the chronicles of Thomas Covenant. "Vacuum Diagrams & "Titan".

No JJJ 'The Song of Phaid the Gambler' is not in this series.

[beren]

Reading at the moment a book called "Ill-starred Captains" that covers Matthew flinders and Nicloas Baudins voyages of discovery around the uncharted coasts of Australia with actual log entries from the captains and crew.Got a few more books about James Cook and his voyages to

[AtLarge]

The life and times of Einstien.
Author: Ron Clark
Late 70's publication?

I'm only about 1/4 of the way through it so I can't review it fairly yet.