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Tsietisin
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Posted - 2005.09.14 00:13:00 -
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Just finished Hidden Empire the fist book of the saga of the seven suns series by Kevin J Anderson. Very good it was too. Space Opera at its best.
Anyone else got any recomedations?
Tsietisin.
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DeMundus
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Posted - 2005.09.14 00:30:00 -
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I command you to go read Peter F. Hamilton, The Nights Dawn Trilogy. Alot of eve stuff in there - some of the devs have def. read it. Like the name of Tranquility, its a starbase in the books. What else? Jovian, Wasp, well alot of small thing and good imo.
Oh and the books a awsome.
Regards DeM
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Sforza
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Posted - 2005.09.14 01:48:00 -
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Edited by: Sforza on 14/09/2005 01:50:29
Richard Morgans books, namely 'Altered Carbon', 'Broken Angels' and 'Woken Furies'.
They're bloody marvelous.
I enjoyed the Seven Suns books as well, btw.
Sforza
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Omber Zombie
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Posted - 2005.09.14 01:54:00 -
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Edited by: Omber Zombie on 14/09/2005 01:54:30 E.E. Doc Smith's Lensman series
read that. I command you -----------
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Rhaegar
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Posted - 2005.09.14 02:14:00 -
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Originally by: Sforza Edited by: Sforza on 14/09/2005 01:50:29
Richard Morgans books, namely 'Altered Carbon', 'Broken Angels' and 'Woken Furies'.
They're bloody marvelous.
I enjoyed the Seven Suns books as well, btw.
Morgan's 'Market Forces' is worth a read too. And yes, Peter F Hamilton is a decent writer.
There are many great scifi books out there. I've been enjoying Alestair Reynolds recently. His books, I mean.
Rhaegar Captain, ISD STAR
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Andicuri Vas
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Posted - 2005.09.14 03:48:00 -
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Iain M. Banks:
"Feersum Endjinn", "Excession"
Just finished "Use of Weapons" and enjoyed it very much.
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Pwyle Kenobi
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Posted - 2005.09.14 04:11:00 -
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Originally by: Omber Zombie Edited by: Omber Zombie on 14/09/2005 01:54:30 E.E. Doc Smith's Lensman series
read that. I command you
Here! Here! I entirely agree! "Doc" Smith is still king!
I very much enjoyed the 3 Saga of the Seven Suns books published so far by Kevin J Anderson. I identified with the Roamers!
Robert A Heilein is also very good (but can be a little twisted in social values - eg Time Enough for Love).
Alastair Reynolds is awesome! Titles: Revelation Space; Chasm City; Redemption Ark; Absolution Gap; Diamond Dogs; Turquoise Days - all worth a read. The Conjoiners were a brilliant idea that was very well developed.
Stephen Baxter is very good too. He has written a few interesting books about time travel. Check out the books he co-authored with Arthur C. Clarke.
I couldn't get into the books written by Peter F. Hamilton.
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Lord Aradon
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Posted - 2005.09.14 08:00:00 -
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The "time machine" by H.G Wells is an excellent read, and i have to recomend any book by Isaac Asimov, they are more short stories than anything but they are fantastic reads. ---- Join Us
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Sherkaner
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Posted - 2005.09.14 08:03:00 -
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Alastair Reynolds
The Noir series: Chasm City Revelation Space Redemption Ark Absolution Gap
Best SF series I've ever read. If you like The Night's Dawn, you'll love this.
Stephen Baxter
The Manifold Triology: Time Space Origin
British Hard SF at it's best - very imaginative, very visionary, and with a solid science background. In league with the best works of writers like Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke.
Tad Williams
Otherland: City of Golden Shadow River of Blue Fire Mountain of Black Glass Sea of Silver Light
Epic Fantasy with a Virtual Reality / Cyberpunk background. Lord of the Rings meets Neuromancer or Snow Crash. Very entertaining.
Now go read some
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Persia
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Posted - 2005.09.14 08:44:00 -
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I've read alot of Sci Fi and Fantasy, and the series that stands out in the Sci Fi field is Stephen Donaldson's "Gap" series. Five books, and an absolutely amazing story. Be very aware, however, that Donaldson is a big fan of complex anti-heroes; the main characters are not nice (in fact some of them are downright viscious and absolute scumbags), and do some very very nasty things to each other. However, it is one hell of a story. I was shaking when I finished the last book - the finale was that good.
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Dray
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Posted - 2005.09.14 11:09:00 -
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After a bit of a break from sci-fi and reading in general ive recently read the hyperion omnibus and ilium and olympos by dan simmons and was very impressed by both, and to my shame as a confessed stephen donaldson fan and lover of the thomas covenant books i havent read the gap series.
I picked up this ace book today everyone rates it as a must buy for the budding military genius, tho ive decided to rename it as "Sun Tzu's art of the bloody obvious" |
Hasan Rachid
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Posted - 2005.09.14 11:47:00 -
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I would definitely second the recommendations fopr Peter F. Hamilton and Ianin M. Banks. Both outstanding writers who can offer a useful source of names for your ships ;). I'd also recommend some Kim Stanley Robinson if you don't want to go into the far future. The Mars Trilogy is an amazing series of books.
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Exaali Vendraxxil
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Posted - 2005.09.14 12:10:00 -
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Edited by: Exaali Vendraxxil on 14/09/2005 12:12:55
Originally by: Sherkaner
Vernor Vinge
A Fire Upon the Deep A Deepness in the Sky
/signed. I would also check out some of Vinge's earlier books:
The Peace War and Marooned in Realtime
But Fire and Deepness are both magnificent.
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superscarface
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Posted - 2005.09.14 12:38:00 -
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/me frowns at all the wasted water used while speaking in this thread
Dune
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DeMundus
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Posted - 2005.09.14 13:40:00 -
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Originally by: superscarface /me frowns at all the wasted water used while speaking in this thread
Dune
Dune is really kool, but its not a "space"(in terms of spacecrafts, fighting in outer space etc.) scifi, but an outstanding saga.
Hail House Atrides! May the spice flow.
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Trooper B99
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Posted - 2005.09.14 14:07:00 -
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Afew ones i can remember from my bookshelf.
David Weber is one for some more space opera with his various series (Honour Harrington series, Mutineer's Moon series, Prince Roger Series (with John Ringo), Bolo! series etc) and stand alones (Path of the Fury etc) .
Allan Cole and Chris Bunch's Sten series is enjoyable and I ended up reading some other series by Bunch, the "Last Legion" and "Star Risk, Ltd." but I have to say I prefered the Sten series overall.
Steve White's Bug Series (The Shiva Option, Crusade etc) are a long and often confusing and technical read, but not too bad once you get your mind round the stellar geography.
L.E.Modesitt Jr's Ecolitan Matters books are also an intersting read, but rather more "thinking" books than space Opera.
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Quanteeri
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Posted - 2005.09.14 15:30:00 -
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Edited by: Quanteeri on 14/09/2005 15:33:28 I would say no Sci-fi collection would be complete, ney, started, without a nice selection of Robert A. Heinlein, the guy who wrote Starship Troopers, the book, not the screenplay. I would suggest actually reading Starship Troopers, though I really liked The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Stranger in a Strange Land.
And of course, anything by Issac Asimov (I, Robot) or Frank Herbert (Dune).
The Dune series still trips me out. Go Fred! |
Dust Puppy
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Posted - 2005.09.14 15:43:00 -
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I kind of like Alastair Reynolds. Probably best to read Revelation Space first although I started with Chasm City.
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2005.09.14 16:12:00 -
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There are five series that I would consider The Best Series Ever.
In no particular order:
Xeelee Sequence (Baxter) Ringworld Series (Niven) Galactic Center Series (Bear) Uplift Trilogies (Brin) Foundation (Asimov) -- Proud member of the [23].
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Sherkaner
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Posted - 2005.09.14 16:26:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari There are five series that I would consider The Best Series Ever.
In no particular order:
Xeelee Sequence (Baxter) Ringworld Series (Niven) Galactic Center Series (Bear) Uplift Trilogies (Brin) Foundation (Asimov)
The Galactic Center Series is by Gregory Benford, not Greg Bear
And the Xeelee Sequence by Baxter is nice, but looking like childs play in comparison to his later Manifold Triology. In the Xeelee Sequence he was warming up, toying with different ideas and concepts. Manifold is his masterpiece.
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Demarcus
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Posted - 2005.09.14 16:30:00 -
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Orsen Scott Card -
Ender's Game Speaker of the Dead Xenocide Children of the Mind Ender's Shadow
------------------------------------- You are all worthless, and weak.
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Xelios
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Posted - 2005.09.14 17:06:00 -
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"Calculating God" by Robert J. Sawyer.
The Manifold series by Stephen Baxter is one of my favorites, I liked his collection of works in "Vacuum Diagrams" too because that book got me reading his other stuff.
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Exaali Vendraxxil
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Posted - 2005.09.14 17:08:00 -
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Originally by: Demarcus Orsen Scott Card Ender's Game
Speaking of Ender's Game
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Nero Scuro
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Posted - 2005.09.14 17:08:00 -
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Edited by: Nero Scuro on 14/09/2005 17:07:51 Ben Bova's (one letter away from being the greatest name EVER) planets series are excellent books. Especially the rock rats and precipe(sp?). They remind me of EVE. Sorta. _________
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Basileus
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Posted - 2005.09.14 17:11:00 -
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The best Scifi book ever: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Shortly followed by 1984 (George Orwell).
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jbob2000
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Posted - 2005.09.14 17:16:00 -
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I quite liked the Halo Series.
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Imran
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Posted - 2005.09.14 17:28:00 -
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Han Solo Trilogy ^^;;
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TI0 101
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Posted - 2005.09.14 17:55:00 -
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Originally by: DeMundus I command you to go read Peter F. Hamilton, The Nights Dawn Trilogy. Alot of eve stuff in there - some of the devs have def. read it. Like the name of Tranquility, its a starbase in the books. What else? Jovian, Wasp, well alot of small thing and good imo.
Oh and the books a awsome.
Regards DeM
got and SECONDED!
Bringer of Justice....
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TauTut
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Posted - 2005.09.14 20:02:00 -
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Arthur C Clarke?
I'm reading Rama atm ... thought provoking rather than cooking people with laser beams. -TT
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Tyto
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Posted - 2005.09.14 20:18:00 -
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Spares or One of us
by Michael Marshall Smith
"Dulce Bellum Inexpertis"
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