sci-fi books

[cygnus]

i think science fiction is my favorite genre to read - but most times i go to my local library i can't decide on what to get or what authors might be good. anyone read a good one recently, or have a list of favorites? here are some i like: do androids dream of electric sheep? - philip k. dick the icarus hunt - timothy zahn some stuff by larry niven

[Aristaeus]

As much as I favor the sci-fi and fantasy genres, I seldom find a story or series in the respective genres to which I take an interest, so my range of favored sci-fi novels or series is rather...narrow. But, anyhow, the only sci-fi series I've recently gotten into are Jim Butcher's Dresden Files and Codex Alera. I am also rather fond of the many space operas written by David Weber, though I haven't gotten very far in them.

[Pegorian]

I enjoyed the series of books based on the game Doom. They're written by Dafydd ab Hugh and Brad Linaweaver, and in one part they mention lucid dreaming, which may have been my reason for reading them, although I picked them up many years ago.

[DreamState66]

I have read some books from Vernor Vinge, first book mentioned was my fave but later one has really good parts too, really enjoyable reading. (A Fire Upon the Deep) (A Deepness in the Sky) , on fantasy side my taste is limited mostly to Jean Rabe and R.A. Salvatore and i seriously hate stereotypic good/evil division in fantasy genre.

[DeletePlease]

Ender's Game? I don't read much sci-fi but that book was great read.

[Raphael]

I don't know if this counts...

[Blackichan]

Ender's Game? I don't read much sci-fi but that book was great read. Excellent novel, just finished it myself. The Dune series by Frank Hebert is very good but long and complex.

[StonedApe]

Anything by Philip K Dick or Kurt Vonnegut is gold in my opinion. Check out A Scanner Darkly, The Penultimate Truth, Requim for a Dream(not really sci fi, just absolutely amazing), by Dick or Sirens of Titan, Slapstick or Goodbye blue Monday by Vonnegut. The Illuminatus Trilogy is my all time favorite book, it's always classified as sci-fi but I don't see why really, Nazi zombies and talking dolphins I guess.

[stormcrow]

Valis by Philip K Dick was insane but I havent read anything else by him yet. Ive listened to plenty of Robert Anton Wilson's talks but Ive always been scared of his books because I thought they deal with conspiracy theories but Nazi zombies sound pretty intriguing.

[StonedApe]

Yeah they're all about conspiracies. Illuminatus is fucking epic, but masks of the illuminati is pretty good too, Joyce and Einstein as dectives looking for Aleister Crowley.

[stormcrow]

James Joyce? Haha that sounds pretty fucking awesome Im gonna have to pick those up.

[cygnus]

Anything by Philip K Dick or Kurt Vonnegut is gold in my opinion. Kurt Vonnegut is one of my absolute favorite authors, but he wasn't really a typical science fiction writer. The Sirens of Titan is great for someone who isn't looking for 'hard' sci-fi.

[Patrick]

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is probably my favourite science fiction book. Although written in the 30's it shows incredible foresight, and although some of the ideas seem slightly tame now, you can imagine they were incredibly risque at the time. I would recommend it to anyone, not just sci-fi fans. Also the Mortal Engines trilogy by Philip Reeve, although aimed at teens I re-read them recently and found them even more moving and exciting than the first time... which makes me think they actually suit an older audience better. Tell the story of a future where cities move on wheels and eat eachother to survive. At the moment I'm reading Asimov's Foundation trilogy, which I would also recommend. I guess some people might find them a bit dull, but if you have the patience you can really get into it.

[Savy]

You MUST read Dune. Great Sci-fi novel. I love love love it. How about some early sci-fi? I love The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. You might even check out Shelley's Frankenstein.

[StonedApe]

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is probably my favourite science fiction book. Although written in the 30's it shows incredible foresight, and although some of the ideas seem slightly tame now, you can imagine they were incredibly risque at the time. I would recommend it to anyone, not just sci-fi fans. Also the Mortal Engines trilogy by Philip Reeve, although aimed at teens I re-read them recently and found them even more moving and exciting than the first time... which makes me think they actually suit an older audience better. Tell the story of a future where cities move on wheels and eat eachother to survive. At the moment I'm reading Asimov's Foundation trilogy, which I would also recommend. I guess some people might find them a bit dull, but if you have the patience you can really get into it. BNW is fucking amazing, that book changed my perspective on society in a very profound way. It also reminds me of Farenheit 451. Anything by Ray Bradbury is solid as well, it's almost all Sci-Fi.

[StonedApe]

Kurt Vonnegut is one of my absolute favorite authors, but he wasn't really a typical science fiction writer. The Sirens of Titan is great for someone who isn't looking for 'hard' sci-fi. I don't reallly read any typical sci-fi I guess, but most of my favorite authors are like Vonnegut. They get classified as sci-fi but there's something different about them.