The top strata of the “Recently-Read Pile”:
Idoru by William Gibson
All Tomorrow’s Parties by William Gibson
City Come a Walkin’ by John Shirley
Beyond this Horizon, by Robert Heinlein
The Atlantic Abomination, by John Brunner
Jennifer Government, by Max Barry
Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Jules Verne
Isaac Asimov’s Christmas, Edited by Gardner Dozois and Sheila Williams
Skylark Duquesne by E.E. “Doc” Smith
The Santaroga Barrier by Frank Herbert
Virtual Light by William Gibson
Keepers of the Gate by Steven Spruill
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Destination: Universe! by A.E. van Vogt
Assignment in Eternity by Robert Heinlein
Steve Spruill
Trolling the web, found your mention of Keepers of the Gate. Wow. That was my first novel. I’m amazed it’s still around where it can be found. Hope you liked it. Thanks for the mention.
Steven Spruill