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Hello, and welcome to our blog. Library Staff will be using this to share ideas, good reads, and tidbits about things going on here and in the world we live in, the library world, that is. Most of it intersects with yours at one time or another.
My name is Gerry, and I am the assistant director, and the manager of Reference and Young Adult Services. I have been here for almost a year now. Previously, I worked for Dayton Metro Library (2001-2006) and Sandusky Library (1998-2001).
To the point: I am a science fiction nut. I love alternate histories, time travel, far future worlds, space voyages, alien artifacts, fascinating and dangerous new technologies, big questions — and the awe of looking at everything from a really different perspective.
What makes me even nuttier is that I like to read some of my favorite books and series OVER and OVER again.
These ones might be worth recommending, so I am.
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Right now I am reacquainting myself with Peter F. Hamilton’s epic “Night’s Dawn” trilogy — a misnomer since there are actually six (or five) books, too big to fit onto separate volumes.
Set in the 27th century Confederation, over 600 far-flung human colonies are about to encounter something so completely alien and awful, most other species that encounter it never survive.
A huge cast of fascinating and flawed characters; high tech communications and starships — including unbelievable advances in genetic engineering — galactic business empires; labyrintine politics; romance; good and evil; suspense, humor and truly alien aliens make this a rich tapestry with little filler. Many threads weave together to make this experience worth repeating (which is why I am, only 3 years later!)
The Reality Dysfunction is the first of the trilogy, in two volumes: Part One: Emergence and Part Two: Expansion. See if you like.
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