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    Alternate History

    Ya know, I couldn't find a thread about this. My apologies in advance if I simply didn't look hard enough. Kind of surprised that the topic hasn't come up. Off the top of my head... S.M. (Steve) Stirling - Dies the Fire, Conquistador, Island in the Sea of Time (the Nantucket trilogy), The...
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    Character types

    Do you find yourself drawn to books that have specific character types in them? Like, LotR has the prototype of the fantasy wizard -- Gandalf. Some people have fallen in love with the books simply because they think Gandalf is the coolest thing since sliced bread. Or, Harrison's Stainless...
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    Books you've grown out of

    Back 20 years ago (when I was young and freeeeeeeeee) I avidly devoured any Piers Anthony I could get my hands on. Then, almost overnight, I lost complete interest in anything he wrote. I loved the first three Xanth novels but haven't read anything past Nightmare. The first three Adept (?) books...
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    Zombie Novel Recommendations

    Does anyone have any recommendations in zombie post-apocalyptic horror, similar to Romero's Night/Dawn/Day of the Dead stories. I've always enjoyed this niche but it seems to be more of a movie niche than book. Some that I've read, with my opinions: * The Dead (Mark Rogers) - 4 of 5 stars...
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    Howdy

    Just a quick "hiya, I'm a newbie. Please don't beat me up." Looks like an interesting community here! I look forward to some interesting conversation (tempered with plenty of silliness). :D Nice to see some familiar faces, too. (Prolixic, Mark)
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