Percolations and a re-read

If you’re not familiar with the name John Scalzi, you most certainly will not know Robert Heinlein either. I read Heinlein’s name in the Acknowledgements of Scalzi’s 2005 book, Old Man’s War. A book that is number one in the recently released top ten TOR SFF books in the past decade. That list (noted for your perusal hereinafter) is also where I found Mistborn.

I became interested in SFF when Stephen introduced me to Ender Wiggin. Orson Scott Card’s creation. Before then, I would collect Science Fiction Fantasy here and there but I don’t think I ever really got into those types of tales until I met Ender. Anyway, Old Man’s War. I tasted about four or five pages, and that, coupled with TOR’s List, sparked my interest. I wanted more Scalzi, so Old Man‘s War began percolating.

There’s a certain writing style I gravitate toward, regardless of genre. John Scalzi has that writing style. A writing rhythm, from the understated acknowledgement, “…….Thank you Robert Heinlein for debts that have ………….. become obvious.”, that I assume Heinlein had an influence in honing. If you recall, Robert Heinlein wrote, among other books, Stranger in a Strange Land and Red Planet.

So then, on the heels of yesterday’s Percolation, I have one more arrival and a re-read to look forward to.

Top 10 SFF/TOR Books, in past decade

1. Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

2. American Gods by Neil Gaiman

3. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

4. Blindsight by Peter Watts

5. Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey

6. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

7. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

8. Anathem by Neal Stephenson

9. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

10. Perdido Street Station by China Mieville

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