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valashain
Posted 2012-09-12 11:01 AM (#4124)
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Location: The Netherlands		.. to pick the final GMRC read. If you want to vote head on over here .
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Posted 2012-09-12 11:33 AM (#4125 - in reply to #4124)
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Location: Dallas, Texas		I cast my vote for Damon Knight.  He's the namesake for the award after all.  I really should have made reading one from him a requirement for the challenge from the beginning.
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valashain
Posted 2012-09-15 9:43 AM (#4131 - in reply to #4124)
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Location: The Netherlands		You got a few people who agree with you Dave, but so far Bradbury has taken the lead.

Poll is open for a while yet!
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Posted 2012-09-15 5:03 PM (#4134 - in reply to #4131)
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Location: Dallas, Texas		I won't argue against Bradbury!
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dustydigger
Posted 2012-09-16 1:41 AM (#4135 - in reply to #4134)
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Location: UK		Its hard to choose.Some are longtime favourites,such as Hal Clement's Mission of gGravity.Or are fun reads,like early Heinlein.Probably I would go with Bester's The Stars my Destination,a major classic of the genre.
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justifiedsinner
Posted 2012-09-18 7:02 AM (#4158 - in reply to #4124)
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Well I posted a comment but it disappeared when I clicked on publish. I suggested either Joe Haldeman since your reading list suggests you like more modern SF and Michael Moorcock since you like fantasy.
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valashain
Posted 2012-09-18 10:35 AM (#4160 - in reply to #4158)
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Location: The Netherlands		Haldeman and Moorcock. Noted

Bradbury is still in the lead.
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Scott Laz
Posted 2012-09-18 12:49 PM (#4161 - in reply to #4160)
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Location: Gunnison, Colorado		My two cents: Extend your personal challenge for another year and get through that entire list...
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valashain
Posted 2012-09-18 1:02 PM (#4162 - in reply to #4161)
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Location: The Netherlands		Hehe, I think WWend will come up with something else for next year. There might be overlap though.
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valashain
Posted 2012-09-29 5:36 AM (#4183 - in reply to #4162)
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Location: The Netherlands		Last day to vote, Bradbury is still in the lead.
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valashain
Posted 2012-10-02 11:44 PM (#4201 - in reply to #4124)
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Location: The Netherlands		Poll results are in: http://valsrandomcomments.blogspot.com/2012/10/number-300-poll-resu...
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DrNefario
Posted 2012-10-03 7:41 AM (#4204 - in reply to #4124)
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Location: UK		In my case, I'm not sure whether to bump Lester del Rey for Connie Willis or Brian Aldiss. Aldiss was originally on my list, but I replaced him with Fritz Leiber when I got hold of The Wanderer. Two of the Helliconia books won BSFA awards, so that would be a useful way to double up. Connie Willis was not a Grand Master when I made my original picks, but I do have Blackout/All Clear still to read for the Hugos.

On the other hand, I don't think I've ever read anything by del Rey.

I might try to cram all three in, but the Willis and Aldiss books are long.
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charlesdee
Posted 2012-10-20 9:43 PM (#4276 - in reply to #4204)
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I struggled to finish Heleconia Spring, but Greybeard, Non Stop, and Hothouse were great and much more manageable in length
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valashain
Posted 2012-10-21 2:27 AM (#4277 - in reply to #4276)
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Location: The Netherlands		Review is done, should be on the WWend blog soon.
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