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Jenna Nicole
Revenent Defence Corperation Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive
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Posted - 2012.02.20 02:39:00 -
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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! |
Sara XIII
My lil Tax Shelter
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Posted - 2012.02.20 02:42:00 -
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Old man's war by John Scalzi. |
Alara IonStorm
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Posted - 2012.02.20 02:55:00 -
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The Halo Book are acutually good. I didn't think they would be but they are. I lave read Fall of Reach, Flood, First Strike and Ghosts of Onyx so far and enjoyed them all. The Space Combat is semi realistic with Newtonian Physics as well which is always interesting.
Forever War is by far my favorite Space Novel though. I recommend it 110%. |
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Ponies for the Ethical Treatment of Asteroids
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Posted - 2012.02.20 03:19:00 -
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You could pick up a book on scientology, plenty of space stuff in there |
Akirei Scytale
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2012.02.20 03:21:00 -
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How many of the classics have you read? Ender's Game, Foundation, Rendezvous with Rama, Neuromancer, etc.
You should probably start with those. A vote for Akirei is a vote for Awesome! |
Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2012.02.20 03:23:00 -
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Honor Harrigton Series.
Also Ill have to agree the Halo Books are far superior to the game to the point the games barely does the universe justice it deserves.
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sycore101
Global Economy Experts Stellar Economy Experts
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Posted - 2012.02.20 03:25:00 -
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War & Peace - http://tinyurl.com/6ueg9uj - Sorry bout the UK links, brilliant read though
2001 space odyssey books .. also sequels 2010, 2060 & 3001 space odysseys
Night Dawn Trilodgy by peter f hamilton .. very long books, even better read
http://tinyurl.com/8yju88z - link to all his books but to read in this order keeps the timeline in check, Night dawn trilogy - The reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist, The Naked God. --- The Commenwealth saga - Pandora's Star & Judas Unchained.
He has a 3rd trilogy but he went right off the rails with it, good story, but completly different to his earlier style. Called The Void Trilogy .. i liked
What i haven't read of his is the "A second Chance at eden" set in the night dawns trilogy .. might pick it up.
Also try looking up some old writters of sci-fi, there perspective on the future is something to be looked at.
Another author i almost forgot Iain M. Banks http://tinyurl.com/75cyodu - another really good original author of space sci-fi, brilliant take on technology & future aspect, i'd read Excession, then Considering Phlebas, Use Of Wepons, Surface Detail, it'll give you a brialliant insight of what his style is,
Again sorry for the UK links but at least you know what to look for
Enjoy
Just reading Rendevous with Rama myself .. enjoying for an oldy |
Sasha Azala
Blood and Decay
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Posted - 2012.02.20 03:27:00 -
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I also would recommend 'Forever War', that's a good sci-fi book. |
Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2012.02.20 03:30:00 -
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Wasnt there a book series that bicentinneal man and i, robot are based on?
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Ai Shun
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Posted - 2012.02.20 03:30:00 -
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sycore101 wrote:http://tinyurl.com/8yju88z - link to all his books but to read in this order keeps the timeline in check, Night dawn trilogy - The reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist, The Naked God. --- The Commenwealth saga - Pandora's Star & Judas Unchained.
I was about to suggest the Common Wealth saga. Whilst perhaps not as good as some of the other recommendations here; I rather enjoyed Stephen Donaldson's Gap Cycle. (See here for a plot summary)
Nova Fox wrote:Wasnt there a book series that bicentinneal man and i, robot are based on?
... most of the writings of Isaac Azimov? |
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Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2012.02.20 04:10:00 -
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Ai Shun wrote:sycore101 wrote:http://tinyurl.com/8yju88z - link to all his books but to read in this order keeps the timeline in check, Night dawn trilogy - The reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist, The Naked God. --- The Commenwealth saga - Pandora's Star & Judas Unchained. I was about to suggest the Common Wealth saga. Whilst perhaps not as good as some of the other recommendations here; I rather enjoyed Stephen Donaldson's Gap Cycle. (See here for a plot summary) Nova Fox wrote:Wasnt there a book series that bicentinneal man and i, robot are based on? ... most of the writings of Isaac Azimov?
Well there was a series he had them arranged into but he wrote them entirely out of order. The empire or something like that?
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Sasha Azala
Blood and Decay
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Posted - 2012.02.20 04:15:00 -
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Nova Fox wrote:Ai Shun wrote:sycore101 wrote:http://tinyurl.com/8yju88z - link to all his books but to read in this order keeps the timeline in check, Night dawn trilogy - The reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist, The Naked God. --- The Commenwealth saga - Pandora's Star & Judas Unchained. I was about to suggest the Common Wealth saga. Whilst perhaps not as good as some of the other recommendations here; I rather enjoyed Stephen Donaldson's Gap Cycle. (See here for a plot summary) Nova Fox wrote:Wasnt there a book series that bicentinneal man and i, robot are based on? ... most of the writings of Isaac Azimov? Well there was a series he had them arranged into but he wrote them entirely out of order. The empire or something like that?
Galactic Empire series, Foundation series and Robot series.
Just Googled it out of interest. |
ChrisDude70
The Night Crew The Night Crew Alliance
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Posted - 2012.02.20 04:25:00 -
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Anything by Ian M. Banks is pretty good.
Also, Alastair Reynolds is good if your into really heavy sci-fi stuff. They fit pretty close to the EVE Feel.
Or theres the silly end with the Hitchhikers guide books. |
Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
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Posted - 2012.02.20 05:22:00 -
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Try 'Live free of Die' in the Troy rising series, by John Ringo. Some people just won't accept someone controling the orbitals, controls the planet.
And I'll back anything above.
Oh, 'Voice of the Whirlwind' and 'Altered Carbon' if you want cloning in your Sci-Fi. Especially the first. Considering it starts with someone's Beta clone waking up. FuzzWork Enterprises http://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/ Blueprint calculator and other 'useful' utilities. |
St Mio
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.02.20 06:11:00 -
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+1 to Iain M. Banks' Culture series |
Alcmeme
In Articulo Mortis STR8NGE BREW
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Posted - 2012.02.20 06:16:00 -
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sycore101 wrote:Night Dawn Trilodgy by peter f hamilton .. very long books, even better read http://tinyurl.com/8yju88z - link to all his books but to read in this order keeps the timeline in check, Night dawn trilogy - The reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist, The Naked God. --- The Commonwealth saga - Pandora's Star & Judas Unchained. He has a 3rd trilogy but he went right off the rails with it, good story, but completely different to his earlier style. Called The Void Trilogy .. i liked The Commonwealth books are excellent, Fits good with eve feel. Rejuvenation, Cloning, Wormholes, Hyperspace, Kinetic weapons.
ChrisDude70 wrote:
Also, Alastair Reynolds is good if your into really heavy sci-fi stuff. They fit pretty close to the EVE Feel.
Alistair Reynolds Revelation Space series is great, interesting because they follow relativity and do not use FTL travel but use near light speed travel and time dilation effects make it interesting.
Also By Alistair Reynolds is Pushing Ice and it is fun with very detailed account of a mining ship that gets caught by some outside forces. |
Shogun Archer
Phoenix Rise Industries
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Posted - 2012.02.20 06:18:00 -
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The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert A Heinlein... |
Wulf Tarkin
Saint Kitten No Other Destiny
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Posted - 2012.02.20 07:05:00 -
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I see that no-one's mentioned Dune by Frank Herbert... |
Caroline Cosmos
Phoenix Rise Industries
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Posted - 2012.02.20 07:14:00 -
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Or... "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" by Judy Blume
Total Sci Fi classic. |
Arcathra
Technodyne Ltd.
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Posted - 2012.02.20 08:02:00 -
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The Lost Fleet series. Excellent military science fiction with realistic fleet battles. Not that similar to EVE but very interesting to read.
Wikipedia-Link
Nova Fox wrote:Honor Harrigton Series.
*thumbs up* The best sci-fi series I have read so far. |
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Malcanis
Vanishing Point. The Initiative.
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Posted - 2012.02.20 08:12:00 -
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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!
Try Schizmatrix by Bruce Sterling and Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds Malcanis' Law: Any proposal justified on the basis that "it will benefit new players" is invariably to the greater advantage of older, richer players.
Things to do in EVE:-áhttp://swiftandbitter.com/eve/wtd/ |
Azriel Geist
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.02.20 08:34:00 -
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I just got finished reading House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds. It's even further into the future than Eve and it's pretty amazing. I didn't think such a far flung story could work out, but man I'm glad I was wrong and that I read the book.
Truly a great story |
Nirnias Stirrum
Ore Mongers BricK sQuAD.
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Posted - 2012.02.20 08:42:00 -
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Any of the Warhammer 40k Novels. Personally i would reccommend:
Horus Heresy, series Gaunts Ghosts, series Eisenhorn, Omnibus Ravenour, Omnibus Space Wolves, Omnibus
There are alot more, hundreds of WH 40k novels. The best Author imo is Dan Abnet.
If your looking for a more closer to home (earth) modern day feel but still sci fi ish. Id reccommend :
Daemon, Freedom, by Daniel Suarez
These 2 books were gems, i couldnt put them down. |
Ciar Meara
Virtus Vindice
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Posted - 2012.02.20 09:14:00 -
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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 Nights Dawn trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton, they have all the tech from the eve universe the server is even named after the main space station in the books.
Very good books, very good sci fi, sentient ships, implants, drones, some "horror" and a come back to life all capone! - [img]http://go-dl1.eve-files.com/media/corp/janus/ceosig.jpg[/img] [yellow]English only please. Zymurgist[/yellow] |
coolzero
The Replicators Northern Associates.
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Posted - 2012.02.20 09:27:00 -
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the mars trilogy from Kim Stanley Robinson
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Liu Ellens
Blame The Bunny The Dark Nation
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Posted - 2012.02.20 09:49:00 -
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Another recommendation from me for Peter F. Hamilton and his books.
I still remember reading the very first pages of the Night's Dawn Trilogy back in the shop, which hooked me up to his books.
But, before touching The Void Trilogy, read the Commonwealth Saga first as the Void Trilogy is set in the same universe, only (many) years later.
sycore101 wrote: What i haven't read of his is the "A second Chance at eden" set in the night dawns trilogy .. might pick it up.
Also recommendable if you know the universe; The main part is a good detective story. I'm a little freighter - short and stout; This is my cargo, this is my route. When I get a lock-on, I scream and shout: "Light up a cyno!" and jump on out. |
Mara Rinn
Cosmic Industrial Complex Cosmic Consortium
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Posted - 2012.02.20 10:39:00 -
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The Ship who Sang series (aka Brainship series) by Anne Macaffrey would surely fit right into the genre of "people in pods controlling spaceships and having adventures" :)
Awesome series of books. |
Florestan Bronstein
United Highsec Front The 99 Percent
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Posted - 2012.02.20 10:51:00 -
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I'm an absolute sucker for cheesy space opera novels from the 70s/80s
C.J.Cherryh can come pretty close to the feeling of the EVE universe at times - try Merchanter's Luck (or Downbelow Station) for some light reading.
Vernor Vinge and Alastair Reynolds both write awesome science fiction that has very little similarities to the EVE universe. |
Andrev Nox
SOMER Blink Cognitive Development
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Posted - 2012.02.20 11:11:00 -
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coolzero wrote:the mars trilogy from Kim Stanley Robinson
+1000 Somer Blink - The original microlottery site. |
Rico Minali
Sons Of 0din Fatal Ascension
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Posted - 2012.02.20 11:14:00 -
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Sara XIII wrote:Old man's war by John Scalzi.
Awesome books, his forst novel Agent to the satrs is great too. Trust me, I almost know what I'm doing. |
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Abavus Durden
Pukin' Dogs D0GMA
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Posted - 2012.02.20 11:22:00 -
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Try The Inincorporated Man series. Near future (year 2300 ish). Book 1 is a lot of setup. Book 2 begins a civil war between the scrappy outer planets and the Mars/Earth evil hypercapitalist core. Good space fights in book 2.
Another series showing promise is Leviathan Wakes. Good as a standalone novel, but Book 2 is out in June. |
coolzero
The Replicators Northern Associates.
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Posted - 2012.02.20 11:31:00 -
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Abavus Durden wrote: Try The Inincorporated Man series. Near future (year 2300 ish). Book 1 is a lot of setup. Book 2 begins a civil war between the scrappy outer planets and the Mars/Earth evil hypercapitalist core. Good space fights in book 2.
Another series showing promise is Leviathan Wakes. Good as a standalone novel, but Book 2 is out in June.
The Unincorporated Man :)
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witchking42
Universal Freelance
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Posted - 2012.02.20 11:48:00 -
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Ciar Meara wrote:
The Nights Dawn trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton, they have all the tech from the eve universe the server is even named after the main space station in the books.
Very good books, very good sci fi, sentient ships, implants, drones, some "horror" and a come back to life all capone!
+1
Excellent read
wk42 |
Destru Kaneda
CTRL-Q
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Posted - 2012.02.20 11:52:00 -
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Philip K. ****
An author so thoroughly bad ass that even his name gets censored. ******* ROBOT MUSIC THAT WILL **** YOUR ******* |
BellaDonna Nyghtshade
Native Freshfood Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.02.20 12:09:00 -
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In specific order ( good luck finding some of these though..... )
The Complete Robot Caves of Steel The Naked Sun The Robots of Dawn Robots and Empire The Currents of Space The Stars, Like Dust Pebble in the Sky Prelude to Foundation Forward the Foundation Foundation Foundation and Empire Second Foundation Foundation's Edge Foundation and Earth
Brilliant series. You *WILL* read these over and over through the years.
Timeless classics.
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Mas Yelwok
Clan of the blue spotted goat
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Posted - 2012.02.20 12:30:00 -
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Try anything by Larry Niven his collaborations with Jerry Pournelle are very good reading.... Also try Christopher Rowley great writer...just read this about his Starhammer novel :
Quote:His novel Starhammer has been cited by computer programmer Jason Jones as an important literary influence in the creation of the Halo video game by Bungie Studios Enjoy |
Luh Windan
S T R A T C O M NEM3SIS.
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Posted - 2012.02.20 12:48:00 -
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Charles Stross (some of his books are not 'mainstream' Scifi but they are all good), another big vote for Iain Banks, Alastair Reynolds (basically start at his first book and keep reading they are all excellent) Peter Watts ( if you like your Scifi very hard and disturbing - you can also get most of it free at the moment from his website in kindle format http://rifters.com/ - I found the aliens in blindsight particularly chilling) Vernor Vinge - particularly Zones of Thought books and Rainbows end) John M Harrison (more literary than space opera but utterly brilliant) earlier Greg Egan if you like your Scfi very hard indeed - later stuff is interesting but dull) Early William Gibson for the cyberpunk stuff - later William Gibson for near future - I much prefer the recent books but not really spaceships and guns) John Scalzi as has been mentioned Starship Troopers by Heinlen (there is some great Heinlein and there is some ultra hippy nonsense) Peter F Hamilton for space opera on a very wide scale - all excellent really enjoyed Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear not read anything else by him, Asimov is great as mentioned up above Embassytown by China Mi+¬ville - all his books are great but that is the only Scifi one Cordwainer Smith - I love this guys work but it's a little 'odd' Samuel Delaney - Babel 17 and Nova are very accessible but Delaney is an amazing author and Dhalgren is one of my favourites - a total head trip of a book. oh and another 'odd but brilliant' one - Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde - makes no attempt at exposition so is very bewildering at first but well worth the journey. (oh and no space ships but hey - Scifi is about exploring ideas as much as anything)
That's all I can remember off the top of my head (and from a quick skim of my Kindle archive) should get you started
oh and yes Phillip K D.... - very variable quality but some real gems (and headfucks) of books - Ubik or Flow my tears said the policeman are great places to start
(I notice I've referred to the 'hardness' of scifi a couple of times - hard Scifi is when the science is based in fact) |
Thorn Galen
Bene Gesserit ChapterHouse Sanctuary Pact
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Posted - 2012.02.20 12:53:00 -
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BellaDonna Nyghtshade wrote:In specific order ( good luck finding some of these though..... )
The Complete Robot Caves of Steel The Naked Sun The Robots of Dawn Robots and Empire The Currents of Space The Stars, Like Dust Pebble in the Sky Prelude to Foundation Forward the Foundation Foundation Foundation and Empire Second Foundation Foundation's Edge Foundation and Earth
Brilliant series. You *WILL* read these over and over through the years.
Timeless classics.
Yes, yes and yes!! Masterful Classics, conceived by Isaac Asimov for the most part. The Harry Seldon and R.Daneel Olivaw characters (among others) will have you rivetted to these books. Especially R.Daneel, the seemingly eternal Robot.
The universe is an ancient desert, a vast wasteland with only occasional habitable planets as oases. We Fremen, comfortable with deserts, shall now venture into another. - STILGAR, From the Sietch to the Stars. |
Grammaticus DeVere
POS Builder Inc. Silent Requiem
6
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Posted - 2012.02.20 13:26:00 -
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I recerntly downloaded a series of books onto my Kindle, under the umbrella title of "Spinward Fringe", by Raymond Lalonde...there are currently 7 episodes, and they are self-published by the author.
I suspect the author knows someting of EVE, even if he's not a player....there just some very obvious similarities with the game.
There are some typos and stuff but after all it's self-published...and at least a few of them are free from Amazon.
HTH
G
Edit --- "Levathian Wakes" is rubbish! |
Abavus Durden
Pukin' Dogs D0GMA
16
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Posted - 2012.02.20 13:29:00 -
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coolzero wrote:Abavus Durden wrote: Try The Inincorporated Man series. Near future (year 2300 ish). Book 1 is a lot of setup. Book 2 begins a civil war between the scrappy outer planets and the Mars/Earth evil hypercapitalist core. Good space fights in book 2.
Another series showing promise is Leviathan Wakes. Good as a standalone novel, but Book 2 is out in June.
The Unincorporated Man :)
Gah, good catch. |
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Jenna Nicole
Revenent Defence Corperation Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive
0
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Posted - 2012.02.20 13:36:00 -
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This is absolutely fantastic folks! Looks like I'm 'booked' for the next few years... Pun intended!
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Zimmy Zeta
Battle Force Industries Tactical Invader Syndicate
921
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Posted - 2012.02.20 13:42:00 -
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There was an issue with parsing this post's BBCode -.- |
Zimmy Zeta
Battle Force Industries Tactical Invader Syndicate
921
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Posted - 2012.02.20 13:44:00 -
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Admittedly there are not a terrible lots of spaceships, but I always loved the work of Philip Jose Farmer- Novels like The Green Odyssey or The Stone God Awakens. 1950's Science Fiction best Science Fiction. -.- |
Professor Alphane
Alphane Research Co-operative
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Posted - 2012.02.20 13:50:00 -
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Philip.K.[censored] is great (and the origin of my name)
Herbert's stuff is good - thinking of which anyone else actually ever catch themselves reciting the litany in there heads, or is that just me being a little mad
Someone others might not have mentoined (didn't read the whole thread) but is a classic Sci-Fi writer is H.GWells
Also like John Wyndem (SP?)
YOU MUST THINK FIRST.... |
Bane Loppknow
Pel Industries
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Posted - 2012.02.20 13:50:00 -
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Edit: Goddamn it, forum ate my post. |
Zimmy Zeta
Battle Force Industries Tactical Invader Syndicate
921
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Posted - 2012.02.20 13:52:00 -
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Professor Alphane wrote:Philip.K.[censored] is great (and the origin of my name) Herbert's stuff is good - thinking of which anyone else actually ever catch themselves reciting the litany in there heads, or is that just me being a little mad Someone others might not have mentoined (didn't read the whole thread) but is a classic Sci-Fi writer is H.GWells Also like John Wyndem (SP?)
+1 for Wells
-.- |
Smooy Clouden
Pilots of Epic Silent Infinity
0
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Posted - 2012.02.20 14:20:00 -
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I randomly picked up 'Leviathan Wakes' at the library. It is a great read that can't be put down.
Review
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Kaneda Kurosawa
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
1
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Posted - 2012.02.20 14:29:00 -
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Nirnias Stirrum wrote:Any of the Warhammer 40k Novels. Personally i would reccommend:
Horus Heresy, series Gaunts Ghosts, series Eisenhorn, Omnibus Ravenour, Omnibus Space Wolves, Omnibus
There are a lot more, hundreds of WH 40k novels. The best Author imo is Dan Abnet.
+1 to the Black Library books, always loved the lore from Warhammer and Warhammer 40k and these are very well written now.
Also, older authors like HG Wells etc are quite often free to read now.
-1 to Ian M Banks, he should have stuck to pure fiction (wasp factory etc). Ding a ding dang my dang along ling long |
Darrow Hill
Vodka and Vice
40
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Posted - 2012.02.20 14:32:00 -
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An Interactive Guide to NPR's List of Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
That should get you started. |
Ludi Tomina
BALKAN EXPRESS
9
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Posted - 2012.02.20 15:29:00 -
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Hyperion by Dan Simmons |
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FloppieTheBanjoClown
The Skunkworks Petition Blizzard
996
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Posted - 2012.02.20 15:32:00 -
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The Forever War was quite good, that was my most recent book.
Currently reading Bear's The Forge of God. Can't recommend it yet, but it might get better.
I recently read Baxter's Ring, which is the last book of the Xeelee Cycle (something I learned after reading the book). They make a fascinating universe and I'll be picking up the rest of the books soon. |
Luh Windan
S T R A T C O M NEM3SIS.
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Posted - 2012.02.20 15:49:00 -
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yes forgot about that one - the whole sequence is good. Also the olympus books (and the Terror while not scifi is very good too) |
Ludi Tomina
BALKAN EXPRESS
9
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Posted - 2012.02.20 15:59:00 -
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Luh Windan wrote:
yes forgot about that one - the whole sequence is good. Also the olympus books (and the Terror while not scifi is very good too)
Yeah, Hyperion Cantos is my favorite SF read. And thank you for your list. I'm interested in many books from it that I haven't even heard of until now (Embassytown and Dhalgren are now pretty high on my to-read list).
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Jenshae Chiroptera
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Posted - 2012.02.20 16:38:00 -
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sycore101 wrote: Another author i almost forgot Iain M. Banks - another really good original author of space sci-fi, brilliant take on technology & future aspect, i'd read Excession, then Considering Phlebas, Use Of Wepons, Surface Detail, it'll give you a brialliant insight of what his style is,
I back this recommendation up ( I think Consider Phelbas is his first one of The Culture books) and also suggest Anne Mac Affrey's "The ship who sang" if you like some older classic Sci-Fi Ideas & stuff EVE - the game of sand castles, either building them or kicking them down. -á Status: Taking a break |
Professor Alphane
Alphane Research Co-operative
288
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Posted - 2012.02.20 16:45:00 -
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Kaneda Kurosawa wrote: Ian M Banks.
Not technicaly sci-fi , but computer game related I'd reccomend anyone to pick up 'Complicity' by him
YOU MUST THINK FIRST.... |
Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
240
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Posted - 2012.02.20 17:13:00 -
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FloppieTheBanjoClown wrote: (something I learned after reading the book)
I hate when that happens.
I've found http://www.librarything.com/ is good for checking, to see where a book lies in a series.
And the recommendation engine's not bad. FuzzWork Enterprises http://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/ Blueprint calculator and other 'useful' utilities. |
Cipher Jones
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Posted - 2012.02.20 17:17:00 -
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Requiem_for_Homo_Sapiens
The best 4 books you will ever read.
See what happens when fat neckbeards try to ride little ponies? The ponies die. |
Mersault
Blue Nine Industries
62
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Posted - 2012.02.20 17:27:00 -
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Another vote for Iain M. Banks Culture novels - like Hamilton a lot too. |
Othran
Brutor Tribe Minmatar Republic
169
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Posted - 2012.02.20 17:43:00 -
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Sasha Azala wrote:I also would recommend 'Forever War', that's a good sci-fi book.
Edit: The author draws on his military service experiences, which is what made this book a good read.
It certainly was a gem!
This. I've read loads of sci-fi - pretty much everything from Asimov through to Peter F Hamilton (don't bother with anything other than Night's Dawn trilogy) and Forever War is one that sticks in my mind.
Its up with the very very best I've read - its a plausible account of a war which relativistic effects extend, well for a very long time. Quite haunting, younger readers might find some of it a bit strange.
If you like that then read "Forever Free" and "Forever Peace" - Haldeman has a foreword in one of those which explains his thinking back in 1974 when he wrote Forever War.
I thoruoghly recommend all three - great stories. |
Luh Windan
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It occurs to me that this is a very male writer heavy list and there are some fantastic women Scifi writers.
If you like Scifi you *should* read Left hand of darkness and lathe of Heaven by Ursula K LeGuin (and in fact most everything she has written)
Dorris Lessings Canpus in Archives sequence is very experimental but very very good (and very impressionistic)
Joanna Russ is great
and I really enjoyed the Native Tongue series by Suzette Haden Elgin
and of course Margret Attwoods Handmaids tale
there is loads more but these are standouts
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Luh Windan
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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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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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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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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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Anything and everything from Ian M. Banks. All of 'em epic. |
Xonus Calimar
CaeIum Incognitum
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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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wool omnibus edition |
AureoBroker
Natural Inventions Solyaris Chtonium
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Foundation. |
orangeFool
Syrkos Technologies Joint Venture Conglomerate
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Robert Heinlein "Friday" Captains Qupboard: disabled | Awaiting Disable NeX checkbox |
Barbelo Valentinian
The Scope Gallente Federation
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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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The Dragon Never Sleeps by Glen Cook |
chadwill
0ne Percent. Transmission Lost
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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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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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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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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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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
2
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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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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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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
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If you've not seen it already, go looking at Baen Free Library.
And the Fifth Imperium collection.
Though I would suggest buying, if you like the books Baen are taking a chance by not DRMing their books, and selling at a reasonable price. ($6 which works out well for Brits. No idea what average prices are in the US) So far, it's working out for them. FuzzWork Enterprises http://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/ Blueprint calculator and other 'useful' utilities. |
Gogela
Freeport Exploration Loosely Affiliated Pirates Alliance
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Posted - 2012.03.11 21:08:00 -
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This flow chart can help you.
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Tanya Powers
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.03.11 21:34:00 -
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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!
DUNE god dammit DUNE !!!
If you haven't read it yet then you've just forgot one of the best sci fi successes ever. Yes the film is cool but read it first and the watch the film, you'll ask yourself who came first, the film or the book.
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Cletus Graeme
North Eastern Swat Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2012.03.11 22:29:00 -
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Tanya Powers wrote:
DUNE god dammit DUNE !!!
If you haven't read it yet then you've just forgot one of the best sci fi successes ever. Yes the film is cool but read it first and the watch the film, you'll ask yourself who came first, the film or the book.
I was just about to post this myself. Easily one of the best scifi space operas ever and as much a classic of the genre as Tolkein's LOTR.
The Forever War and Ender's Game are similar MUST READS for any serious scifi fan.
Gordon R Dickson's Dorsai Cycle is also a great read if you like older 1950/60s sci-fi. The writing style is simple, the stories immersive and the philosophy light years ahead of his time. One of my all time favourites.
Peter F. Hamilton and Alastair Reynolds are superb modern space opera writers - as others have already mentioned.
I too have read the Halo books and they're suprisingly good and do the game plenty of justice by giving the backstory greater depth.
I'm also a huge fan of Richard Morgan's series about Takeshi Kovacs and the Envoy Corps which somebody already mentioned but they aren't so much space "opera" as space "detective". Neuromancer is the same - not space opera but cyber punk - although I preferred Snow Crash myself. |
Raieth Crimson
Ad Astra Vexillum THE UNTHINKABLES
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"The Flight of the Dragonfly", by Robert L Forward. |
Krixtal Icefluxor
Bison - Ammatar Thunder Thundering Herd
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reaMdE by Neal Stephenson.
It's about an MMORPG that goes awry ! 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" |
Johann Tollefson
Valar Morghulis. Gentlemen's Agreement
4
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Armor by John Steakley - Dust style armored infantry, but Circa 1984. One of those books you'll find yourself setting down as the sun rises
The Stars my Destination by Alfred Bester - Classic story of revenge and rage
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy - Not Scifi but a very dark western. A tale of men pursuing wealth and violence in the lawless west. Ganking, circa 1850
Old Mans War by John Scalzi - Geriatrics turned into genetically engineered killing machines in space
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - That ganker, the one who smartbombed your pod in Jita? Yah, this is what he's like Droog.
The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison - The original scoundrel in space. Thief, con-artist and all around dirty bastard. Somewhat dated now but still a comical read
Gibson, Heinlein, Herbert, Clarke, Asimov, Card, any of the Masters you can't go wrong with. |
Cletus Graeme
North Eastern Swat Pandemic Legion
19
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Posted - 2012.03.27 05:40:00 -
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chadwill wrote: Arthur C. Clarke - Childhood's End ..was pretty nice
Being a fan of Clarke when I was growing up, I decided to read this recently but found it boring and dated. I think times have changed too much to enjoy the idealism of AC Clarke but his space odyssey trilogy is still awesome.
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inflCMNDR VoO
ScrapYard Dogs Laika.
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Posted - 2012.05.12 18:37:00 -
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Neuromancer - William Gibson Foundation (the book series) - Isaac Asimov (not really like Eve per-se, but an epic sci-fi adventure |
Killer Gandry
V I R I I Ineluctable.
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Jack Vance
Harry Harrison
Old school writers but with some real gems.
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Gorki Andropov
Kerensky Initiatives
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sycore101 wrote: Again sorry for the UK links
FFS, stop apologising for the 'UK links' - not everyone who speaks English lives in America, you know.
By the way, OP, a really really good book is called Posting Non EVE-Related Content In The OOPE Section Is A Really Good Idea, by The Forum Rules.
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ewieza
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2012.05.12 19:18:00 -
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http://randolphlalonde.blogspot.com/
The Spinward Fringe series by Randolph Lalonde
best part - you can read the first book free
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/3178
This is realy worth it and onew of the new up and comming writers.
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Lady Starfire
State War Academy Caldari State
29
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Poul William Anderson - Terran empire and stuff. Early stuff in universe is a bit about free traders.
John Ringo - The March Up Country (with david weber) is a fun series. The Troy Rising series starts with aliens making a ring gate to earth and another group taking over the planet. Also they have a war over maple syrup. His stuff has a strong Libertarian slant. His thriller / Id trip the Ghost books are so very special and have all sorts of things that are 17+ |
Jastra
Black Thorne Corporation Black Thorne Alliance
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FloppieTheBanjoClown wrote:The Forever War was quite good, that was my most recent book.
Currently reading Bear's The Forge of God. Can't recommend it yet, but it might get better.
I recently read Baxter's Ring, which is the last book of the Xeelee Cycle (something I learned after reading the book). They make a fascinating universe and I'll be picking up the rest of the books soon.
I enjoyed forge of god, just re-read it recently, Greg Bear generally is awesome.
In terms of "stuff like eve" space opera I guess so Peter Hamilton, Iain M Banks obviously, Greg Egan, Charlie Stross (Accelerando - not necessarily like EVE but damn good sci fi :) ) - most of the stuff mentioned already is awesome - need moar Sci Fi!!
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Mathias Hex
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Good topic for once! I personally never read a sci-fi book but will have to check some of these out on audiobook of course, like to listen when I'm imprisoned in the block plant at work. I recall one night in a nightclub called the matrix, there I was... Mother of god there I am! Holy f**k. |
mokslininkas
Vak'Atioth War Veterans
0
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try this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorkosigan_Saga |
Makos Suti
Genius Bt.
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Posted - 2012.05.12 20:40:00 -
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Lois McMaster Bujold - Vorkosigan Saga |
Polly Oxford
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
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Steve Ronuken wrote:Try 'Live free of Die' in the Troy rising series, by John Ringo. Some people just won't accept someone controling the orbitals, controls the planet.
And I'll back anything above.
Oh, 'Voice of the Whirlwind' and 'Altered Carbon' if you want cloning in your Sci-Fi. Especially the first. Considering it starts with someone's Beta clone waking up.
John Ringo is also the author of the worst book I've ever read.
Ghost.
A little review: http://hradzka.livejournal.com/194753.html
It was fun to read but for all the wrong reasons. |
Sam Taredi
Silent Acquisitions
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Makos Suti wrote:Lois McMaster Bujold - Vorkosigan Saga Damn! Beat me to it. |
Orlacc
Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.05.12 21:06:00 -
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Foundation Trilogy Isaac Asimov |
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Ezekiel DeSangre
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
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ChrisDude70 wrote:Also, Alastair Reynolds is good if your into really heavy sci-fi stuff.
This! <3 "I just like to say Goons are little girls who can dish it out but can't take it. As Soundwaffe's making Goons immune to Wardecs shows." |
AureoBroker
Natural Inventions
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Posted - 2012.05.12 21:42:00 -
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Foundation cycle by Isaac Asimov. |
Florio
Miniature Giant Space Hamsters
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Pax Ammaria. |
Revman Zim
Native Freshfood Minmatar Republic
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I'm looking for something similar to the EVE universe as in space stations, cloning, starships ect
It was mentioned before, but David Weber's Honor Harrington series hits most of these points.
I am on book 3, and I am hooked. I think there are a total of 12 in the "Honor Universe" but there may be more. And, I am reading them on my Kindle 3. |
Josef Djugashvilis
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Anything by John Wyndham
They are not modern; flash - bang - wallop books.
But along with I. Asimov, about as good as sci-fi writing gets IMHO. You want fries with that? |
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CCP Phantom
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2012.05.12 23:32:00 -
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Moved from General Discussion.
There are many good suggestions here, I can recommend the Foundation series by I. Asimov which was mentioned already several times. Quite some interesting concepts there. CCP Phantom - German Community Coordinator |
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Bruno Capri
Jamaican Zombie Flying Squad
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FloppieTheBanjoClown wrote: I recently read Baxter's Ring, which is the last book of the Xeelee Cycle (something I learned after reading the book). They make a fascinating universe and I'll be picking up the rest of the books soon.
Stephen Baxter's books in the Xeelee Sequence are great hard sci-fi books and pretty epic in scale; spanning several billion years.
http://www.stephen-baxter.com/articles.html#xeelee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeelee_Sequence
I'd recommend Ring, Timelike Infinity and especially Vacuum Diagrams which is a collection of short stories in the Xeelee Sequence. |
Copine Callmeknau
Kangaroos With Frickin Lazerbeams Ninja Unicorns with Huge Horns
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ONLY YOU CAN SAVE MANKIND!!!!
sorry I just loved that book when I was a kid
I don't read much sci-fi, though I'm a huge sci-fi movie/tv fan. I'd recommend The Dark Tower series though, it's a fairly epic read. Sorta weird mishmash of fantasy/sci-fi/horror/western, some 8000 pages though so may take a while There should be a rather awesome pic here |
Reiisha
Splint Eye Probabilities Inc. Dawn of Transcendence
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Edit: People already suggested Stephen Baxter ;p |
Keith Gavner
Noir. Academy Noir. Mercenary Group
2
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If it hasn't been mentioned yet (tl, dr) you should have a look at Iain M. Banks' books, particularly Surface details and Consider Phlebas. |
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Shalia Ripper
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"Hardwired" and "Voice of the Whirlwind" by Walter John Williams
"Emerald Eyes", "The Long Run", "The Last Dancer" and "The AI War" by Daniel Keys Moran. yes, it is a series.
"A Million Open Doors" by John Barnes.
Other than that, there are not many recommendations in this thread I would mock. I've read too many of them.
Oh, and go very oldschool and read Edgar Rice Burrows John Carter of Mars books. It is so fun to read them 100 years after they were written.
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Alrione
Black Lagoon Inc.
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Posted - 2012.05.13 14:11:00 -
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Culture series by Ian Banks is really good. Alastair Reynolds space stuff is also good, not so sure about his other stylistic endeavours.
Lately I have been reading Takeshi Kovachs series by Richard Morgan, its more of a cyberpunk though. |
Sister Rhode
Wildly Inappropriate Goonswarm Federation
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Josef Djugashvilis wrote:Anything by John Wyndham
They are not modern; flash - bang - wallop books.
But along with I. Asimov, about as good as sci-fi writing gets IMHO.
Heh, I was going through this thread thinking, hey, no one has mentioned Wyndham yet, until I got to your post.
His books and short stories are great, old school sci-fi.
Day of the Triffids, Chocky, Chrysalids (which most people read in school, at least here in Canada).
My particular favourite Wyndham story is a short story entitled 'Survival' about a spacecraft marooned in orbit around Mars. It's part of the short story collection 'Seeds of Time' which is a great read in its entirety. |
Ituhata Saken
Crimson Cross Destroyers
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Florestan Bronstein wrote:I'm an absolute sucker for cheesy space opera novels from the 70s/80s C.J.Cherryh can come pretty close to the feeling of the EVE universe at times - try Merchanter's Luck (or Downbelow Station) for some light reading.
I was just going to suggest the Alliance-Union universe. :D I also loved the The Pride of Chanur. Or I guess its a trilogy now but it's loosely tied to the Alliance-Union universe. |
Jno Aubrey
Galactic Patrol
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"The Mote in God's Eye" (Niven & Pournelle) is possibly the best "first contact" book ever written.
+1 for all of Peter Hamilton's works - especially the Void series.
Also, go to Project Gutenberg where you can download off-copyright ebooks in Kindle format for free. You can't go wrong with some of the classics - Wells, Burroughs, Verne, etc.
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SabotNoob
Sabot Industries
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As said many times before in this thread, read books by the one, the only, ALASTAIR REYNOLDS!
I'm almost done reading all of his books. I've read his novels, and I'm currently reading his short stories. They are mostly all pretty good. He was an astronomer and worked for the Euro Space Agency before becoming full time writer. He writes his novels in a way that are realistic, and writes about technology that he believes we can achieve at some point.
His Revelation Space trilogy of five novels are awesome, so that might be a good place to start. His stand alone ones are great too.
Here's a link to his Wikipedia article, where you can find all of his novels:
Alastair Reynolds on Wikipedia |
Penelope Star
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Posted - 2012.07.12 08:34:00 -
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SabotNoob wrote:As said many times before in this thread, read books by the one, the only, ALASTAIR REYNOLDS! I'm almost done reading all of his books. I've read his novels, and I'm currently reading his short stories. They are mostly all pretty good. He was an astronomer and worked for the Euro Space Agency before becoming full time writer. He writes his novels in a way that are realistic, and writes about technology that he believes we can achieve at some point. His Revelation Space trilogy of five novels are awesome, so that might be a good place to start. His stand alone ones are great too. Here's a link to his Wikipedia article, where you can find all of his novels: Alastair Reynolds on Wikipedia
Recently started reading Revelation Space - heard so many good things about Alastair Reynolds' writing. Definitely lives up to ALL the hype. Fantastic book. I know your type: -á tall, dark and dead |
pussnheels
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Posted - 2012.07.12 08:54:00 -
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you have to like them but several of the WH 40k novels are pretty good , they not the highstanding classical SF books many of my fellow players mentioned but they surely are entertaining
Some of the better ones are the Horus heresy series Gaunts Ghost series , if you like scottish ninjas in space Space wolf trillogy nighthunters tseries
check the black library website fr more info I do not agree with what you are saying , but i will defend to the death your right to say it...... Voltaire |
Lyskal Oskold
Sefem Ortus Swift Angels Alliance
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Posted - 2012.07.12 10:27:00 -
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Deadspace: Martyr, I found really enjoyable.
Then again I am a Deadspace fan, I couldn't put it down. Pirates are red,buddies are blue,if you're unlucky enough to be orange,I'll f*cking kill you. |
Miregar Shakor
Brutor Tribe Minmatar Republic
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I had to take a break from the genre after finishing The Gap Series by Stephen Donaldson. It made everything I tried to read sort of..plain, and grey. |
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Tibus Massani
Apoclypse Knights
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Posted - 2012.07.15 01:53:00 -
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It's been mentioned earlier, but The Lost Fleet series is really good. |
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