Mariposa Reading

[rachelmanija]

Recommend or anti-recommend my reading while I'm on a week-long writing retreat near Yosemite. I cannot read all of these, as I will also be bringing DVDs and manga-- oh yeah, and writing. Do tell me why you think I should bring or not bring books-- but please, not spoilers.

ETA: If I have the third book of a trilogy in the poll, it's because I've already read the first two.

[Poll #878889]

Comments

[affreca.livejournal.com]

I pick 40000 in Gehena (of the Cherryh books) as it was the only one I could finish. Other people seem to like Downbelow Station, but I'm not a big fan.

[yhlee.livejournal.com]

Seconded. Downbelow Station is all right, but I've generally been puzzled by the fuss (and I'm a Cherryh fan).

rachelmanija, if you find Cherryh to your liking, you might give either the Morgaine books (Gate of Ivrel, etc.) a try (angst! angst!) or The Faded Sun (aliens, politics, martial arts, cultural clashes).

[wilfulcait.livejournal.com]

Love, love, love Faded Sun. Also, Serpent's Reach, and the Foreigner series.

They are all playing out the same theme, in different levels of elaboration. But they are oh so fine.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

I'll third Faded Sun; it was really excellent.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Already read those; that's why they're not in the poll.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Already read both of those, thanks.