Sooner Boomer
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My sister's youngest daughter is graduating this spring with a BS in Mech. Engr. I'm trying to put together a collection of science fiction books as a graduation present. I did the same for her older sister a few years ago. Below are a few I've got on the list. She also likes horror, so H.P. Lovecraft is on the list. My biggest limitation is that I've got to do this on the cheap - either used books or something I can trade/barter for.
The list so far:
Heinlein:
Citizen of the Galaxy
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Starship Troopers
The Puppet Masters
John Scalzi:
Old Man's War
Zoe's Tale
John Varley:
Blue Champagne
Larry Niven:
Fallen Angels
Alan Dean Foster:
Alien
Jed the Dead
Kelly Armstrong:
Bitten
Neal Stephenson:
Snow Crash
The Diamond Age
William Gibson:
Burning Chrome
Neuromancer
I've already given her Asimov's Foundation trilogy. I was paring down my collection and gave her family all of my Andre Norton books several years ago, along with a large collection of Analog magazines. I gave her sister Varley's Titan/Wizard/Demon. A lot of this stuff is older books, and they're getting harder to find. Only as a very last resort will I giver he *my* copy of these books (don't know if I lover her that much...).
List relevance - she's been offered a job at the Huntsville Arsenal doing rocket analysis. Waiting for the paperwork to go through.
The list so far:
Heinlein:
Citizen of the Galaxy
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Starship Troopers
The Puppet Masters
John Scalzi:
Old Man's War
Zoe's Tale
John Varley:
Blue Champagne
Larry Niven:
Fallen Angels
Alan Dean Foster:
Alien
Jed the Dead
Kelly Armstrong:
Bitten
Neal Stephenson:
Snow Crash
The Diamond Age
William Gibson:
Burning Chrome
Neuromancer
I've already given her Asimov's Foundation trilogy. I was paring down my collection and gave her family all of my Andre Norton books several years ago, along with a large collection of Analog magazines. I gave her sister Varley's Titan/Wizard/Demon. A lot of this stuff is older books, and they're getting harder to find. Only as a very last resort will I giver he *my* copy of these books (don't know if I lover her that much...).
List relevance - she's been offered a job at the Huntsville Arsenal doing rocket analysis. Waiting for the paperwork to go through.