I'm a relative newcomer to Science Fiction literature. But I did just read Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow (of course). I have to say it was probably some of the most engrossing and entertaining fiction I've read in a long while. And I would absolutely love to see it made into a movie. But now that I've read them I do recognize the problems, and why we probably will never see one. How on earth can you make a 6 year old sound so believably adult? I think the best thing they could do would be to turn the "kids" into at the very least pre-teens. I certainly don't want to see a bunch of kids feigning lines they can't understand.
What a great read !!
A man from Earth, in the West Virginia oil fields, helps free an alien creature and is then visited by another alien who enlists him to be a Star Guardian with an organization of aliens called the "Alliance". Hurriedly taught the basics (it's no different in space), he is given a prototype spaceship, a ship that possesses both life and definitely a character. He names it, "Merlin". Together Jim and Merlin experience adventures both deadly and humorous, on Earth and in space. Together they import to the Alliance the American way of thinking as well as solving problems. And they become quite famous for saving lives and "doing in" the bad guys.
Mr. Neuman,
In response to your latest comment; I will not chastise you. Without reading The Guardian Projects how can you make that assumption? I assure you, The Last Starfighter is nothing at all like The Guardian Projects.Why don't you read it and find out for yourself????
Fair enough Jessie, I'll give the book a pass. I was actually having this conversation with my friend, who is one of those readers who feels like he has to read all the "must-reads" in a genre. What would you say the ten "must-read" sci-fi novels are?
I admit, the only ones I've read that probably belong on that list are the Ender's series (actually just Game and Shadow). What else?
I'm a relative newcomer to Science Fiction literature. But I did just read Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow (of course). I have to say it was probably some of the most engrossing and entertaining fiction I've read in a long while. And I would absolutely love to see it made into a movie. But now that I've read them I do recognize the problems, and why we probably will never see one. How on earth can you make a 6 year old sound so believably adult? I think the best thing they could do would be to turn the "kids" into at the very least pre-teens. I certainly don't want to see a bunch of kids feigning lines they can't understand.
What's Guardian Projects about?
What a great read !!
A man from Earth, in the West Virginia oil fields, helps free an alien creature and is then visited by another alien who enlists him to be a Star Guardian with an organization of aliens called the "Alliance". Hurriedly taught the basics (it's no different in space), he is given a prototype spaceship, a ship that possesses both life and definitely a character. He names it, "Merlin". Together Jim and Merlin experience adventures both deadly and humorous, on Earth and in space. Together they import to the Alliance the American way of thinking as well as solving problems. And they become quite famous for saving lives and "doing in" the bad guys.
Sounds suspiciously like The Last Starfighter, one of the lamest movies I've ever seen. Okay, now everyone can chastise me...
Mr. Neuman,
In response to your latest comment; I will not chastise you. Without reading The Guardian Projects how can you make that assumption? I assure you, The Last Starfighter is nothing at all like The Guardian Projects.Why don't you read it and find out for yourself????
Fair enough Jessie, I'll give the book a pass. I was actually having this conversation with my friend, who is one of those readers who feels like he has to read all the "must-reads" in a genre. What would you say the ten "must-read" sci-fi novels are?
I admit, the only ones I've read that probably belong on that list are the Ender's series (actually just Game and Shadow). What else?