Recommend me some SciFi books

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I have read Dune, Foundation, and the Amber books a long time ago, as well as lots of other fantasy. Don't know why, but lately the hard sci fi has been interesting me a lot. It started with The Killing Star. Lots of cool ideas in that book. I am compiling a list from this thread to take with me to the library tomorrow.
 
Sure thing. I'll also recommend just about anything by Clifford Simak (City is the famous one, but they're all good) and Vonda K. MacIntyre's Dreamsnake. Spyder and Jeanne Robinson's Stardance is a classic too.
 
java said:
Lathe of Heaven and Left Hand of Darkness without a doubt!

Haven't read any of her more recent writings...j
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Unfortunately, I have, and she's gone kind of off the deep end into her lezbo, feminist, "I live in Vancouver now because the rest of the world sucks" thing. But those two books are definitely must reads. The Disposessed is worth a read too.
 
Heinlein
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein_bibliography

Asimov
I really liked I Robot, but everything was pretty good

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov


Dune was also good, but had what I thought were a lot of unnecessary gay sex references in it. (some Duke trying to hit some boy - maybe that was book #2?)



Hard science fiction from wiki
lists a lot of authors I've not hear of

Hard science fiction, or "hard SF", is characterized by rigorous attention to accurate detail in quantitative sciences, especially physics, astrophysics, and chemistry, or on accurately depicting worlds that more advanced technology may make possible. Many accurate predictions of the future come from the hard science fiction subgenre, but numerous inaccurate predictions have emerged as well. Some hard SF authors have distinguished themselves as working scientists, including Gregory Benford and Geoffrey A. Landis,[44][45] while mathematician authors include Rudy Rucker and Vernor Vinge. Other noteworthy hard SF authors include Hal Clement, Greg Bear, Larry Niven, Robert J. Sawyer, Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds, Peter F. Hamilton and Greg Egan.
 
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m_calingo said:
Some older sci-fi classics you might find interesting: Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov and Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.
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BA_Colt said:
"Starship Troopers" so much better than the movie, although I did enjoy the film.
H. P. Lovecraft wrote some darn fine stories.
"Slaughterhouse-Five" also good.
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markksr said:
Heinlein, Heinlein, and more Heinlein... :thumbup:

The Moon Is a Harsh Misstress is a must-read. (IMHO) ;)
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Also by Heinlein, Glory Road, All of the Heinlein titles I highlighted are Highly Recommended.

If you want old timey Sci Fi, find a set of the out-of-print Lensman series by EE "Doc" Smith.
 
The Lensman series is out of print? Really? (I have them all - hey, maybe they're worth something.)
 
I've got a lot of the old A.E. Van Vogt stuff too - talk about freaky-deaky.
 
"More Than Human" by Theodore Sturgeon is an award winning novel and a very good read.
Sturgeon is probably best known for his short "sci-fi" stories which have recently been collected and printed in 12 volumes published by North Atlantic Books. Sturgeon has a wry sense of humor, a slightly askew vision of things we often take at face value and an exceptional gift for language.
A couple of his short stories I unconditionally recommend:
"Slow Sculpture" and "The Girl Who Knew What They Meant" are both in Volume XII.
I hope you like them.

CP
 
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories
100 Great Fantasy Short, Short Stories

Two of the best books ever published Index is a good place to get authors to read

Some other good ones
Armor - John Steakley
Killer - David Drake (plus many others) & Karl E. Wagner
The Stainless Steel - Rat Harry Harrison(plus many others)
Tarnsman of Gor - John Norman (plus many others)
Wolf and Iron by Gordon R. Dickson
 
Samael said:
I've got a lot of the old A.E. Van Vogt stuff too - talk about freaky-deaky.
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I happen to have an old paperback copy of The Wizard of Linn. I'd be happy to give it to anyone who'd like to read it. Provided I can find it... Just send me a PM if interested. :)
 
I'll take you up on that, Bob. PM me if you can find it. I can probably throw in something at least as weird in exchange.
 
Snow said:
I have been reading a lot of SciFi lately. I'm finishing up 2001: A Space Odyssey right now and really enjoying it. I have also recently read The Killing Star, which was awesome, and The Mote in God's Eye. Based on these, can anyone give me a few recommendations?

Thanks in advance!
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PM me your address and I'll mail you some books I've finished with.
 
Chris, you're in the right place to have Rat Fink as your avatar. Did you know Ed Roth?
 
knarfeng said:
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If you want old timey Sci Fi, find a set of the out-of-print Lensman series by EE "Doc" Smith.
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For some more "old-timey" Sci Fi, check out Edgar Rice Burroughs's Barsoom Series. Published between 1917 and 1943, they're an action packed series of books that read like a comic book. (a fun break from Heinlein's politics and philosophy ;))
 
Much grass to Bob for following through on his offer. I knew there was a good reason why I befriended him.
 
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