I read starship troopers a month ago and I was really surprised how different it was from the movie, which Ive known and held sacred as a kid. Still absolutely loved it, but yeah that was kinda weird.

I recommend do androids dream of electric sheep? (blade runner was based on this) Anything else I was gonna mention is already mentioned.

Frits

11782 Posts

December 27 2008 00:35 GMT

#42

On December 27 2008 07:39 Lobbo wrote:
If i may jump in and loan the thread for just a question. Anyone know of a good book from 06-08 that's similar to Battlestar galactica series(tv)? Or any sci-fi without aliens and other liveforms what so ever? would be awesome to read about a big space war without lightsabers'nshit.

Thanks!

Why not just read a normal war novel then. :p

If you haven't read 'all quiet on the western front' I recommend that, best war novel I have ever read.

Raithed

China7078 Posts

December 27 2008 01:30 GMT

#43

Speed of Darkness.

COME ON ITS LOVELY.

Raithed

China7078 Posts

December 27 2008 01:32 GMT

#44

On December 23 2008 23:00 demonic_phate wrote:
Liberty's Crusade
Shadow of the Xel'Naga
Speed of Darkness

do.
not.
fucking.
read.
shadow of the xel'naga.

WTF MAN, THE BOOK DOESNT FUCKING MAKE SENSE, EVER, 0.5/5 STARS.

Frits

11782 Posts

December 27 2008 02:04 GMT

#45

On December 27 2008 10:30 Raithed wrote:
Speed of Darkness.

COME ON ITS LOVELY.

Is that the one about the marine. Because that one seriously owns, didnt really like the other sc books but that one was great.

And I agree with Raithed legacy of the xel naga is soooo bad.

triangle

United States3803 Posts

December 27 2008 02:55 GMT

#46

Neil Stephenson's stuff is really good, and I third(?) Snow Crash.

Also, Asimov's short stories are SENSATIONAL. Or at least some of them are. Get a collection of "the best of Asimov" or something and all the stories in it will be really good.

My favorite Asimov short story: The last question

I'll edit with more recommendations later

nimysa

United States383 Posts

December 27 2008 03:48 GMT

#47

Brave new world by Aldous Huxley

Dune series

Arthur C.Clarke and Isaac Asimov, 1984 is a must also.

Fzero

United States1503 Posts

December 27 2008 09:05 GMT

#48

u dumb?

Dune.

minus_human

4784 Posts

January 02 2009 18:29 GMT

#49

On December 27 2008 18:05 FzeroXx wrote:
u dumb?

Dune.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

January 02 2009 22:05 GMT

#50

Bought Dune and also Starship Troopers was finally delivered. Not really sure what I like though I know I enjoy the Military, Post Apocalyptic, and I am assuming Dune is a Space Opera. I also enjoyed Battlefield Earth which was very long... So basically no idea.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

June 17 2012 18:17 GMT

#51

Major Bump.

Has anyone read this series by Peter Hamilton, I am currently reading another one of his books "Pandora's Star" and saw this series, 3 books, on the shelf. Is it any good the Night Dawn Series?

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Xiphos

Canada7507 Posts

June 17 2012 18:21 GMT

#52

If you are fans of Ridley Scott's Alien franchise or H.P. Lovecraft's Moutains of Madness, then I would highly suggest the OP to read "Chariots of the Gods". It opened up a lot of doors.

FallDownMarigold

United States3710 Posts

June 17 2012 18:21 GMT

#53

Neal Stephenson's "The Diamond Age" (badass book on nanotech)
William Gibson's "The Neuromancer" (badass book stemming from neuroscience and other things)
Johannes Kepler's "Somnium" (hilarious example of sci-fi from back in the good ol' 1600s)
Octavia Butler's "Dawn" (badass book that makes you think about race, species, and gender issues)

farvacola

United States18831 Posts

June 17 2012 18:24 GMT

#54

On June 18 2012 03:21 FallDownMarigold wrote:
Neal Stephenson's "The Diamond Age"
William Gibson's "The Neuromancer"
Johannes Kepler's "Somnium" (hilarious example of sci-fi from back in the good ol' 1600s)
Octavia Butler's "Dawn"

I must second "Neuromancer", or any work by Gibson for that matter. Molly Millions is one of the best characters in sci-fi ever.

hpty603

United States262 Posts

June 17 2012 18:25 GMT

#55

The "Into the Gap" series by Stephen R. Donaldson is supposed to be amazingly good. I've only read The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant as I'm not into sci-fi too much. But he's my favorite fiction writer by quite a large margin

sam!zdat

United States5559 Posts

June 17 2012 21:04 GMT

#56

The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson, starting with Red Mars

edit: Also I wrote my thesis on William Gibson so have to give a shoutout to Neuromancer :D

FFGenerations

7088 Posts

June 17 2012 21:07 GMT

#57

Earth Abides - epic pretty short story about a student who trecks up a mountain and when he comes down everyone has died. fucking epicly written

if anyone can recommend apocalypse/post-apocalypse books im all ears . my fav genre. actually dont bother i forgot theres a huge torrent collection of them already

CCa1ss1e

Canada3231 Posts

June 17 2012 21:10 GMT

#58

yep, dune is pretty good.. only read the first 4 books so far.. wondering if I should read his son's books after.. might just stop after chapterhouse though.

XD

Just_a_Moth

Canada1954 Posts

June 17 2012 21:30 GMT

#59

Iain M. Banks. Space Operas! His stuff rocks. Though if you read too much of it you're gonna need to take a break from it for a bit, like me. He also writes regular fiction under the name Iain Banks so be careful.

Charles Stross is really good too. The Glass House is decent and this other one whose name i can't remember is really good, it's the one with the Festival(?) if anyone knows it.

Vernor Vince: A Fire Upon the Deep. I can't describe this book it's too good.

keyStorm

Canada316 Posts

June 17 2012 21:36 GMT

#60

Ringworld
great book

2001: A space odyssey is epic
Dune
Rendezvous with Rama

If you have only money for one, get this: The hitchiker's guide to the galaxy