tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172359179613729870.post6953621424998644789..comments2024-03-09T13:49:30.039+05:30Comments on Variety SF: My "best of the year" picks: 2008Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172359179613729870.post-45255364226333863192008-01-27T18:10:00.000+05:302008-01-27T18:10:00.000+05:30Thanks for kind words, Krishnan.While I haven't re...Thanks for kind words, Krishnan.<BR/><BR/>While I haven't read a lot by the two authors you mention, I've liked what little I've read of <A HREF="http://variety-sf.blogspot.com/search/label/Greg%20Egan" REL="nofollow">Greg Egan</A> & disliked <A HREF="http://variety-sf.blogspot.com/search/label/Michael%20Swanwick" REL="nofollow">Swanwick's</A>. But everyone to his tastes.<BR/><BR/>If you are looking for them based on someone's recommendations rather than your own first hand experience, you might first want to try a few of their short stories available online.<BR/><BR/>I'm not very familiar with Madras, but some of my experiences in B'by might help. Usually small guys - one or two room privately owned shop or roadside guys - tend to be more effective genre sources than corporate owned big stores - later for somewhat older books; former for almost anything you want - though they might take a while to get a specific book.<BR/><BR/>I once bought a book from sify.com - large catalog to choose from, but their delivery systems are totally messed up. Say they'll deliver in 15 days, & take 3 months!! Never pay them at the time of placing order - pay only on delivery, if you must buy from them.<BR/><BR/>If you look around, you might sometimes get things at ebay/India - my experience so far is quite good (but I haven't purchased books there, though I've seen them listed). ebay accepts payment in local currency, as opposed to Amazon or Fictionwise - so they're much more practical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172359179613729870.post-88717873427322728582008-01-25T17:21:00.000+05:302008-01-25T17:21:00.000+05:30Hi beem visiting your blog almost daily. I am dieh...Hi beem visiting your blog almost daily. I am diehard fan of SF. I find your posts pretty informative. I am dying to get my hands on books by Greg Egan and Michael Swanwick, not many is available at bookstores in Chennai.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com