The Kiwifarms Unofficial Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club

LordOfZhbagva said:
Modern writers? Or bad writers?
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Given that he won the Gen X LOTY and got second place for the Emeritus we kind of have to break out the Tomlinson, but overall the poll will be his books and some other ‘bad’ books. There’s always something fun about bad books.
Off topic, but I have a feeling 2026 will be his year. Something funny will happen and he’ll go on a generational run, I’ve encased myself in the sand trout and have seen all possible futures, and in each and every one Patrick Tomlinson does something absurdly hilarious this year.
 
Having subjected myself to Tomlinson's writing in the past, I will say that The Ark is probably his 'best' work, being somewhat competent. Gate Crashers on the other hand is just peak Fatrick, truly a work of (fat) art.
 
No matter which Patrick book you read, you’re in for a treat.*



* definition of treat may vary by location. Not all treats guaranteed to be pleasant. Treat not available in New Hampshire. Some restrictions may apply. Please consult with a doctor if reading sessions last more than four hours.
 
As far as fantasy goes, this is indeed one of the best scenes ever filmed:

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The Lord of the Rings trilogy of Peter Jackson is, despite its flaws, so f*cking good.

Ian McKellen is absolutely fantastic in the role of Gandalf, and boy does he know how to master the dancing floor of the Shire.
 
VeteranOfTheRetardWars said:
We have only the best, most respected, and intelligent books to choose from, it’ll be great.
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I want to vote for the one with the stupidest, most unreadable neopronouns, which one should I vote for?

mold said:
but I will not intrude if it is a boys only space
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I've been here for months and none of them have caught cooties yet so I think it's safe enough.
 
Greedy Fly said:
want to vote for the one with the stupidest, most unreadable neopronouns, which one should I vote for?
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From what I can tell, Empress Theresa is legendarily retarded and the author is a turbosperg.
Honestly Tomlinson is probably the most professional writer out of all of them, for example the reason Hubbard wrote so much is because he just threw out the first draft and that was that. Mission Earth, the ten book series, is over a million word long and was published after his death. He wrote over a million words in a single manuscript. That’s insane.
Gor, holy shit dude I looked into that and that whole microcosm over there is hardcore, old-school gooner shit. It started coming out in the 60’s and the last volume got published in 2024. I don’t know if it’s the same guy still writing as he’s in his nineties or if he wrote a lot to publish later, it’s a whole rabbit hole I didn’t expect.
 
mold said:
I'm going to read through the whole thread over the next few days but I wanted to ask if there's any interest in reading and discussing the foundational, ur-works of science fiction? like would anyone be interested in the True Story?

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I am absolutely going to read that, that sounds awesome. I personally love ancient epics and that kind of thing because it really feels like we all tell the same stories, but the words change over time. I'd imagine the same would be true for most genres, and it raises the question of what exactly sci-fi means if our understanding of science has radically changed over time.
 
VeteranOfTheRetardWars said:
I am absolutely going to read that, that sounds awesome. I personally love ancient epics and that kind of thing because it really feels like we all tell the same stories, but the words change over time. I'd imagine the same would be true for most genres, and it raises the question of what exactly sci-fi means if our understanding of science has radically changed over time.
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The only person who really had anything worthwhile to say on this subject imo was RA Lafferty in the essays in It's Down the Slippery Cellar Stairs, which should be available for free online but for some reason is not and that reason is actually probably Neil Gaiman.
 
mold said:
The only person who really had anything worthwhile to say on this subject imo was RA Lafferty in the essays in It's Down the Slippery Cellar Stairs, which should be available for free online but for some reason is not and that reason is actually probably Neil Gaiman.
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Sounds like there's a story there. Tell?
 
Voted for Onision, even though I read it back on lolcow when it came out chapter at a time lol....
Someone send me a zip of all these lolcow books plsssssssss ty
 
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