tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post4258318658875918998..comments2023-11-05T03:29:40.369-08:00Comments on Tinkingbell: The Alien Weirdness of Kniters (Yay!)TinkingBellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424679933020998879noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-64750323646293682172008-06-30T15:57:00.000-07:002008-06-30T15:57:00.000-07:00Well, I know the blog comments section has room, b...Well, I know the blog comments section has room, because I've seen blogs where the comments have a "Click for more comments" button. So let's see what I can remember.<BR/><BR/><I>The City of Gold and Lead</I>, by John Christopher. Eventually I discovered that my library would let me order books and got to read the others in the series.<BR/><BR/>(This was so long ago that the catalog was a giant thick bound computer print out. I ordered by filling out a paper slip and turning it in.)<BR/><BR/>One day when I had read backwards and forwards through the children's section, the librarian took pity on me and told me it was okay to browse in the adult section.<BR/><BR/>Robert Heinlein. Arthur C. Clarke. James Tiptree Jr. Vonda MacIntyre. Isaac Asimov (eventually I had a subscription to IASF). Gordon Dickinson (I still love <I>Dragon and the George</I>.) Marion Zimmer Bradley. Andre Norton. A.E Van Vogt. Randall Garrett. Patricia McKillip's <I>Forgotten Beasts of Eld</I>. Sylvia Louise Engdahl's <I>Enchantress from the Stars</I>. Manley Wade Wellman and Clifford D. Simak. Anne McCaffrey. Does Tolkien count? Ursula Le Guin and Tanith Lee. Jane Gaskell.<BR/><BR/>There were a lot of great stories in <I>Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine</I>, but unfortunately I don't remember all the authors. Hmmmm, Greg Bear. David Brin. Orson Scott Card. John Varley. Connie Willis, back in the days before I started to find her work too depressing.<BR/><BR/>Of course, Terry Pratchett, who I discovered on a summer vacation with <I>Guards, Guards</I>, and had to buy all the rest of.<BR/><BR/>Mary Gentle. Sheri Tepper. Robin McKinley. Barbara Hambly.<BR/><BR/>Um. Shelves-full more, that I will remember and think "X! How could I have left out X!" as soon as I click the Publish button.Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-80605150209744904692008-06-30T08:10:00.000-07:002008-06-30T08:10:00.000-07:00I started with Buck Rogers and I remember a series...I started with Buck Rogers and I remember a series called V (I think) where aliens claimed they needed earth's water but came here to collect humans for food.<BR/><BR/>There has been many more SF series/movies since the days of my youth.<BR/><BR/>Is it a bad thing that I've influenced my kids with my love of SF and Anime with getting them hooked on StarBlazers?Five Ferns Fibreholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468372204415518412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-1397615724603621372008-06-29T22:17:00.000-07:002008-06-29T22:17:00.000-07:00Oh wait... books...McKillipMcCaffreyMcKinleyButche...Oh wait... books...<BR/><BR/>McKillip<BR/>McCaffrey<BR/>McKinley<BR/>Butcher<BR/>Tolkein<BR/>Alexander<BR/>Rawn<BR/><BR/>and that's just the beginning... (we SO need to warp the space time continuum and meet!!!Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-50650659561175026832008-06-29T22:16:00.000-07:002008-06-29T22:16:00.000-07:00FireflySerenityCharmedEureka Farscape (from down-u...Firefly<BR/>Serenity<BR/>Charmed<BR/>Eureka <BR/>Farscape (from down-under!)<BR/>Supernatural (uhm...YEAHS!!!!)<BR/>Star Wars <BR/>Star TRek--EVERY THING<BR/>Okay--let's just say I'm one of those bloggers who shares your addiction?<BR/><BR/>But I was so glad to read your post...I felt soooo bad about foisting my work on you...I'm glad you were already a dark side convert before we met!!!Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-10200898878001175922008-06-28T18:39:00.000-07:002008-06-28T18:39:00.000-07:00Buffy, Discworld, Doctor Who, Firefly, Serenity......Buffy, Discworld, Doctor Who, Firefly, Serenity... Truth be known, I am really a fantasy fan who finds it frustrating that the SF and Fantasy so often get grouped together in bookshops ;) To me there is a vast different between the two. (happy blogiversary)Ginger_nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126397199192010147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-35882583228088423822008-06-28T17:40:00.000-07:002008-06-28T17:40:00.000-07:00Let's start with The Moment My Addiction Began: th...Let's start with The Moment My Addiction Began: the picture book of the movie of The Dark Crystal. There have been many notable names in the years since then, most of them already mentioned by 2paw(!!), but how about Andre Norton, Charles De Lint, Neil Gaiman, Mary Gentle, Glenda Larke, Diana Wynne Jones?And Doctor Who is back tonight!!! WOOT!!<BR/>Geek Knitters Unite :>knightlyknitter.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490748112097384137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-82385754293687708052008-06-28T02:27:00.000-07:002008-06-28T02:27:00.000-07:00While I wouldn't have categorised myself as a sff ...While I wouldn't have categorised myself as a sff fan, when I read others' comments I realised I share some interests! Red Dwarf books and tv, Star Wars (I saw Return of the Jedi before release in Oz because Mum worked for Peter's Icecream and they made an icypole!), Buffy and Angel, Twilight Zone, Hitchikers Guide, Dr Who, and my latest book is Ender's Game, which is very cool.amanda jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756583770137000946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-31968735339574209542008-06-27T19:15:00.000-07:002008-06-27T19:15:00.000-07:00I'm not a huge SF fane. Like Rose Red, I loved Buf...I'm not a huge SF fane. Like Rose Red, I loved Buffy and Angel. Was always a bit of a battlestar galactica fan and Logan's run fan as a kid. And I had a Princess Leia figure (my brother had all the others, including Chewbacca who was my favourite). And yes, I adored hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. I suppose I'm a relapsed SF fan!<BR/><BR/>And thank you for the heads up on the wollmeise last night. George and I had much fun selecting yarns (and watching them disappear from our basket as people stole them) in between non-contractions.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054854689952896339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-67216686961781094892008-06-27T06:12:00.000-07:002008-06-27T06:12:00.000-07:00Noooooooooo, there's not enough room!! Doctor Who,...Noooooooooo, there's not enough room!! Doctor Who, McCaffrey, Red Dwarf, Pratchett, Feist, Lian Hearn, Robin Hobb, K J Parker, Jennifer Fallon, Trudi Canavan, Katherine Kurtz, Fiona McIntosh, Tamora Pierce, Kate Forsyth, B5, Blake's 7 and the're apparently bringing it back too, H2G2, Land of the Giants, Star Trek TOS TNG DS9 and V (Maybe not Enterprise!!) Star Wars, Oh all the Stargates and Firefly and SerenityPl;aet of the Apes- the book, film and TV series, Space 1999, Lost in Space, The Survivors, Time Tunnel, UFO, V, The X-Files, Buffy, Angel, John Wyndham (The Chrysalids is my favourite) Timeslip, Andra.... I am now to awake to be able to go to sleep because I am going to keep remembering things I've forgotten!!! Thanks for making me think of all these wonderful things!! And my dad, who managed to sign me up for an adult card at the Library when I was 10 so I could borrow 10 books at a time!!2pawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02183036564465862022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-27907525504177901102008-06-27T01:04:00.000-07:002008-06-27T01:04:00.000-07:00While I am a murder mystery girl first and foremos...While I am a murder mystery girl first and foremost, I do love many Sci Fi and fantasy novels and TV series. <BR/><BR/>Anything by Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett (of course), classic Dr Who, Babylon 5 (we now own all 5 series on DVD!), Red Dwarf, Firefly, and so on! I also love Anne McCaffrey, Madeline L'Engle, Joan Aiken, Arthur C Clark, Isaac Asimov, and many others!<BR/><BR/>And Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer :)Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137577463781242181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-86316838162688345282008-06-26T19:46:00.000-07:002008-06-26T19:46:00.000-07:00I am a huge Isaac Asimov fan. I wore a black arm ...I am a huge Isaac Asimov fan. I wore a black arm band when he died. His Foundation series is one of my favorites. But then there is Heinlein with Stranger in a Strange Land and Ben Bova..... I have been reading sf since I was a youngster. I never get tired of it.Donna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877384848664758611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-30911716646963138062008-06-26T13:33:00.000-07:002008-06-26T13:33:00.000-07:00Not so much sci fi, but dragons, so fantasy. Ann ...Not so much sci fi, but dragons, so fantasy. Ann McCaffrey to be precise. Tracey harding, not too bad aussie author, but a bit waffley, and Ian Irving (another aussie). Stephen Donaldson sometimes creeps me out, and sometimes just brilliant. And of course Dr Who (bring back Christopher Eccleston - he was hot!!)gemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969215686993068788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-84097559204334742112008-06-26T11:57:00.000-07:002008-06-26T11:57:00.000-07:00I can quote long segments of William Gibson's Neur...I can quote long segments of William Gibson's <I>Neuromancer</I> from memory. It just reached in and grabbed hold of my imagination.Geek Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105912427590222816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-3771143640570897662008-06-26T04:48:00.000-07:002008-06-26T04:48:00.000-07:00I'm currently totally obsessed with Battlestar Gal...I'm currently totally obsessed with Battlestar Galactica (the new series) but since we have to wait until early '09 for the series finale, I'll reminisce about some favorite books: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (and Inkspell too), Narnia and the Lord of the Rings (never read the books but adored the movies and have watched them all - plus their many "making of" documentaries - a million times). Happy blogiversary!! :)Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039881630435975423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-17777764573571051422008-06-26T04:05:00.000-07:002008-06-26T04:05:00.000-07:00Oh boy where do you start. Have read and re-read D...Oh boy where do you start. Have read and re-read Dune and treated myself to the DVD of the film just recently. Have you read the Thomas Covenant chronicles by Stephen Donaldson? Other authors that come to mind are David Eddings and Raymond E Feist and Robin Hobb.<BR/><BR/>All the Star Wars movies have also recently arrived in the house -courtesy of a son who has been introduced to them and Dr Who, Star Wars and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. <BR/><BR/>Fantasywise The Lord of The Rings has been read so many times I have lost count.Crafty Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13011974931084001157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-81443233905940196222008-06-26T03:49:00.000-07:002008-06-26T03:49:00.000-07:00OMG! It's like the one topic in the world I know a...OMG! It's like the one topic in the world I know absolutely nothing about. Wow. What's even more fascinating is that I'm not letting it stop me from yammering on anyway. Hm. Oh well. Congrats on the almost anniversary! Oh! And my book about Tasmania? She moved to NYC after the first chapter. How annoying is that?!MadMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550335108031470562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-30297317198782879102008-06-26T02:07:00.000-07:002008-06-26T02:07:00.000-07:00I'm with RoseRed (there's a surprise). Buffy for m...I'm with RoseRed (there's a surprise). Buffy for me too!<BR/><BR/>But my other secret love is time travel. Give me a story of time travel into the past (although sometimes the future) and I'm happy. My library has a shelf devoted to time travel books I loved as a child and teenager!Bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961733332080072331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-6090848876235890122008-06-26T01:55:00.000-07:002008-06-26T01:55:00.000-07:00Really - a whole year? Congrats. :)I'm a SF/Fanta...Really - a whole year? Congrats. :)<BR/><BR/>I'm a SF/Fantasy/Speculative Fiction naysayer. Never really enjoyed it. It is a constant source of irritation to the SF lovers around me.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I really loved Margaret Atwood's <I>The Handmaid's Tale</I> and her <I>Oryx and Crake</I>. Also, Peter Carey's <I>The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith</I>. Read the John Wyndham classics years ago and still call the people who cluster around the library door up to an hour before opening the triffids.Taphophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010309734967633575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-82864294519543430692008-06-26T01:05:00.000-07:002008-06-26T01:05:00.000-07:00My absolute favourite is Buffy the Vampire Slayer,...My absolute favourite is Buffy the Vampire Slayer, all vampiry and werewolfy!Tigershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629567475130292179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-87362601218824119382008-06-25T22:56:00.000-07:002008-06-25T22:56:00.000-07:00My SF addiction was started as a youngster by 'Clo...My SF addiction was started as a youngster by 'Close Encounters of a Third Kind' (read the book first) and '2001: Space Odyssey'. I almost cried when Firefly was cancelled, now Dr Who keeps me cheerful.Crochet.LouThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01400502231765359986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-78182708805558123902008-06-25T22:51:00.000-07:002008-06-25T22:51:00.000-07:00Oh Donni - I so agree - the Dune miniseries shown ...Oh Donni - I so agree - the Dune miniseries shown a while ago was much better - although Sian made a wonderful Bene Gesserit (not my Sian - the Welsh actress - Sian Phillips?)<BR/><BR/>And How could I forget the joy of Blake's Seven - and I should include the Addams family TV series - just 'cos it was so weird and I love it!TinkingBellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424679933020998879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-28352528656809674532008-06-25T22:44:00.001-07:002008-06-25T22:44:00.001-07:00I really wanted to Sting to look a lot more strapp...I really wanted to Sting to look a lot more strapping and manly than he did in Dune.....Donyalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631787697603489773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-89581941042326595162008-06-25T22:44:00.000-07:002008-06-25T22:44:00.000-07:00I'm afraid I'm not a true SF fan - but I do (of co...I'm afraid I'm not a true SF fan - but I do (of course) LOVE Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which is also shown on the Sci-Fi channel on Foxtel, so I guess that counts!! (although it's more supernatural than SF I think). I also like the book called The Midwych Cuckoos (might have spelled that incorrectly) and of course the Hitchikers Guide books!!<BR/><BR/>(PS - we almost share a blogiversary - mine is 4 July!)Rose Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510204661811765499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817086874684381344.post-31006584198403611262008-06-25T22:37:00.000-07:002008-06-25T22:37:00.000-07:00Blakes 7 Need I say more?Only to bemoan the passin...Blakes 7 <BR/>Need I say more?<BR/>Only to bemoan the passing of the galactic queen of haute couture that was Servalan.m1k1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03570673562478827426noreply@blogger.com