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azndsh
United States4447 Posts
I've read the Ender/Bean series already, as well as the first part of the Dune series. In particular, I enjoy stories in which authors give a realistic picture of how they think the world will turn out in the future. Not a big fan of the more fantasy-ish sci-fi stuff.  | ||
BroOd
Austin10831 Posts
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Energies
Australia3225 Posts
One day, I plan to read it. A favourite sc-fi book of mine of late has been- The Stars my Destination by Alfred Bester. It really made me feel like a kid again reading it, because I have always wanted to be able to teleport. I have so much respect and admiration for some of these classic sci-fi writers, I have read countless books that left me in awe of the possibilities, and then I find out the books were written 30 to 50 years before I was born, genius minds. Edit: I approve of this blog. | ||
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samachking
Bahrain4949 Posts
Read it now, great book | ||
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kefkalives
Australia1272 Posts
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MarklarMarklar
Fiji1823 Posts
isaac asimov rules if you can get into it, some people hate his style tho. you should check out philip K. Dick's The man in the high castle, do androids dream of electric sheep, and a bunch of his other books. they rule. | ||
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sigma_x
Australia285 Posts
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azndsh
United States4447 Posts
I have trouble with a lot of these "classic" books. Pretty much detested the style of writing in HoD (very obvious English was not Conrad's first language) and Dostoevsky is kinda ehhh for me. I'll look into the other books. | ||
Daigomi
South Africa4316 Posts
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Elric
United Kingdom1327 Posts
On April 26 2008 20:59 Daigomi wrote: I'd definitely recommend the Foundation series by Asimov I was about to say... You've read some Asimov but not Foundation?!? HERESY! They will keep you occupied for a while as although the books are short, there are a fair few of them. + Show Spoiler + I MISS DORS :[ | ||
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aeronexus
United States392 Posts
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Straylight
Canada706 Posts
Try Neuromancer by William Gibson. It's cyberpunk and pretty much the best one of that genre. His writing style might be tough to get by the first time around. I found the book so much better with the 2nd reading and now it's one of my favourites. | ||
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AmorVincitOmnia
Kenya3846 Posts
On April 26 2008 20:59 Daigomi wrote: I'd definitely recommend the Foundation series by Asimov i'm on Second Foundation right now. hiiiiighly recommend, great series. | ||
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OrderlyChaos
United States1115 Posts
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rA.BreeZe
Canada56 Posts
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Lhyviathan
Australia975 Posts
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nofAcedAgent
United States952 Posts
Snow Crash by Neal Stephanson Neuromancer by William Gibson Both are staples of the genre and a good place to start I think. EDIT: pics to tempt you muwhahah ![[image loading]](http://vx.netlux.org/lib/img/snowcrash.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/Neuromancer_(Book).jpg/361px-Neuromancer_() | ||
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fanatacist
10319 Posts
"Hard to be a God" - Strugatsky brothers. Describes a different world similar to our own, but closer to medieval times, being ruled over by the now advanced human civilization. Check out some Sheckley short stories. I can't remember names off the top of my head, but a lot of them are based on Earth and not too distant (and thus not very "fantasy" future). "The Stars My Destination" & "Demolition Man." Both great sci-fi books in my opinion. "The Martian Chronicles" - Bradbury. I know you said you don't like him, but I think this is a book that can be greatly appreciated if it is read from the sadly-comedic stand point as I believe it was intended. "Neuromancer" is a good read too, I saw it recommended above. EDIT: I also agree with whoever said finish the Foundation series. I read the whole thing, I liked it a lot. EDIT 2: I see "The Stars My Destination" has been mentioned too. I didn't expect it, I find it less common than some of the others. Cheers! EDIT 3: Isn't this a sexy cover? ![[image loading]](http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n0/n1572.jpg) | ||
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nofAcedAgent
United States952 Posts
 ....Ill have to pick that up.. | ||
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quirinus
Croatia2489 Posts
On April 27 2008 00:53 aeronexus wrote: [...] Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy is good too [...] Mars Triology (Red Mars, Green Mars and Blue Mars) by Kim Stanley Robinson this is very very realistic and detailed, I loved it. there are many characters (a lot of them get their chaper in the book) - they die, get old, and are very well and realistically/detailed pictured, even their way of thinking. it's just insane. politics, science, action, love, you got it all here, and much much more.  it's in the relatively close future, when man starts to colonize the mars. Between the Strokes of Night by Charles Sheffield was a very nice read for me too. The beginning is about hibernation... that's a hint to something.  these two books are some of the representatives of the Hard SF - it's characterized by an emphasis on scientific or technical detail, or on scientific accuracy, or on both. that just adds a lot to their flavor. The City and the Stars from Arthur C. Clarke is a bit less realistic (well I think so, but it's kinda visionary, so it's hard to say), but still very interesting/fun and sf-ish. it's about the last city of men, billions of years in the future - utopia style. hm I'll try to think of some more future mankind books, there are a lot but can't think of any now, except maybe foundation (must read xD). | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
Well, really, his short stories were brilliant. The foundation and robot series too were great, though I must say I enjoyed the latter much more than the former. Daybreak, which doesn't exactly fit in the short stories (thought Nightfall might appear in one of the short story collections, since the other two parts were written years later) also sports an excellent concept executed admirably. | ||
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LeafHouse
United States185 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.opendemocracy.net/content/articles/3679/images/slaughter_565.gif) Kurt Vonnegut is definitely my favorite sci-fi. You've probably seen this before, but there are plenty of obnoxious people who read his work and think they have some kind of higher understanding of social/people issues. If you can get past that it's pretty awesomt to see how his commentaries are just actually really clever and insightful. When Vonnegut was alive my grandpa used to say he was the last real science fiction writer who used sci-fi to really explore who we are as people rather than just tell stories about other worlds. If you're into Azimov's stories because of their message mixed with the imagination of it all, you'll love these. | ||
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quirinus
Croatia2489 Posts
I enjoyed it. | ||
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GeneralStan
United States4789 Posts
If you're going to read one Vonnegut book, make it Cat's Cradle. I second the recommendation of The Martian Chronicles. The atmosphere is really really good. I'm afraid I cannot second the recommendation of Foundation. The writing is just so dull and it descends into esoteric characters and situations. | ||
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