Recommendations of Sci-Fi novels to read.

[wolf89]

I don't read much any more

I want to though

and Science Fiction is an area I could really get into book wise.

but I don't know shit

Anyone help?

[wayoftheworld]

p.k. dick
william gibson
ted chiang
samuel delaney
octavia e. butler
h.p. lovecraft

[knell]

does fantasy count?

if you start reading robert jordan's eye of the world series you should be done ten years from now

[wolf89]

does fantasy count?
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Yes, cheers for the speedy responses too

[BLAHBLAHJAH]

The Bible
Q'ran
That jewish one
the others

LOL

[bass hertz]

Dune - Frank Herbert
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card (who lives about 5 blocks from me)
Neuromancer - William Gibson
Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
Anything by Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett.


man... I could go on and on


As far as fantasy...
Robert Lynn Asprin - All of his Myth series. Its comedic, fun, and easy to read.
Terry Goodkind - He holds nothing back in his most famous Sword of Truth series.

I would most recommend Dune and the Myth series from Robert Lynn Asprin.

[oli90]

Roadside Picnic - Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

Soviet sci-fi. Those Stalker games are loosely based on its concept.

[*grand*]

good thread....

[hackman]

illuminatus trilogy, fucking great, if not the most complicated novel i've ever read

[jigglypuff]

reading:

Aldous Huxley - Brave New World

yeah alot conterversy around it, some accusations plagiarism blah blah.. but as far it goes its an entertaining book,definitely no master piece but as far wanting to delve into another world and trip out, i'd give it a go.

[ashen]

Isaac Asimov - Foundation

William Gibson - Count Zero

[mVI]

Currently reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.
Really good so far.

On a fantasy ting, i'm also reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series.
Definately worth looking into if you fancy something a bit lengthy.

[.onelove.]

Metro 2033.

[fassyman]

reading:

Aldous Huxley - Brave New World

yeah alot conterversy around it, some accusations plagiarism blah blah.. but as far it goes its an entertaining book,definitely no master piece but as far wanting to delve into another world and trip out, i'd give it a go.

was about to recommend this. such a good book

[nousd]

The Trout Opera

[firky]

Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan, winner of just about every scifi award out there and probably one of th best books i have read, very deep philosophiscal subtext.

[symmetricalsounds]

[kay]

if you start reading robert jordan's eye of the world series you should be done ten years from now

Unfortunately he died and now the "last book" has been turned into a trilogy. FFS. Book deals, grrrr.

I'll post up a list of suggestions later when I get home. I think there may have been a thread with similar recommendations some time last year, will see if I can dig that up too.

[2manynoobs]

imo go for dick

do androids dream of electric sheep is said to be amazing. Also blade runner is based on it.
Minority report is also based on one of his books (dick was actually the man who thought up the theory whether they could arrest you for a murder you'll do in the future or not.

And also a dozen other good novels.

[kidshuffle]

its pretty short (200 pages I think?) but still so good.