Top 15 Science Fiction Book Series

The ones I have read (at least partially) are in bold…

15. Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold - Wikipedia | Amazon

14. The Book of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe - Wikipedia | Amazon

13. Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons - Wikipedia | Amazon

12. The Space Odyssey series - Arthur C Clarke - Wikipedia | Amazon

11. The Culture - Iain Banks - Wikipedia | Amazon

10. Rama Series - Arthur C Clarke, Gentry Lee - Wikipedia | Amazon

9. Dune Series - Frank Herbert - Wikipedia | Amazon

8. Heechee Saga - Frederik Pohl - Wikipedia | Amazon

7.  The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams - Wikipedia | Amazon

6. Ringworld - Larry Niven - Wikipedia | Amazon

5. Ender’s Game Series - Orson Scott Card - Wikipedia | Amazon

4. Future History Series - Robert Heinlein - Wikipedia | Amazon

3. Barsoom Series - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Wikipedia | Amazon

2. Lensman Series - E E Smith -  Wikipedia | Amazon

1. Foundation Series - Isaac Asimov - Wikipedia | Amazon

via The List Universe

evening links

• Netsuke - tiny Japanese sculptures (attached to traditional robes. They acted as fasteners for Inro, cases that held small objects because the clothing had no pockets.) … flickr set here!   I love them!
• The Moral Instinct - NYTimes - chocked full of ethical philosophy and dilemmas

Chicken Curry with “fresh” Garam Masala

 

Tonight for dinner I made Chicken Curry from this recipe.  I decided to make the garam masala (literal meaning is ‘hot (or warm) spice’) myself rather than just buy it.  Sure, it’s more expensive, but now it’s more authentic feeling.  I even got saffron, which is the most expensive item, but I felt like I had to try it at least once.

Buying all of these spices makes me want to grow the plants for all of them.  I’ll be looking that up to see if that will work in my climate zone.