I'm very sorry for your loss, Friend. My thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family during this difficult time. Please, don't let this hardship stop you from doing what you love to do. Keep pushing forward, My friend. Life will often give us these challenges. The best thing that we can do is to keep living to our fullest, despite how hard it is. We love you and we're with you during this hard time.

I’m here for your support in the littlest way I can help but I guess In numbers we can make a difference. Good luck to your channel I hope you can post more often and make a living doing this. Can’t wait to see what the future holds for you.

@laurahano2587

23 күн бұрын

Same. Let's lift this guy up.

"we are tiny facets of cosmic conscience" I'm already hooked on this book from that alone. I absolutely love that concept, I'll have to read this some time soon!

Found you randomly on my work laptop of all things from your latest video, but I wanted to leave some support on my actual account. I really do wish the best for you and your wife. You two are really strong. I have seen some of the other content on your channel, and I've come to love it. So I kinds thank the KZread algorithm for showing me your channel, as now not only do I wanna give you support, I also wanna check out your other content that you've done here too

Most of my favorite books have disturbed me in some way, and almost all of my favorite movies were disturbing to me. I also enjoy Space Opera and lighthearted Fantasy but when I am disturbed and forced to think, I usually enjoy the experience. Count me as someone wanting to read this more now. 🙂

Love your take on the Genocides. “It was the darkest, most depressing… I loved it.” 😂 maybe read Anna Kavan’s Ice next.

@sciencefictionreads

Ай бұрын

'Ice' has been on my radar forever, just need to find a copy! I had a similar experience for the first time with 'Perdido Street Station'. "That was dark as hell, I loved it!"

'Faradawn' used to pop up all the time in my early days of bookselling. It was always a really tough sell- I have a copy of course! 'The Genocides' is seminal New Wave SF, love it.

Disch is still perched on my List of Shame. I think i have a copy of the cheery sounding Genocides on my shelves. Next month perhaps! Cheers Matt, good luck with the imminent arrival!

Your channel reminds me I need to get back to reading. The world got wild in 2020 so I've been focusing on reality for four years. I miss fantasy and I wonder if the world would be better if it had more fantasy. I think I'll read a good book tomorrow. Thank you for your channel.

Matt, great episode as always. You sort of glossed over what looked like the best read of the bunch; Quest For The Faradawn, and then you mentioned it looked like something you would really enjoy. The premise sounds awesome. Great story idea, IMHO. Can't get behind Disch. Tried, but failed twice. Will be interested to hear what you thought of the Faradawn book once you've read it. Cheers.

@sciencefictionreads

Ай бұрын

I didn't do much 'homework' before this video so I had no info on the book but 'Quest For The Faradawn' just seems like something I'd of loved as a kid. Whenever I get to it I'll be sure to discuss it here!

Yeah, that was me, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on No Enemy But Time. Genocides is something I will definitely read at some point.

You articulate what goes through my head 😂

William Barton is a weird one..... Nothing he's written rises above pulp products of its time.... Strange sexual concepts popping in and out... But it comes so close to brilliance sometimes with the psychology of certain characters. When heaven fell is his best work - so even if you're mixed on dark sky, legion and others - Make sure you try that one. Even on Goodreads that one is extremely well received.

@sciencefictionreads

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice! He's someone I've been curious about for quite awhile but not really heard discussed before. Thanks for watching!

I wanted to read Genocides at some point, after your review… I still do. I think. 😂 Btw, I think you were thinking about A Day of the Triffids.

@sciencefictionreads

2 ай бұрын

It's quite the read! Yes! Thats the one. Perhaps I'll read it soon!

@bartsbookspace

2 ай бұрын

@@sciencefictionreads It was a solid read for me; a good story, I liked it. 7 out of 10.

That first book… woah…. That is deep man. I may be lost right now but it is currently midnight and I have to be up in 4hrs. Yes, KZread binging got me too! Anyway, my girl will be interested in the book. Imma cop it for her. I will continue saying prayers for you and your wife. My deepest condolences as you go through this journey. BTW: Awesome set up! Love all the books!

That Disch book sounds so bleak! Intriguing though. I think you'll enjoy No Enemy But Time - it's a fascinating time travel premise, and Michael Bishop is a great wordsmith. I would count it among the top 3 books I've read so far this year.

@sciencefictionreads

Ай бұрын

I look forward to getting to that Bishop novel. It will likely be the first of his i try!

That Silent Galaxy book sounds good. I'm adding it to my list. I thought I was fairly well-read in sci-fi and fantasy, but I've never heard of William Tedford.

I love SciFi and just found this little gem of a channel. Could you perhaps do some recommendation videos without major spoilers? Like for example "Books in the spirit of ..."? It's so hard to find good SciFi that isn't just "war in space". I love the 60s exploration and society based books. Stuff from Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke and everyone related. They've became a rare breed nowadays. Also did you read the "Athos" thing (some number follows 2567 or something)? It's brilliant. I just can't seem to find anything as deep and "out of the box". But there has to be some stuff out there, unknown to me. Keep going! :)

Hate when I get fooled by a renamed SF book. Its happened more than once. I can echo your review of ‘Genocides’. The title really should make it obvious that you are in for a dark read, plural genocide. So haunting, but so good I want to read it again. A fun Disch, reminiscent of PKD, is ‘Echo Round His Bones’. It is an unusual take on teleportation.

@rickkearn7100

2 ай бұрын

This sounds like a good subject for one of your interesting episodes. (i.e., "fooled by a renamed SF book"). I wonder how many of those exist?

@sciencefictionreads

Ай бұрын

PKD is someone I've barely read, to my shame. 1 short story and Androids is about it. I'm definitely in the mood for more Disch and PKD. Will keep an eye out for ‘Echo Round His Bones’.

The Genocides reminds of The Road by Cormac McCarthy. The Road is also pretty bleak.

Can you please put the books and author names in the description? Time stamps would also be helpful 😊

Awesome!

Do you read Stephen King books By chance? Just curious on what you think of his writing? My Dad had up till he passed all His hard cover books and was passed down to me

@sciencefictionreads

26 күн бұрын

I’ve only read the Dark Tower series and The Stand. Loved both.

@Kerri-AnnLoves2Craft

26 күн бұрын

@@sciencefictionreads awesome well I have both with his collection… I have all his collection up till 5 years ago I didn’t collect his recent books as I wasn’t a novice Stephen King reader that was my Dads thing but his books are mine now and I should really read them and see why my Dad loved them so much. I am just not a good reader tho that’s the thing lol

@Kerri-AnnLoves2Craft

26 күн бұрын

@@sciencefictionreads I also have a very rare hard cover of the Stand that I think my be worth some money too

Like your voice very much

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