I am eagerly awaiting the release of the final book of Kevin Anderson's "Saga of the Seven Sun's". Dick Smother's Jr. turned me on to the first novel back in 2004.

Plowed through everything written by C.J Cherryh in the last couple of months. She creates wonderfully full and complex societies with backgrounds and traditions that are intriguing as well as entertaining. And she is never boring or blatant in the weaving of her stories. Her "Chanur" series is Fantastic! I wish she'd write more!
Just starting a six book series by Jack McDevitt called "The Academy Novels". Gotta have something to read on the toilet.
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I'd rather be ignorant than stupid. Ignorance implies a lack of knowledge which is easily correctable through education. Stupidity implies an inability to learn. Therefore; ignorance is temporary, stupidity is forever!