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Anybody have any good titles, or opinions?
[Books]Looking for some good sci-fi
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{CC}StealthBlue
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Anybody have any good titles, or opinions? | ||
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Abydos1
United States832 Posts
Also check this list out: http://home.austarnet.com.au/petersykes/topscifi/lists_books_rank1.html | ||
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Caller
Poland8075 Posts
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Abydos1
United States832 Posts
On December 23 2008 15:41 Caller wrote: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress ^^ thats a good one too  | ||
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Azrael1111
United States550 Posts
Hyperion by Dan Simmons - It's a little bit more on the creative fantasy side, but i thought they were pretty good. Ship of Fools by Richard Paul Russo - Awesome sci-fi horror. The Collapsium by Wil McCarthy - Pretty good read, standard sci-fi. | ||
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BlackStar
Netherlands3029 Posts
I also recommend Aleister Reynolds. It's serious solid hard SF without any needless ornamentations written by a astronomist that worked for ESA in building space probes. | ||
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excess1ve
United States359 Posts
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fusionsdf
Canada15390 Posts
its a very...fundamental book in that it uses a lot of scifi archetypes but its worth reading forrver peace is out, but its not quite as good as forever war you should read ender's game if you havent try the neuromancer trilogy by william gibson if you like cyberpunk if you havent tried/heard or cyberpunk, then try it anyways, its very very good the foundation series by asimov is solid, but like ringworld, so many things have borrowed from it it wont be entirely novel snow crash is another good one (reads a bit like a graphic novel though :D) chrysalids is a really overlooked book to be honest...but its not quite the same kind of sci-fi as ringworld/forever war helm by stephen gould is another overlooked book...fairly simple, but I really liked it. those are the ones I can think of right now I need to buy some more books | ||
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meegrean
Thailand7699 Posts
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Caller
Poland8075 Posts
as is ilium and olympos | ||
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thoraxe
United States1449 Posts
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MidnightGladius
China1214 Posts
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Fontong
United States6454 Posts
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fusionsdf
Canada15390 Posts
that should be a really helpful list | ||
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CommanderFluffy
Taiwan1059 Posts
2001: A Space Odyssey | ||
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fusionsdf
Canada15390 Posts
not really sci-fi but lots of scifi awards I think this is the next book I'm going to buy | ||
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caelym
United States6421 Posts
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defenestrate
United States579 Posts
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Abydos1
United States832 Posts
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frankbg
Canada335 Posts
Foundation is nice but it's a love/hate thing. You either like or you don't. I personally thought it was really good but it's very different from your "regular" sci-fi. | ||
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GeneralStan
United States4789 Posts
If you like short stories, The Martian Chronicles is a very well written set of short stories that ties together into an overarching teheme (that I can't tell you exactly what it is.) Its my favorite science fiction. | ||
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Broken.Mind
United States364 Posts
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Itachii
Poland12466 Posts
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koreakool
United States334 Posts
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rkarhu
Finland570 Posts
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Groslouser
France337 Posts
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Lemonwalrus
United States5465 Posts
Currently reading slaughterhouse 5 by vonegut, like it so far. Will add more if I think of them. | ||
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minus_human
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If, on the other hand, you're just craving for pew pew lasers 10 $ books from Amazon... then I don't care enough to finish this post | ||
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LuMiX
China5757 Posts
On December 23 2008 17:38 GeneralStan wrote: If you want to fall asleep quickly, I definitely recommend the Foundation series! If you like short stories, The Martian Chronicles is a very well written set of short stories that ties together into an overarching teheme (that I can't tell you exactly what it is.) Its my favorite science fiction. I started reading that book at the very end of summer, but once school started i didn't continue. It is a pretty interesting read. | ||
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besiger
Croatia2452 Posts
.if you dont wanna spend money on them just yet i could send you 1 in pdf format so you can see what its about, its a awesome universe, but it takes quite a lot of lore learning. | ||
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SOB_Maj_Brian
United States522 Posts
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LemOn
United Kingdom8629 Posts
On December 23 2008 16:35 CommanderFluffy wrote: Clarke 2001: A Space Odyssey The Best | ||
keit
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![[image loading]](http://singularidad.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/spin.jpg) Spin by Robert Charles Wilson. Very interesting book that I really recommend. Might not be full of action but it keeps you interested in another way, the mystery that the book is based on keeps you reading. ![[image loading]](http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n44/n222456.jpg) The Dreaming Void by Peter F. Hamilton. I recently started with this book, haven't read any other books from him but I think it's good. It's more of the space opera type with elements of politics, warfare and religion mixed in with a bunch of alien species. | ||
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demonic_phate
United States442 Posts
Shadow of the Xel'Naga Speed of Darkness | ||
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hideo
Canada1641 Posts
i also enjoy cyberpunk a lot. Neuromancer and Snow Crash are classics. for something with some more modern touches, Rainbows End and Accelerando are very good reads that deal with Kurzweil's singularity. o and if you're interested in comics/manga at all... Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Battle Angel Alita Planetes Blame! all really good | ||
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rkarhu
Finland570 Posts
On December 23 2008 23:00 demonic_phate wrote: Liberty's Crusade Shadow of the Xel'Naga Speed of Darkness Shadow of the Xel'Naga.... what ever you do, don't read that piece of shit... ever.. | ||
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Physician
United States4146 Posts
hard soft military apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction aliens alternate history time travel space opera social and psy cyberpunk speculative space western technological steampunk humor hero/superman type sci fi - u want books that entertain u immediately or alter worlds that u need time to get into? u want books that make u think or just escape reality etc? - give me ur personal preferences and I'll give you a list of the very best I read.. | ||
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HiOT
Sweden1000 Posts
Thanks! | ||
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vhallee
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![[image loading]](http://truereligiondebate.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/bible3.gif) great sci fi book if you ask me. | ||
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Frits
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Maybe I missed the part where jesus hopped into a megazord and fucked up the romans with lightsabres but how is the bible science fiction exactly? | ||
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Frits
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I recommend do androids dream of electric sheep? (blade runner was based on this) Anything else I was gonna mention is already mentioned. | ||
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Frits
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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. | ||
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Raithed
China7078 Posts
COME ON ITS LOVELY. | ||
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Raithed
China7078 Posts
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. | ||
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Frits
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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. | ||
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triangle
United States3803 Posts
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 | ||
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nimysa
United States383 Posts
![[image loading]](http://z.about.com/d/bestsellers/1/0/I/5/-/-/bravenewworld.jpg) Brave new world by Aldous Huxley Dune series Arthur C.Clarke and Isaac Asimov, 1984 is a must also. | ||
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Fzero
United States1503 Posts
Dune. | ||
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minus_human
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On December 27 2008 18:05 FzeroXx wrote: u dumb? Dune.  | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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? ![[image loading]](http://img2.imagesbn.com/images/144100000/144108478.JPG) | ||
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Xiphos
Canada7507 Posts
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FallDownMarigold
United States3710 Posts
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) | ||
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farvacola
United States18821 Posts
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. | ||
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hpty603
United States262 Posts
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
edit: Also I wrote my thesis on William Gibson so have to give a shoutout to Neuromancer :D | ||
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FFGenerations
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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 | ||
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CCa1ss1e
Canada3231 Posts
XD | ||
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Just_a_Moth
Canada1948 Posts
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. | ||
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keyStorm
Canada316 Posts
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 | ||
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Sumahi
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kef
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And if you're into Dune-like space opera you really really really should check out Hyperion and Hyperion Falls by Dan Simmons and Illium and Olympos (also by Dan Simmons). Some of my favorite books of all time are Heroes Die and Blade of Tyshalle by Matthew Stover- a mix of sci-fi and fantasy (it's really interesting how Stover blends them). They're very visceral and gory, which can be good or bad depending on what you like. Stover's also come out with two books that follow Blade of Tyshalle which I haven't checked out yet but I'll be reading this summer. One more thing, I stumbled upon this list, and all the books on here that I've read already are some of my favorites: http://blamcast.net/articles/best-science-fiction-books | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
On June 18 2012 06:30 coasts wrote: Charles Stross is really good too.. I recommend Accelerando | ||
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GlintFox
United States275 Posts
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RZAMazz
Canada30 Posts
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RZAMazz
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Sgany
United Kingdom790 Posts
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FlamingForce
Netherlands701 Posts
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Mindor
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MepHiii
Poland191 Posts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_(novel) in fact that's only book one of a trilogy you should check out once you've immersed into it Gateway (1977) Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (1980) Heechee Rendezvous (1984) | ||
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Adomine
United States43 Posts
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Forester
United States116 Posts
On June 18 2012 07:39 Adomine wrote: Currently reading Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds, really enjoying it. Have the next two books in the series on my shelf waiting. This book is really really good, one of the best space operas I've ever read. Also, Armor by John Steakley is really good. It's really similar to Starship Troopers in its premise, but the plot is very different and imo a lot better. | ||
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Melty Butter
Ireland52 Posts
On June 18 2012 03:17 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: 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? Yeah if you like Pandora's star and Judas unchained I definitely recommend Reality Dysfunction. I still have the final book in that series to read but so far it's been fucking amazing, little bit better than pandora and judas. Finish pandora first though defo worth it. | ||
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Celadan
Norway471 Posts
On June 18 2012 07:20 RZAMazz wrote: "The name of the win"..... "the wise man's fears"....... awesome books... my fav thats fantasy btw, NOT sci-fi learn the difference. Good books though, but I think they are a bit overrated. ![[image loading]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uEqxUFfsfwA/ScEQRDpbCPI/AAAAAAAABDE/N_2kdWLa-Ds/s400/wrath_of_the_lemming_men.jpg) tada, A pretty fun sci-fi book :=) | ||
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Skilledblob
Germany3392 Posts
"People like Gods" from Sergey Snegow. It is a space opera and thanks to Snegow being a proper physicist sticks very closely to what is actually possible. Lasers? Who needs that when you can just crush the space around your enemies | ||
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YoucriedWolf
Sweden1456 Posts
A few of the Ender books as well. | ||
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Synapze
Canada563 Posts
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Igakusei
United States610 Posts
On June 18 2012 03:17 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: 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? I read it a few years ago, and really enjoyed it. Probably more than Pandora's Star/Judas Unchained, and certainly more than the Void trilogy. | ||
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Fealthas
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revel8
United Kingdom3022 Posts
Plus if you like humour, the Ciaphas Cain books by Sandy Mitchell are a must read. They are set in the Warhammer 40K universe too and are brilliant. The Stainless Steel Rat series by Harry Harrison. Hilarious! It's like a humorous James Bond in space. Also I recently read Leviathan Wakes by James A Corey. A fascinating read. The sequel is imminent too. Bio of a Space Tyrant series by Piers Anthony. Definitely worth checking out. If you read these books, you will thank me profusely. | ||
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T0MORR0W
United States101 Posts
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oldgregg
New Zealand1176 Posts
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
On June 18 2012 09:46 oldgregg wrote: A Scanner Darkly by Philip K Dick. Great read +1 Also: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch Ubik The Man in the High Castle Dr Bloodmoney | ||
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oldgregg
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sc14s
United States5052 Posts
On June 18 2012 08:21 Celadan wrote: thats fantasy btw, NOT sci-fi learn the difference. Good books though, but I think they are a bit overrated. tada, A pretty fun sci-fi book :=) funny you should mention that as if you want to be literal fantasy is actually contained within the genre of science fiction.. just sayin  currently i haven't read any recent sci-fi , other than the novel blindsight, that has impressed me at all. Personally i would recommend reading some of the "classics" (at least by my standard) which includes: The foundation trilogy by asimov, Ender's game (the first book and the parallel series enders shadow + sequels), Dune (the first 3 books). I also highly recommend reading fantasy as well.. :D if you are interested i have an old fantasy thread that happens to have a few recommended sci-fi books in posts later on. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=210337 | ||
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NukeTheBunnys
United States1004 Posts
![[image loading]](http://img1.bdbphotos.com/images/orig/s/4/s4qoaxxg7bwpoqxp.jpg) Its a interstellar colonization story full that where the main sources of conflict come from fighting to live on a new alien planet, the interpersonal conflicts arising in high stress situations, political intrigue and eventually + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://assets.diylol.com/hfs/aa0/890/3c4/resized/ancient-aliens-invisible-something-meme-generator-aliens-979d73.jpg) I promise its done well and is actually still mostly about politicsbest of all, its hard science fiction, the only hand waving that occurs here is the use of theoretical technology that we dont have yet (but have thought up) | ||
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DarkInfinity
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Manit0u
Poland17238 Posts
On June 18 2012 09:47 sam!zdat wrote: +1 Also: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch Ubik The Man in the High Castle Dr Bloodmoney Well, you can simply recommend all of Dick's works. Anyone who's into sci-fi should read them. Just like Artuhr C. Clarke's, Stanislaw Lem's, Isaac Asimov's, H. G. Wells' and Strugatsky brothers' stuff. Then you've just scratched the tip of the iceberg as you can go deeper and deeper and you'll still just be scratching the top layers of good sci-fi when you discover that you won't have enough time in your lifetime to read everything you'd like  If I were to recommend just a few things for now I'd go with: ![[image loading]](http://merlin.pl/Hyperion_Dan-Simmons,images_big,27,978-83-7480-074-7.jpg) Hyperion by Dan Simmons ![[image loading]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WsnisDzY8ZY/TYwGSiJYdLI/AAAAAAAAB0A/CzDX8N9Cvzw/s1600/genesis5.jpg) Genesis by Bernard Beckett ![[image loading]](http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n52/n264374.jpg) Anathem by Neal Stephenson There's just too much to name just a couple Come visit my house, I have full library of good sci-fi books, no more place to keep new ones and my wife is constantly shouting at me for bringing more and more books into the house... Edit: And before you ask where you can get Hyperion with this awesome cover art, the answer is Poland. We're now getting all of Dick's works with Siudmak's artwork for covers (absolutely on top of my "must have" stuff right now). ![[image loading]](http://polish-art.info/siudmak/siudmak_5.jpg) <3 Siudmak | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
On June 18 2012 09:52 sc14s wrote: funny you should mention that as if you want to be literal fantasy is actually contained within the genre of science fiction.. just sayin As somebody who studies sf professionally, I think the entire debate over genre is pretty much pointless. You are never going to get anywhere with this. Most things that are just "fantasy" are not really worth reading, however, with a few notable exceptions (Tolkien, Martin) (edit: and the things that are good are just literature, who cares what the genre is) @oldgregg please pm me if you want more Dick recommendations after you read those, I know quite a bit about him Well, you can simply recommend all of Dick's works. If you had read all of his works, you would not say this  | ||
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sc14s
United States5052 Posts
On June 18 2012 10:00 sam!zdat wrote: As somebody who studies sf professionally, I think the entire debate over genre is pretty much pointless. You are never going to get anywhere with this. Most things that are just "fantasy" are not really worth reading, however, with a few notable exceptions (Tolkien, Martin) @oldgregg please pm me if you want more Dick recommendations after you read those, I know quite a bit about him If you had read all of his works, you would not say this lol really you think i was actually trying to get anywhere with that? I just like to push silly sci-fi purists buttons. Also there are more than a couple of other "good" fantasy authors silly you should say martin as he is sort of overrated at this point with the TV show making him exessively popular, hardly the best fantasy author and if you really think he is.. damn you really haven't had enough exposure <.< | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
edit: also, can we talk about how the HBO series is like 5x too fast paced? seriously wtf | ||
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FinalForm
United States450 Posts
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Manit0u
Poland17238 Posts
On June 18 2012 10:00 sam!zdat wrote: As somebody who studies sf professionally, I think the entire debate over genre is pretty much pointless. You are never going to get anywhere with this. Most things that are just "fantasy" are not really worth reading, however, with a few notable exceptions (Tolkien, Martin) (edit: and the things that are good are just literature, who cares what the genre is) @oldgregg please pm me if you want more Dick recommendations after you read those, I know quite a bit about him If you had read all of his works, you would not say this I never said all of them were totally awesome or great. It's good to know more though (like with Herbert, have I not read later Dune books I wouldn't know that one author can write great things along with some pretty mediocre stuff) | ||
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Garaman
United States556 Posts
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
I would not wish The Cosmic Puppets, for example, on my worst enemy. edit: this coming from a guy who's read it twice edit: also for example Voices from the Street is hilariously bad | ||
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sc14s
United States5052 Posts
On June 18 2012 10:05 sam!zdat wrote: What would you recommend. I'll admit I've read very little "fantasy" since like 8th grade, but I am a Martin hipster so don't go talking HBO to me! hmm good intro would be Brandon Sanderson, Patrick Rothfuss or Robert Jordan. That would be my personal introductory books , but really its more dependant on the reader.. cerebral, epic, dark, fast paced, slow paced ect.. there are all diff styles sorta depends on what you want. My personal style of books is mostly high fantasy or dark fantasy (or both!) I posted a link on my previous post that you quoted that has a good listing of stuff, it was just edited after you quoted it. | ||
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sc14s
United States5052 Posts
On June 18 2012 10:07 Manit0u wrote: I never said all of them were totally awesome or great. It's good to know more though (like with Herbert, have I not read later Dune books I wouldn't know that one author can write great things along with some pretty mediocre stuff) I usually just recommend the first 3 of his dune books.. after that it pretty much falls off a cliff for me. | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
I've never heard of those other two. Game of Thrones, though, is a fascinating ideological text. It's the wish fulfillment of postmodern society. So interesting. Martin probably has no clue what he's doing (though he certainly knows how to construct a plot) | ||
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Umpteen
United Kingdom1570 Posts
On June 18 2012 03:17 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: 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? The problem with the Night's Dawn series is the same as with Hamilton's other books: he seems wedded to Deus Ex Machina. It's a shame because I found them utterly absorbing and imaginative, but the ending put me off ever reading anything of his ever again. For context, personal favourites include: The 'Ender' series, by Orson Scott Card It's sci-fi, but the 'sci' takes a back seat to the characters and the story. Iain M Banks 'Excession' was the first of his books I read, and I was hooked. Really crisp, imaginative, funny in the right ways and keeps you guessing. David Gerrold If you could judge a book by its cover or its title, 'The War Against the Chtorr' and its sequels ought to be the absolute pits. Instead it is by some margin the most intriguing, challenging, thought-provoking, occasionally disturbing series I've ever read - and he's still not done with it. This would be my number one pick. | ||
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sc14s
United States5052 Posts
On June 18 2012 10:13 sam!zdat wrote: I read the first nine jordan books when I was a kid, looking back on it I'm not sure what possessed me to finish the series (as it was at the time) I've never heard of those other two. Game of Thrones, though, is a fascinating ideological text. It's the wish fulfillment of postmodern society. So interesting. Martin probably has no clue what he's doing (though he certainly knows how to construct a plot) It feels to me like you are pretty much the opposite of me when it comes to reading. My reading style gets me completely engrossed in the characters i hardly even think about the philosophy of things in the book usually while i am reading it or even after i have finished it.. i read just to enjoy the reading xD I guess i am a bit of an escapist irl , thats the only reason i play video games too | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
On June 18 2012 10:23 sc14s wrote: It feels to me like you are pretty much the opposite of me when it comes to reading. My reading style gets me completely engrossed in the characters i hardly even think about the philosophy of things in the book usually while i am reading it or even after i have finished it.. i read just to enjoy the reading xD Yeah. I recommend not majoring in English It's sort of the books equivalent of "CANNOT UNSEE"edit: I have to force myself to read, because it's work. How sad is that? | ||
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sc14s
United States5052 Posts
On June 18 2012 10:26 sam!zdat wrote: Yeah. I recommend not majoring in English It's sort of the books equivalent of "CANNOT UNSEE"edit: I have to force myself to read, because it's work. How sad is that? For me that would be the worst thing in the world. I had thought about an english major as thousands and thousands of hours of reading helps with being pretty good at that sort of stuff but i ended up with computer science as i didn't want to end up hating what i love xD | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
On June 18 2012 10:37 superbarnie wrote: Les miserables, catch22 , for whom the bell tolls, Did you read the title of the thread? | ||
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MajuGarzett
Canada635 Posts
People should read those regardless of the genre though. Does anyone know if the Dune books not written by Frank Herbert are as good as the rest of the series? | ||
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NOobToss
United States92 Posts
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
On June 18 2012 10:47 NOobToss wrote: quick question: is We by Yvgeny Zamyatin considered sci fi? Sure, why not? Also, it's far better than its poseur cousin | ||
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ecstatica
United States542 Posts
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jeeeeohn
United States1343 Posts
Good God in heaven is that book a blessing to the Earth. Also, A Scanner Darkly. And A Clockwork Orange, if you feel like including it in the genre for whatever reason. It does have some speculative elements, similar to 1984. | ||
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xeo1
United States429 Posts
On December 27 2008 03:12 Physician wrote: - stealth what kind of sci fi you like? hard soft military apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction aliens alternate history time travel space opera social and psy cyberpunk speculative space western technological steampunk humor hero/superman type sci fi - u want books that entertain u immediately or alter worlds that u need time to get into? u want books that make u think or just escape reality etc? - give me ur personal preferences and I'll give you a list of the very best I read.. could you recommend me space opera/cyberpunk/technological books which make you think? | ||
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Kh0rne
Australia85 Posts
On June 18 2012 10:46 MajuGarzett wrote: People should read those regardless of the genre though. Does anyone know if the Dune books not written by Frank Herbert are as good as the rest of the series? It is a different style of writing, I actually prefer the style to frank herbert's. My ratings Dune: 10/10 rest of the dune series 8/10 The "house" series by his sons 8/10 The "Butlerian Jihad" series 9.5/10 The "sandworms" series (the wrap up of Dune) 9/10 I also love fantasy. Legend by David Gemmell & many more written by him Robert Jordans Wheel of time series Terry Goodkind's Sword of truth. i enjoy but i think he rants a bit too much. | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
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HeavenS
Colombia2259 Posts
![[image loading]](http://sffbookreview.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/old-mans-war.jpg) Im also going to recommend "A fire upon the deep", seriously fucking amazing book. His other book is "A deepness in the sky" which is also very good. Don't miss out on these. also, thanks for the recommendations! im gonna try out genesis and startide rising ;] | ||
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MajuGarzett
Canada635 Posts
On June 18 2012 12:04 Kh0rne wrote: It is a different style of writing, I actually prefer the style to frank herbert's. My ratings Dune: 10/10 rest of the dune series 8/10 The "house" series by his sons 8/10 The "Butlerian Jihad" series 9.5/10 The "sandworms" series (the wrap up of Dune) 9/10 I also love fantasy. Legend by David Gemmell & many more written by him Robert Jordans Wheel of time series Terry Goodkind's Sword of truth. i enjoy but i think he rants a bit too much. Thanks I found almost all of the dune series at a book sale and was hoping it was a good purchase.I also found all of the Foundation series and most of the Hyperion series which are also very good if anyone is looking for something. | ||
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sc14s
United States5052 Posts
On June 18 2012 12:09 sam!zdat wrote: Oh man Goodkind is a disgusting little Ayn Rand groupie edit: sorry if that offends anyone haha, i hate him as an author, his series started okay then fell into a cesspool of shitty after like the 3rd or 4th book and then the end was more awful than i thought a serious author could ever do. (talking about sword of truth series) | ||
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Startyr
Scotland188 Posts
In that vein there is a book called Chariot of the Gods by Erich Von Daniken It is written in a factual way involving archaeology and is basically a more fleshed out basis for the film Prometheus. Also I would recommend anything by Iain M Banks. Here is a good overview of the culture, the main society in many of his books. http://www.vavatch.co.uk/books/banks/cultnote.htm | ||
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Physician
United States4146 Posts
Hothouse - Brian Aldiss (a favorite, read it without reading anything else about it). The Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle (space opera, you won't forget the aliens, ever). Half a Life & other stories - Kirill Bulychev (nostalgic stuff, collection of short stories and a short novella, one of them you will never forget). City of the Chasch, Servants of the Wankh, The Dirdir, The Pnume - Jack Vance (space opera, 4 books, from 1st page till last book fun). Orphans of the Sky - Robert Heinlein (I never give a list without mentioning Henlein, why this book? It is short, it will stick in your mind; I suspect the script writer of the movie pandorum had this book in his mind). Slan - A. E. van Vogt (his first novel, ubermensch/mutant theme, written in 1946, but you wouldn't be able to tell by reading the story). Midworld - Alan Dean Foster (jungle world sci fi, avatar ripped off a few concepts from this book, among many others). Most books by the above authors are worth reading, just mentioned a few memorable examples. | ||
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felisconcolori
United States6168 Posts
Heinlein - well, you have to define better what you like. Stranger in a Strange Land is interesting, Starship Troopers is a classic, but my absolute favorite (if perhaps dated) is The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. The great dystopias (1984, We, Brave New World) obviously. Forever War is good, and can be found as an eBook. Space Operas that make you think - I like anything by Weber for that. Honor Harrington series to include all of the Torch series. The Aldenata books by Ringo (starting with A Hymn Before Battle) Poke around the Baen Free Library. Good place to look. | ||
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Aerisky
United States12129 Posts
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xrapture
United States1644 Posts
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Endymion
United States3701 Posts
On June 18 2012 11:17 xeo1 wrote: could you recommend me space opera/cyberpunk/technological books which make you think? diamond age is all of the above except space opera, it's really good | ||
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stormssc
Poland125 Posts
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Macavenger
United States1132 Posts
On June 18 2012 03:17 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: 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? + Show Spoiler + Reality Dysfunction is a good series overall. I can't compare it to the other stuff you mentioned due to not having read it, but I recommend the series in general. It starts a little slow, but that's because he needs some time to introduce the very detailed universe. The meat of the series is definitely worth it. Also, he scored bonus points from me for measuring the performance of everything in space combat in gees. My only significant criticism is that the ending felt a bit abrupt. | ||
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MutantGenepool
Australia115 Posts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footfall The Mote in God's Eye. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mote_in_God's_Eye Total ballers in sci-fi. First contact with aliens. Both books by the same authors. Haven't read, The Gripping Hand. Sequel to The Mote.... For Fun; The Stainless Steel Rat series, and of course. Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy series. | ||
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avilo
United States4100 Posts
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9535 Posts
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
On June 24 2012 18:05 Physician wrote: Hothouse - Brian Aldiss (a favorite, read it without reading anything else about it). I already read Fredric Jameson's essay about this and now I know Oh well | ||
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h41fgod
Sweden377 Posts
On June 24 2012 18:25 MutantGenepool wrote: Footfall. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footfall The Mote in God's Eye. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mote_in_God's_Eye Total ballers in sci-fi. First contact with aliens. Both books by the same authors. Haven't read, The Gripping Hand. Sequel to The Mote.... For Fun; The Stainless Steel Rat series, and of course. Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy series. Rendezvous with Ranma is also a very good first contact book. | ||
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ampleyfly
Sweden3 Posts
As the title implies, it has some thing or other to do with time travel and parallel story lines. The science feels very realistic, which I suppose can be either good or bad. | ||
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FIStarcraft
United States154 Posts
Also, I'd reccomend near anything by Asimov, Bradbury, or Orson Scott Card (Foundation, The Illustrated Man, and Ender's Game, respectively, are my personal favorites from each author). | ||
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Focusrite
Sweden1 Post
The first book: ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f8/Revelation_Space_cover_%28Amazon%29.jpg/200px-Revelation_Space_cover_%28Amazon%29.jpg) There's also a standalone book set in the same universe called Chasm City. Anyone know of a good really really far into the feature sci-fi book? | ||
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Dankbeer
United States61 Posts
Other good sci-fi that comes to mind: Neuromancer, 2001 Odyssey, and Do Andriods Dream of Electric Sheep. And of course this list: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139085843/your-picks-top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-books Edit: This list is sci-fi and fantasy but you'll find some good stuff on there. | ||
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Uncultured
United States1340 Posts
Tons of references to 80's pop culture and all sorts of science fiction. | ||
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MutantGenepool
Australia115 Posts
Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars. | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
On June 26 2012 17:31 MutantGenepool wrote: Also. Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars. so brilliant... | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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Corrik
United States1416 Posts
On June 18 2012 12:04 Kh0rne wrote: It is a different style of writing, I actually prefer the style to frank herbert's. My ratings Dune: 10/10 rest of the dune series 8/10 The "house" series by his sons 8/10 The "Butlerian Jihad" series 9.5/10 The "sandworms" series (the wrap up of Dune) 9/10 I also love fantasy. Legend by David Gemmell & many more written by him Robert Jordans Wheel of time series Terry Goodkind's Sword of truth. i enjoy but i think he rants a bit too much. DUNE 10/10 and Chapterhouse 10/10 are the best original series books. House Atreides was good in the House Trilogy. 9/10 House Harkonenn was relatively good. 8.5/10 Last book... not so much. Butlerian Jihad trilogy was a step below the House Trilogy. Never read the Sandworms series yet. | ||
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