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Simeon Tor
Picon Fleet
New Eden Research.
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Posted - 2011.01.28 23:27:00 -
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Edited by: Simeon Tor on 28/01/2011 23:32:33
I've started reading a lot and seem to be going through books faster than I can buy them, so I'd like some suggestions. Some of my previous favourites are Last and First Men and Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon after I saw a dev comment on it, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, Island, The Doors of Perception and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Light of Other Days by Arthur C. Clarke.
I also enjoy some things that people consider complete garbage like the Dexter series or anything by Erich von DSniken. I'm open to everything else though.
Suggestions?
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yani dumyat
Minmatar
Tribal Liberation Force
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Posted - 2011.01.28 23:47:00 -
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Edited by: yani dumyat on 28/01/2011 23:54:03
Anything by Ian M Banks. Culture series are good but the algebraeist is my favourite. Asside from that here's a random selection of books I've enjoyed recently:
Yrsa Sigurdarottir - Last rituals. Murder mystery, being that she's Icelandic I probably don't need to mention that it's dark with a sick sense of humour.
Tim Moore - French Revolutions. Very funny travel writer cycles round france, lots of entertaining trivia about the tour de france.
Where white men fear to tread - Russel Means. Autobiography of one of America's mort prolific and fearless american indian activists, as a non american there was lots of interesting history I had no idea about, well written.
The elephant whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - Read the title and thought I'd hate this book but turned out to be amazing. A true story of a white guy who grew up in the Zulu lands and tries to rescue some rogue elephants.
Edit: Seeing some more political books in your list you might enjoy Stuart Christie's book granny made me an anarchist - a UK communist who ends up in a Spanish prison for his part in a plot to blow up Franco (autobiographical)
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stoicfaux
Gallente
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Posted - 2011.01.28 23:51:00 -
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Edited by: stoicfaux on 28/01/2011 23:56:49
Edited by: stoicfaux on 28/01/2011 23:51:49
Starship Troopers by Heinlein.
edit: Google on US Navy, Army, orf Air Force reading list. They tend to have interesting titles. At one point Starship Troopers was on the list.
If you can find them, and if you're interested in Cold War SciFi, look for the "There Will Be War" series. It's a collection of short stories with some interesting ideas, and gives you an idea of what was on people's minds during the height of the Cold War.
On the lighter side:
The Bolo series is a fun read.
The Black Company series by Glen Cook. It makes The Hobbit look like a gay cruise for midgets.
Asimov's Foundation series is fun.
The Mote in God's Eye by Pournelle.
The RingWorld series.
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Culmen
Caldari
Blood Phage Syndicate
Syndicate.
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Posted - 2011.01.29 00:15:00 -
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Edited by: Culmen on 29/01/2011 00:16:37
Two words
SNOW CRASH
That book is made out of pure concentrated EPIC WIN.
It popularized the word "avatar" for online uses.
It's plot involves neuro/sociolinguistic programming, memetic propagation and engineering, along with studies in anarco-capitalism.
Or if you don't care for that stuff.
It has Protagonist using a katana to fight an Inuit who has mono-molecular edged glass knives and a nuclear bomb strapped to his motorcycle.
and a skateboarders with adaptive wheels magnetically harpooning cars on the freeway.
So yeah, it is awesome.
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Simeon Tor
Picon Fleet
New Eden Research.
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Posted - 2011.01.29 00:18:00 -
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Edited by: Simeon Tor on 29/01/2011 00:18:22
I'm writing these down, keep them coming. (me read books fast)
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Sporked
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Posted - 2011.01.29 00:54:00 -
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Seconding all the William Gibson books that have been quoted so far and adding in Count Zero, Idoru, Virtual Light and of course the ever popular Neuromancer. All four follow the general cyberpunk theme but branch off into different aspects, for example Neuromancer explores the ambiguity of what could be considered a sentient lifeform when it comes to AIs, Idoru involves a virtual Idol (hence the name, the katakana for Idol being I-do-ru) trying to live a human life etc. Extremely good reads if it's your kinda thing.
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Vak'ran
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Posted - 2011.01.29 01:27:00 -
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I'm currently reading Rudy Rucker's (poor guy, parents must've hated him or something) Ware tetralogy. Pretty short books, light read but way out there in terms of surreality. Not bad for something released under a creative commons licence.
Don't have much time to read of late, some older favourites of mine:
Beforementioned Foundation series by Asimov.
Frank Herbert's Destination Void and of course Dune series. Will keep you busy the man's churned out a lot of quality stuff.
Peter F. Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy and commonwealth books, another 6500-ish page read in total, pages you will not want to put aside for long.
Will try to think of a few more later
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Malaclypse Muscaria
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Posted - 2011.01.29 01:44:00 -
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Going by Snow Crash above, anything else by its author Neal Stephenson is pretty f*cking awesome.
He researches in-depth whatever particular subjects he uses as a foundation for his books, and then crafts a very good story around these, exploring in articulate detail their possibilities, consequences and impacts on society, human knowledge and development.
On top of that, he's a pretty good writer, and professes a delightful sense of dead-pan humour. I read last year a sci-fi book that was being hyped all around - "Daemon" by Daniel Suarez - and while it had some interesting premises and ideas, the amateurish bad writing seriously put me off. Stephenson's prose on the other hand is a pleasure.
His latest book, "Anathem", revolves around Plato's philosophy and the ideas of multiple parallel universes quantum physicist are throwing around lately (just yesterday Brian Greene was on the Colbert Report talking about this). The story and characters explore these two seemingly unrelated themes, and weaves them together in a very interesting way... but you'll have to read the book to find out how ;)
As to other authors I like a lot, also on a cyberpunk vein, and who explore offbeat yet interesting ideas or philosophies, I can't recommend enough Rudy Rucker (The Ware Tretalogy), Philip K. Dick (a lot of books to choose from, try "Ubik" for instance), or Robert Anton Wilson ("The Illuminatus Trilogy")
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2Lab
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Posted - 2011.01.29 01:56:00 -
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Snow crash is a bit dated now, The Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World) is three large books of purest awesome.
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Barakkus
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Posted - 2011.01.29 02:08:00 -
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Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran
It will be very enlightening.
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Tora Nevaal
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Posted - 2011.01.29 02:29:00 -
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Hooked on phonics. 
if you're looking for something that will take you a couple of months to trudge through try "House Of Leaves" by Mark Daneilewski or anything by Thomas Pynchon. They both fall just below Tolstoy in terms of brevity and clarity.
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Caleidascope
Minmatar
Republic Military School
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Posted - 2011.01.29 02:48:00 -
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Science Fiction with science in it: Looking Glass series. First book here: http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/16-ClawsThatCatchCD/ClawsThatCatchCD/Into%20the%20Looking%20Glass/Into_the_Looking_Glass.htm
Time travel, alternate histor: 1632 Series. First book here: http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/23-TheEasternFrontCD/1635TheEasternFrontCD/1632/1632.htm
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Barakkus
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Posted - 2011.01.29 02:49:00 -
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 Originally by: Tora Nevaal
Hooked on phonics.
if you're looking for something that will take you a couple of months to trudge through try "House Of Leaves" by Mark Daneilewski or anything by Thomas Pynchon. They both fall just below Tolstoy in terms of brevity and clarity.
On that note, you could always try Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce 
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Celestina Zay
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Posted - 2011.01.29 03:01:00 -
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Altered Carbon by Richard K Morgan. It's the misbegotten bastard child of cyberpunk and a film noir detective story.
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Frank Millar
Gallente
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Posted - 2011.01.29 10:03:00 -
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Dan Simmons: Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion and The Rise of Endymion.
Also: Ilium and Olympos.
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Cate Nenuphar
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Posted - 2011.01.29 10:19:00 -
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Edited by: Cate Nenuphar on 29/01/2011 10:20:13
Seconded: anything by Iain M Banks (my favourite is the Algebraist) and Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan. The entire Takeshi Kovacs series is brilliant, and as his is Steel Remains series (as long as your not adverse to a gay protagonist).
Slightly more mainstream scifi:
The Gone Away World - Nick Harkaway (brilliant even when I read it in french).
The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness (trilogy).
The Forever War - Joe Haldeman
Alternatively, there are the ridiculously long fantasy series, such as The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, Laurel K Hamiltons Anita Blake series, and the Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant (forgot the author). These are recommended because they take a decent length of time to get through the entire lot.
Other books I'd recommend:
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Cutting for Stone by Abrahm Verghese
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Dannerkongen
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Posted - 2011.01.29 13:22:00 -
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Originally by: Frank Millar
Dan Simmons: Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion and The Rise of Endymion.
Also: Ilium and Olympos.
the hyperion saga is one of the best stories ive ever read
this is a must for an eve-player
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Florio
Miniature Giant Space Hamsters
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Posted - 2011.01.29 13:57:00 -
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A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth
Best book I've ever read. It's like gliding down a river in a punt, with a colourful world on either bank pulling you into a different time and place.
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