Dear fellow readers, I've been rather bored as of late, and I'm trying to find some nice Science Fiction novels to read. Have you any recommendations? I would greatly appreciate it. :)
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Anonymous2008-05-22 4:17
Ilium, Olympos, Hyperion, Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, Rise of Endymion - by Dan Simmons
the Foundation series, the Robot series - by Asimov
Ender's Game
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Anonymous2008-05-22 15:51
Galactic Derelict
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Anonymous2008-05-22 19:19
If you're interested in cyberpunk, Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash is a must.
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Anonymous2008-05-22 21:47
Caves of Steel -Asimov
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Anonymous2008-05-23 0:36
Caves of Steel is part of the Robot series by Asimov
>>23
Meh. I guess I shouldn't have mentioned the author's name. >>24
Yay, I'm not the only one who likes it.
Also, Gibsons's Neuromancer.
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Anonymous2008-06-05 14:43
Check out anything by Dan Simmons, Iain M. Banks (make sure you look for the M.; he writes non-sci fi under Iain Banks), Charles Stross, and Alastair Reynolds. Amazing stuff.
Do you have the sequel? I haven't read it yet myself, I'm not sure if it's any good.
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Anonymous2008-06-05 18:29
>>30
Yes, but I'm having trouble remembering whether I like it. I'm pretty sure there were some neat parts. I guess I'll have to reread it.
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Anonymous2008-06-08 22:52
>>31
Okay, I reread them both. I think it's slightly more awesome than Singularity Sky in terms of plot and action, but if the mindfuck that was the Festival is what you liked most about the first book, don't hope to find the same sort of thing in the second, which is more human.
Oh come on, anon. You could do much worse than read Ender's Game (at least of you stay clear of most of the sequels).
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Anonymous2008-06-10 3:39
>>37
Because the talented child who's better than all the stoooopid adults saves the world crap is soooo innnovative.
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Anonymous2008-06-10 6:36
>>38
Who cares, it's still not a bad book, if you just want some entertainment. Like I said, you could do much worse.
I never said you couldn't do better, though.
ITT: Pretentious, pseudo-intellectual internet tough guys.
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Anonymous2008-06-12 11:45
The Hitchiker's guide to the galaxy- Douglas Adams.
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Anonymous2008-06-12 13:50
Macroscope by Piers Anthony.
Citizen of the Galaxy, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, and Red Planet by Robert Heinlein.
The first three Foundation novels by Isaac Asimov.
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Anonymous2008-06-12 14:30
>>43
I don't remember how the book goes. I just know that if your faggotry was evident, I would remember it.
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Anonymous2008-06-12 17:19
I had not read a lot of science fiction books, but I really enjoyed Clifford Saimak's novels.
I think When Gravity Fails might be good, although I haven't gotten ahold of it yet. And there's Charlie Stross, who's so far future and non-dystopian that he barely fits, but he's heavy on the cybernetics and worth reading. Read TRANSMETROPOLITAN if you haven't (even though it's not a book, exactly), and play Deus Ex.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 8:14
>>54 >>55
Stross is good.
Check out Richard Morgan too, at least Altered Carbon has somewhat heavy cyberpunk influences (and is a fun read in general, imho), although the 2 sequels have much fewer of those.
But in the end, there really is not enough good cyberpunk...
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Anonymous2008-06-18 14:01
>TRANSMETROPOLITAN
fuck yes.
fuck yes forever.
great comic, lots of sci-fi and action and drama and oh god it is just the fucking best. i dunno about the ending. its not super good, not super bad, but it did make me laugh.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 19:40
>>57
I loved the ending. Even better than the end of >>53 (the book, not the post).