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« Thread Started on Mar 18, 2009, 12:03am »
I'd like to start off by recommending Brasyl by Ian McDonald. One of the best written, challenging SF reads I've had in years. I've been reading IM for a while and he gets better and better.

Here's the amazon synopsis:

Ian Macdonald's RIVER OF GODS, painted a vivid picture of a near future India, 100 years after independence. It revolutionised British SF for a new generation by taking a perspective that was not European or American. BRASYL will do the same for South America's largest and most vibrant country. A story that begins in the favelas, the slums of Rio, and quickly expands to take in drugs, corruption, and a frightening new technology that allows access to all the multiple worlds that have slipped into existence in other planes everytime we make a decision. This is rich, epic SF that opens our eyes to the world around us and posits mind-blowing alternative sciences. It is a landmark work in modern SF from one of its most respected practitioners.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/produ....=266239&s=books

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Re: Recommendations
« Reply #1 on Mar 19, 2009, 9:32am »
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll have to check this out.

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« Reply #2 on Apr 11, 2009, 5:10am »
Hey MDP, have you ever checked out When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger? Muslim-oriented sci-fi. I liked it.
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