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Re: The Doomsday Machine
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:29 pm
by Teaos
Mark wrote:GVS??? What are we talking about here???
Mark loses yet another 10 nerd points. Lose 30 more point Mark and you'll have to leave the forum.
Re: The Doomsday Machine
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:51 pm
by Mikey
The wonders of the inter-web: the
GSV
Re: The Doomsday Machine
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:04 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Put simply, it's a ship that's agreed by pretty much everyone to be one of (if not the) most powerful ship classes in all of sci-fi. It's from Ian M Banks' Culture series, which any good sci-fi fan should read.
Re: The Doomsday Machine
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:25 pm
by Mikey
Also a ship that can quite often be arrogant, smug, or a smart-a**.
Re: The Doomsday Machine
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:20 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Or just plain weird (Sleeper Service, Meatfucker,).
Re: The Doomsday Machine
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:51 pm
by Mark
Another series on my to-read list..............I'm falling behind it seems
Re: The Doomsday Machine
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:56 pm
by Captain Seafort
Same here - I keep meaning to get "Look to Windward", and I still haven't finished "Necropolis" (despite finishing the first two months ago).
Re: The Doomsday Machine
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:05 pm
by Mark
I personally seem to be in a "fantasy" liturature phase right now. Swords, sorcery, dragons, and such.
Re: The Doomsday Machine
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:55 pm
by Mikey
I'm currently due to get deeper into the Culture series, as well as Dan Abnett's Gaunt's Ghosts WH40k series.
Re: The Doomsday Machine
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:16 am
by RK_Striker_JK_5
Tsukiyumi wrote:General Systems Vehicle, from Iain M. Banks' Culture series. Another series I really need to read. They'd better track down my library's roof soon. I need more books.
Thanks, Tsuki. *Looks up* Dang...