I picked these up second hand, barely used. From what I've read, this could be caused by heat - I'm wondering what I could do to remedy the stretch? I'm not expecting anything from customer service as I don't have the original receipt
Also, is there any way I can work out what the colour is? Any serial number to look up? These are numbered 2910 11234
I got into the series after reading comments about Tech Dweebs like Musk and Bezos being inspired by the books. "Know your enemy", I thought... I'm amused that the character they remind me the most of is Veppers.
I started with Consider Phlebas and was hooked. I read the other books within a span of about 5 months and have circled back to Phlebas to see if it's as good as I remember. It is.
The pace is great. There's tons of action, but enough pauses to fill background information without rambling... Something that annoyed me with the pace of Look To Windward.
*Potential Spoilers Ahead
And Horza. He's probably the best fleshed - out character in the series. He's a character of deep contradiction. He feels shame in who he is "there was also a degree of human-basic revulsion reserved for Horza's species" and also great pride in his people.
He is shocked by the events at the Temple of Light and repulsed by the actions of the Eaters, but is quick to use violence or take lives (like the cloud of people using AG during the CAT's escape) if he sees it as necessary.
He's also repulsed by the Culture and what they represent, but is in awe of the "ex" GSV and respects Balveda.
He is very dismissive of the women he is and has been intimately involved with while they are in a relationship, but feels deep concern, yearning & regret when he is seperated from them.
And this is all reinforced when he is very distressed with his lost sense of self due to the effects of the Damage game on the orbital.
There's something I find very relatable and real about his character, someone tragic, fragile, fallible and imperfect and very different to the lead characters in the other books. Even Zakalwe had a deeper feeling of confidence or purpose, but I guess there were some parallels.
The ending feels appropriate for his character arc. I was annoyed by the end of Matter, it felt sudden and poorly resolved when I read it. Consider Phlebas has an ending that makes sense with the mix of characters involved.
Plus I LOVE Unaha Closp.
My other favourites in the series are Inversions, Surface Detail and Excession. Player of Games was a great read, but Gurgeh is lacking a little personality.
Can-Am McLaren, Lancias, R5 Group B with tits, Quattro SWB, Metro R64, Lancia Beta Montecarlo
Yeah, another tyre post.
A few months ago I had a BIG crash on the road that I'm still recovering from. I'm hoping to be back on the bike by August (crash was Feb)...
I have a GSXR with Pirelli Diablo Rosso 4s, the SV I crashed was on the same. I'm after something really sticky for my S1000R, I'm hoping it'll help get my confidence back. I've used Metzler Interacts on track and know that really sticky feel, is there something similar for the road? I'm gonna give up scraping knees on the road, but I'd like the grip to help with feeling secure. Not concerned with mileage.
Rosso Corsas? Michelin Power GP2? Metzler Racetec RR?