tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post116420427091822321..comments2023-11-16T18:28:45.786+08:00Comments on Rambling Librarian :: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian: Science Fiction Book Club MemeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-71054756676119617272012-11-23T00:49:20.664+08:002012-11-23T00:49:20.664+08:00Submit to whom? Me? I'm open to reviewing work...Submit to whom? Me? I'm open to reviewing works. Email me (my contact info is at my blogger profile)Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-38220610420138574682012-11-22T19:16:27.874+08:002012-11-22T19:16:27.874+08:00Can we submit books for review such as 'Quantu...Can we submit books for review such as 'Quantum Union' which is a Sci-Fi based in Singapore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-25579351330918951402011-07-12T14:44:42.027+08:002011-07-12T14:44:42.027+08:00I've seen the movie I am Legend first and it m...I've seen the movie I am Legend first and it made me to read the book as well, great story.Ondrej from Nicholas Sparks Bookshttp://mostpopularbooks.org/book-information/nicholas-sparks-books/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-54719387964489323282009-05-03T20:33:00.000+08:002009-05-03T20:33:00.000+08:00Hi Chillrobot2, I don't know of any. At least not ...Hi Chillrobot2, I don't know of any. At least not any group that discusses SciFi books and authors. Would you be interested in starting one in Singapore, hosting at the public library? :)Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-68107422622895185472009-05-02T17:58:00.000+08:002009-05-02T17:58:00.000+08:00Anyone know of a science fiction club in Singapore...Anyone know of a science fiction club in Singapore? My wife and I are looking for a like-minded group, perhaps in time for the Star Trek opening.David Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299788151389908331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1165005356803914602006-12-02T04:35:00.000+08:002006-12-02T04:35:00.000+08:00Hi IvanHere's mine:1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R...Hi Ivan<BR/>Here's mine:<BR/>1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien*<BR/>3. Dune, Frank Herbert<BR/>4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein*<BR/>5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin*<BR/>21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey*<BR/>30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin*<BR/>41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien*<BR/><BR/>Anyone who has not read Margaret Lessing's The Canopus in Argos: Archives Series (1979-1983) is seriously missing out, though!<BR/><BR/>DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1164612660835896792006-11-27T15:31:00.000+08:002006-11-27T15:31:00.000+08:00anon_x, thanks for the correction... yes, it's art...anon_x, thanks for the correction... yes, it's arthur c clarke. I think it had 2 more books to the series, right? memory very bad.. blame it on childbirth. haha. i also read his "Islands in the Sky" or something like that, but never finished it. I think i only read asimov's non-fiction essays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1164329557613683732006-11-24T08:52:00.000+08:002006-11-24T08:52:00.000+08:00b.karen: uhm, "2001: A Space Odyssey" was by Arthu...b.karen: uhm, "2001: A Space Odyssey" was by Arthur C. Clarke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1164287726852295842006-11-23T21:15:00.000+08:002006-11-23T21:15:00.000+08:00Interview with Vampire. Is that the movie starring...Interview with Vampire. Is that the movie starring Tom Cruise? Does it qualify as science fiction?<BR/><BR/>When I was younger I do read SF. Have not done so for more than 10 years. My list includes:<BR/><BR/>On the Beach (Nevil Shute), <BR/>Caves of Steel and The Gods Themselves (Isaac Asimov),<BR/>Sphere, Andromeda Strain and Terminal Man (Michael Crichton),<BR/>1984:Spring - Choice of Futures by Arthur C Clarke (is it SF - I read that in 1985), <BR/>The Methuselah Enzyme by Fred Mustard Steward, <BR/>Outbreak - Robin Cook<BR/><BR/>As you can see, most of mine are not in your meme list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1164267082454120012006-11-23T15:31:00.000+08:002006-11-23T15:31:00.000+08:00Hi Ivan!Came to your blog through Coolinsider.Wah,...Hi Ivan!<BR/>Came to your blog through Coolinsider.<BR/>Wah, serious? You all read these type of books ah? Sorry, like tinkertailor, I read none of them.<BR/>My son has read several though. Die liao! The generation gap between my son & I is getting wider. <BR/>Are you sure I can find these books in National Library? Will try to read them while my son's away.eastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1164248018540510882006-11-23T10:13:00.000+08:002006-11-23T10:13:00.000+08:00Snow Crash's #43.These titles bring back memories ...Snow Crash's #43.<BR/><BR/>These titles bring back memories of long long afternoons lived in other worlds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1164247737862025112006-11-23T10:08:00.000+08:002006-11-23T10:08:00.000+08:00Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Interview with Va...Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Interview with Vampire, The Colour of Magic considered Science Fiction meh? More like Fantasy to me. Most of the other books... never heard of except for Asimov's and Adam's books. Read all Potter books and LOTR (Return of the King) cos I couldn't wait for the final installment to be screened!ha<BR/>I like Asimov's 2001 Space Odyssey, but it's not in the list...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1164241988397515392006-11-23T08:33:00.000+08:002006-11-23T08:33:00.000+08:00I don't know about other books (nice list, though)...I don't know about other books (nice list, though), but it's hard to accept that "The Lord of the Rings", "Interview with the Vampire", "The Sword of Shannara" considered as Science Fictions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1164240185462270412006-11-23T08:03:00.000+08:002006-11-23T08:03:00.000+08:00Thanks for the tag, Ivan! Actually I did the meme ...Thanks for the tag, Ivan! Actually I did the meme a couple of days ago lah: <A HREF="http://flexnib.blogspot.com/2006/11/significant-sffantasy-book-meme.html" REL="nofollow">see my blog</A>. I think we have a few books in common...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1164214532807532082006-11-23T00:55:00.000+08:002006-11-23T00:55:00.000+08:00done-ded, here.done-ded, <A HREF="http://zerotwohero.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/tagged-science-fiction-book-club-meme/" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1164214150427832252006-11-23T00:49:00.000+08:002006-11-23T00:49:00.000+08:00Done!<A HREF="http://vantan.org/archives/2006/11/meme_which_scie.php" REL="nofollow">Done!</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1164211518106295422006-11-23T00:05:00.000+08:002006-11-23T00:05:00.000+08:00eh i read none of them ;)eh i read none of them ;)cole.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11697833337941220819noreply@blogger.com