I used to read a lot of science fiction, but that was a long time ago and I can't help you with new authors. But there are lots of new SF books being written. I can recommend one book that you may not know: "Stand on Zanzibar" by John Brunner. There was an extract from the third book of th...

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What have you all been reading this summer? I've enjoyed Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama. It's great to have a US president with such varied experiences of life. Yes the Obama book is excellent. I've just finished "Do Polar Bears get lonely?", it is the latest in the series of books...