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Hello to everyone who is addicted to science fiction. :-) I am now reading the Dark Forest which is book 2 of the Three Body Problem. In between readings, I think about books like Rama series and later on constant on Ilium. I am also reflecting on the different writing styles when it comes to hardcore science fiction, fantasy science fiction, and books that are between both of them. What comes to mind is the Rama series. The first book which is written completely by Arthur C Clarke, the story is science-based. In other words, he uses known science theories to write the story. Many may actually find the book boring if one is not familiar with known science theories. "How does Rama spin?", " how do the biot function?", " there cannot be any Raman's because of...", "this is how the dragonfly works". I hope you get the idea. Basically, you read a lot about physics, chemistry, and biology In the other Raman books, there is a collaboration betw...

The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven My rating: 2 of 5 stars Ringworld engineers by Larry Niven This particular novel had me thinking. At first, I thought that this particular book would not be related to the first one as a sequel but instead will go back into the past to actually see The Ringworld engineers in action. I was kind of disappointed. While the novel does describe more details of the Dyson ringworld functions, it really didn't fit my expectations. Now that doesn't mean that I did not enjoy the book, but it was a bit bizarre. Apparently, The Ringworld is much bigger then I thought it would be. Another surprising aspect is that let me know when you're ready I have one p do we have I don't want to still Advanced civilizations on the Ringworld. I just wonder why the advanced civilizations on Ringworld were stagnant. The floating cities seem to be a mix from "Judge Dredd" and "Escape From New York" ( the original). I guess the buildings o...