My #top100 #scifi Num:70 River World Amazon: http://amzn.to/1TSwmVS Old school sci-fi fantasy from a simpler time. A good a bit of camp, retro nostalgia. Philip José Farmer
My #top100 #scifi 71: The Time Ships Amazon: http://amzn.to/1Tax9Yc Stephen Baxter’s authorized sequel to Wells’ “The Time Machine”. I really enjoyed reading this. Baxter picks up the story where Wells leaves off. Eloi and the Morlock painted on an epic space opera canvas. Stephen Baxter
The Shape of Stories – Kurt Vonnegut “The fundamental idea is that stories have shapes which can be drawn on graph paper, and that the shape of a given society’s stories is at least as interesting as the shape of its pots or spearheads.” Kurt Vonnegut http://www.openculture.com/2014/02/kurt-vonnegut-masters-thesis-rejected-by-u-chicago.html http://www.openculture.com/2011/04/the_shape_of_a_story_writing_tips_from_kurt_vonnegut.html