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07-16-2010, 08:38 PM
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The Science of Avatar by Stephen Baxter
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07-16-2010, 08:47 PM
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I definitely have to get this.
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07-16-2010, 09:52 PM
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Niiiiice!!!!
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07-16-2010, 10:46 PM
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It looks great
 . But I would like to know more details first, what chapters will be there etc.
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07-16-2010, 10:59 PM
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Stephen Baxter is a good sci-fi author who seems to know what he's talking about -- this might be worth investigating.
From the description: Quote:
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07-16-2010, 11:34 PM
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Stephen Baxter is possibly one of the most realistic scifi authors around, he has a real science background. He also writes epic books. What tbw said really
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07-16-2010, 11:41 PM
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07-16-2010, 11:51 PM
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*clicks order*
Yup Im getting this!!
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07-17-2010, 04:42 AM
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I've been wondering about the science behind the movie myself and am especially interested in the plants. I wonder if there's going to be an in depth book about the botany of Pandora...like the book that was mentioned. Now that would be cool!
This is a good one to add to the library of Avatar books. Which... I don't have yet.
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07-17-2010, 04:45 AM
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gaaaah now I wish I had money more than ever right now! I'll probable miss the re-release and now this books! =[ It sucks not being able to find a job XD
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07-17-2010, 04:56 AM
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As much as I don't really care for Stephen Baxter (on the edge of disliking him, but not quite), this looks like quite the read.
...Although, I don't see how this'd be much different from the Survival Guide... ? Is any of his examination based on what Cameron actually wrote, or just lots of speculation? If it's firmly grounded in what Cameron intended, and has more information than the survival guide (particularly on the Eywa concept), then I'm absolutely buying this. But as of now, on both descriptions for each edition (U.K. and U.S.) it doesn't give us much information on what this really is, other than Baxter's "examination of Avatar", for which the description is quite vague, and (to me) sounded like a bunch of hypothetical assumptions that have nothing to do with Cameron's vision. Thinking out loud. Last edited by Woodsprite; 07-17-2010 at 05:01 AM.
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