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Luh Windan
S T R A T C O M NEM3SIS.
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Posted - 2012.02.20 17:52:00 -
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also I am a complete idiot and I have forgotten a total god:
Stanislaw Lem
again read *everything* (and not just solaris) - sadly not everything has been translated into english (yet!) |
Gogela
Freeport Exploration Loosely Affiliated Pirates Alliance
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Posted - 2012.02.20 17:52:00 -
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One of my all time favorites has to be Neuromancer by William Gibson. I know it's old, but it's where the term "cyberspace" came from along with many other terms we take for granted today. It's really an iconic novel and if you have not already read it I would say that should be your top priority. No spaceships though...
...for that I'm kind of surprised nobody has mentioned Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Especially given all the people you see in-game with some variant of "Ender" in their name. It's on the USMC's recommended reading list (I was surprised as any to find they had one) so you might pick it up. It's light fare, you'll finish it in a day or two, but it's pretty good. Like Neuromancer, it's one of those books you should read for cultural context if nothing else, but the story stands on it's own.
EDIT: Hmmm... maybe I should learn how to read before I start recommending reading material...
Akirei Scytale wrote:How many of the classics have you read? Ender's Game, Foundation, Rendezvous with Rama, Neuromancer, etc.
You should probably start with those.
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Rico Minali
Sons Of 0din Fatal Ascension
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Posted - 2012.02.20 19:09:00 -
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Also for something a little different try Richard K Morgans - Altered Carbon, Broken Angels and Woken Furies
Not 'spaceship' scifi but has some great ideas built around the idea that everyone has a 'stack' implant which carries all your memories and all you are, you can be backed up, moved to new bodies by transfering into another stack or into artificial bodies and cyberspace environments. Series starts of as a sort of sci fi detective novel, the characters and ideas are very good.
Also, for pure awesomeness please read Spares by Michael Marshal Smith... its about clones, but isnt really about clones.. I cant explain teh book without spoiling it. This is one of my favorite books of all time. Trust me, I almost know what I'm doing. |
Joe Skellington
Scientific Nano Technologies Institute The Foundation To Protect Endangered CareBears
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Posted - 2012.02.20 19:42:00 -
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Jenna Nicole wrote:Hey folks, in celebration of buying a kindle fire I'm looking for a good book. I have read the eve novels and I'm looking for something similar to the EVE universe as in space stations, cloning, starships ect Anyone have any recommendations?
Thanks in advance!
I read "Who Goes There" by John W. Campbell, Jr. on my Kindle recently. It was the book that John Carpenter based "The Thing" on. -á-á |\__/|-á -á/ @ @ \ -á-á -á( > -¦ < )-á -á`-+-+x-½-½-¦ -á-á / O \ |
Arturos Rexx Pendragon
Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.02.20 20:21:00 -
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Anything and everything from Ian M. Banks. All of 'em epic. |
Xonus Calimar
CaeIum Incognitum
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Posted - 2012.02.20 20:28:00 -
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A Deepness in the Sky A Fire Upon the Deep The Children of the Sky
Edit: Also, Glory |
Sanphesta
Selectus Pravus Lupus Transmission Lost
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Posted - 2012.02.20 20:45:00 -
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wool omnibus edition |
AureoBroker
Natural Inventions Solyaris Chtonium
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Posted - 2012.02.20 22:12:00 -
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Foundation. |
orangeFool
Syrkos Technologies Joint Venture Conglomerate
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Posted - 2012.02.20 22:23:00 -
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Robert Heinlein "Friday" Captains Qupboard: disabled | Awaiting Disable NeX checkbox |
Barbelo Valentinian
The Scope Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.02.20 22:54:00 -
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Any of Iain Banks' books (huge sense of scale with The Culture)
Any of John Scalzi's books (good sense of scale with the alien races)
Any of John Varley's books (not such a huge sense of scale, but just excellent s-f)
Any of Vernor Vinge's books (the big space opera ones, forget the title)
Any of Ken McLeod's books (not so much space opera but quite a good timescale)
Any of Peter F. Hamilton's books (particularly the Commonwealth saga and the later "Void" tirlogy, for sheer scale, probably the "biggest" space opera around atm, in all senses of the word).
Any of Neal Asher's books (rollicking action s-f space opera potboilers) |
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Caerulean
no smoking allowed
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Posted - 2012.02.20 23:05:00 -
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The Dragon Never Sleeps by Glen Cook |
chadwill
0ne Percent. Transmission Lost
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Posted - 2012.02.20 23:09:00 -
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Arthur C. Clarke - Childhood's End ..was pretty nice |
Shalia Ripper
The Elevens
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Posted - 2012.02.20 23:26:00 -
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Anything written by John Barnes.
A favorite of mine is Daniel Keys Moran. Start with Emerald Eyes, then The Long Run and finally The Last Dancer.
BC4CSM
Malcanis for CSM |
Hainnz
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.02.21 01:15:00 -
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Lots of good books here. I'd also highly recommend Gateway by Frederik Pohl. |
W1rlW1nd
The Scope Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.02.21 01:48:00 -
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For best SciFi with massive galactic spaceship battles and hard core future science, I'd recommend "Startide Rising" by David Brin. It won a Hugo and Nebula award and the author worked as a consultant for NASA.
After that, I'd second the folks mentioning EndersGame, Hyperion, and would toss in RingWorld for fun. All the above come in epic series so if you like the first one you got lots more to read which is awesome.
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Matrim Barr
Morton Harket's Lovechildren
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Posted - 2012.02.21 02:02:00 -
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Elizabeth Moon's 'Vattas War' series. Starts off as a trader's diary, then gets into ship-ship fighting while trying to keep a decent stock sheet. Sounds familiar...? |
Nikodiemus
Perkone Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.02.21 04:17:00 -
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Read something that isn't based on an MMO or a video game...
"Neuromancer" is a must read sci fi (one, not the only one). Spaceships and clones idea goes a long way but "Forever War" and "Starship Troopers" are great classics that the thinking man/woman will love. |
Valentyn3
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Posted - 2012.02.21 04:26:00 -
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Can't go wrong with any Jules Verne or H.G Wells. I used to be a Blade Runner like you, then I took an android to the knee... |
Sathynos
BSX Industries Inver Brass
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Posted - 2012.02.21 08:05:00 -
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Jenna Nicole wrote:Hey folks, in celebration of buying a kindle fire I'm looking for a good book. I have read the eve novels and I'm looking for something similar to the EVE universe as in space stations, cloning, starships ect Anyone have any recommendations?
Thanks in advance!
The most evesque and compelling universe I found is Neal Asher's Polity universe. When I read "Prador Moon" I got sucked into his writing so much I have bought all of his books and read them one ofter another. The next similar thing is Ian M. Banks' Culture universe, but it reads like a poor version of Asher's awesome writing. |
Kaneda Kurosawa
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
2
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Posted - 2012.02.21 09:24:00 -
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William Gibson books are very good reads, not bad considering the GrandFather of Cyberspace etc is a complete technophobe who writes all his books on a typewriter
And for people interested in Ian (M) Banks be aware that he writes Sci Fi under the name Ian M Banks and his fiction as Ian Banks (no M). In my opinion his fiction is far superior to the awful sci fi he trudges out but each to his/her own. Ding a ding dang my dang along ling long |
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Krixtal Icefluxor
Bison - Ammatar Thunder Thundering Herd
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Posted - 2012.02.21 11:32:00 -
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Akirei Scytale wrote:How many of the classics have you read? ...........Neuromancer, etc.
You should probably start with those.
Although a great book....nothing in there even remotely similar to what the OP is asking for.
Sheesh. Even the book recommenders in EVE Forums are f--ktards.
OMG He Spent His Free-áAURUM ! God is simply-áthe very extraordinary power of the Universe to organize Itself as percieved. -á-á- Lee Smolin "Three Roads to Quantum Gravity" |
Akirei Scytale
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2012.02.23 08:46:00 -
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Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:Akirei Scytale wrote:How many of the classics have you read? ...........Neuromancer, etc.
You should probably start with those. Although a great book....nothing in there even remotely similar to what the OP is asking for. Sheesh. Even the book recommenders in EVE Forums are f--ktards.
You want to enjoy Science Fiction? You start with the classics.
Not reading those books is akin to not watching the original Star Wars trilogy and jumping into the ****** novels it spun off. It is ignoring the core of what makes it all great. A vote for Akirei is a vote for Awesome! |
Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
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Posted - 2012.02.23 09:12:00 -
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I hear the Bible is pretty far out, man.
---- CONCORD arrested two n00bs yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off. |
Akirei Scytale
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2012.02.23 09:14:00 -
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Bumblefck wrote:I hear the Bible is pretty far out, man.
Its a pretty meh story. I prefer A Song of Ice and Fire or The Lord of the Rings when I'm craving fantasy. A vote for Akirei is a vote for Awesome! |
Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
2894
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Posted - 2012.02.23 09:15:00 -
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Also, just a protip: EVE makes for a great video game, but a really lame book.
---- CONCORD arrested two n00bs yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off. |
Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
2894
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Posted - 2012.02.23 09:16:00 -
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Akirei Scytale wrote:Bumblefck wrote:I hear the Bible is pretty far out, man. Its a pretty meh story. I prefer A Song of Ice and Fire or The Lord of the Rings when I'm craving fantasy.
It is meh but I thought the OP might like to mix things up a little bit :)
---- CONCORD arrested two n00bs yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off. |
Dgram Loop
Dutch Squad Chained Reactions
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Posted - 2012.02.23 09:40:00 -
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I didn't see these mentioned - Ringworld is pretty awesome, when you read about Puppeteers imagine carebears with no chance of respawn in a new clone, and Arthur C Clarke's books/shortstories are good as always
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Collected_Stories_of_Arthur_C._Clarke http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringworld
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Elistea
G U N G N I R Y G G D R A S I L
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Posted - 2012.02.23 10:08:00 -
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A constructive thread after loong loong time. Rly rare thing these days.
I am big fan of A.C.Clarke. As a world's renown astrophysicist his books have large grasp of "How it rly could be"
http://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Charles_Clarke
The Space Odyssey tetralogy is timeless classic (book , NOT the movie)
RAMA tetralogy is simply incredible.
However my personal fauvorite is novel Earthlight. Great escalating storyline with incredible real-like spacebattle in the end. |
Akirei Scytale
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2012.02.23 10:15:00 -
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Elistea wrote:A constructive thread after loong loong time. Rly rare thing these days. I am big fan of A.C.Clarke. As a world's renown astrophysicist his book have large grasp of "How it rly could be" http://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Charles_ClarkeThe Space Odyssey tetralogy is timeless classic (book , NOT the movie) RAMA tetralogy is simply incredible. However my personal fauvorite is novel Earthlight.Great escalating storyline with incredible real-like spacebattle in the end.
Fun fact:
Arthur C Clarke invented the concept of a telecommunications satellite in one of his stories, but neglected to patent it. He is also very largely responsible for public knowledge of the "space elevator" concept, but did not originally conceive it. A vote for Akirei is a vote for Awesome! |
Maxpie
Metaphysical Utopian Society Explorations
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Posted - 2012.02.24 02:22:00 -
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He may have been mentioned somewhere in here, but Alastair Reynolds work, particularly his Revelation Space novels are very Eve-like. I always wondered if the Eve alliance Trimvurate (are they still around?) took their name from his books.
Obviously many of the greats which have been mentioned are certainly required reading if you haven't read them already: Asimov, Heinlen, Bradbury, Herbert, ****, Pohl, Niven...the list goes on and on. |
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