A dealer's room is a dangerous place

[fivemack]

I know Stars in my Pockets ... is the first half of an unfinished duology; is it a sane second Delaney to read, after Triton long ago?

The first half of the Peter F Hamilton I have on (DRMed) disc, but the e-publisher hasn't released the second half in that format.

Several people pointed out even at the con that you can read award shortlists much more cheaply, in shoulder-strain and wallet-ache and waste of bookcase alike, if you wait a year ... but having obtained this pile, where should I start?

Comments

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

No, no: start with the worst materials and then build to a cresendo of quality. You _really_ don't want to end a reading spree with a Moffitt.

By the way, I think Mattel got the title on the collection THE BARBIE MURDERS changed to PICNIC ON NEARSIDE in later editions.