Scifi Reading

[getagrip]

Ian M Banks: "Excession" is really good.  The intelligent spaceships are superb.  He also avoids the Frankenstein syndrome.  Really original read.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spacecraft_in_the_Culture_series

Best ship names ever!

[Hertsblue]

For those of you who don't follow my blog, and why should you (just saying), I did a short piece of SF and wargaming here:

http://panther6actual.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Military%20Science%20Fiction

Of course the book to read is my first novel (still sitting in the unsold editorial hell that is publishing) called Bad Dog: small unit combat armour troops with support assets and a clever enemy who has prepared well for the conflict ahead.  You heard it here first.

Welcome back, Paint it Pink. We could ill-afford to lose our other lady member.

[Paint it Pink]

I hadn't realized you all missed me so much.  Cheers.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Na - hadn't noticed. Welcome back

IanS 

[fsn]

Gosh - a girl! 

[getagrip]

Gosh - a girl! 

Someone check the bar has fruit based drinks. 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

We have run out of little umbrellas - FSN insists on eating them.

IanS

[fsn]

The little sticks kept getting caught in my teeth! 

[Hertsblue]

Soaking your teeth overnight in pina colada doesn't remove the stains - and the umbrella isn't a help either.

[getagrip]

The little sticks kept getting caught in my teeth! 

Don't swallow 'em whole; they go down a treat but are a bugger coming out

[Techno]

Only if they open, surely. 
Cheers - Phil

[getagrip]

Only if they open, surely. 
Cheers - Phil

Contemplating that inside Nobby's guts...

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Please - it is lunch time.....

IanS

[fsn]

When I burp, it's like a miniature Arnhem!