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Captin ShadowHawk
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Posted - 2006.03.22 00:04:00 -
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Hi any recommended sci-fi books? Not after space opera just a good read.
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jamesw
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Posted - 2006.03.22 00:08:00 -
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Its space opera, but I just finished the latest Peter F Hamilton series - Pandora's Star / Judas Unchained. Uberly good read.
That, and Prey by Michael Crichton (sp?) is a kind of cool scary look at advances in nanotechnology I really liked.
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2006.03.22 00:15:00 -
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Well there are a few good authors.
Asimov
Baxter
Bear
Benford
Brin
Clarke
Niven
These are all classic hard scifi authors, and all incredibly famous. You cannot go wrong with any of them.
But for particular books?
Anything in the Uplift Trilogy or New Uplift Trilogy (Brin)
Vacuum Diagrams, or any other book in the Xeelee Series (Baxter)
Ringworld (Niven)
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Jenny Spitfire
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Posted - 2006.03.22 00:19:00 -
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DuneÖ
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Myrrdin
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Posted - 2006.03.22 00:21:00 -
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Try anything by William Gibson, especially his more recent trilogy, which starts with Virtual light.
Also, Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun series is probably my favourite sci-fi series ever.
China Mievilles' Perdido Street Station, one of the best steampunk books ever.
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Sarmaul
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Posted - 2006.03.22 00:54:00 -
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reading Iain M Banks atm
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Hafthor
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Posted - 2006.03.22 03:52:00 -
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Philip K. **** - great author
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
In general older is better in Sci-Fi, Diamond Age is one of the few exceptions.
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Halunoto Vankaalen
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Posted - 2006.03.22 03:59:00 -
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The Vorkosigan Saga
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Pwyle Kenobi
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Posted - 2006.03.22 04:08:00 -
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Edited by: Pwyle Kenobi on 22/03/2006 04:09:58
I like Alastair Reynolds. Try his Revelation Space Series (Revelation Space, Redemption Ark, Absolution Gap, Chasm City, Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days). I'm reading a new one by him (not in the Revelation Space universe) called Pushing Ice and it's thoroughly enjoyable.
EDIT: I would describe his writing as sci fi based on science fact rather than space opera. Definitely a good read with involving characters and concepts.
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jbob2000
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Posted - 2006.03.22 04:45:00 -
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What are some (reletively) quick reads? Like something as long as The Hobbit. I enjoy science fiction, but I can't stand long books, which it seems alot of them are.
Got about halfway through HHGTTG before I got bored of it.
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Lucian Alucard
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Posted - 2006.03.22 06:37:00 -
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Timothy Zahn and the Star Wars serise with Dark Force Risin and Outbound Flight.
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HippoKing
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Posted - 2006.03.22 07:26:00 -
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dune 
 Originally by: jamesw
Its space opera, but I just finished the latest Peter F Hamilton series - Pandora's Star / Judas Unchained. Uberly good read.
i've read night's dawk - thats damn good too 
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Dimitri Chandler
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Posted - 2006.03.22 07:35:00 -
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Dan Simmonds - Ilium, and Hyperion
Peter F. Hamilton - Anything, especially the Nights Dawn Tril and Pandoras Star
Joe Haldeman - The Forever War
Greg Bear - Eon
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
Philip K D1ck - Cantata-182 (my char is named after a char in this)
James Blish - Cities in Flight
and the best ever:
L. Ron Hubbard - Battlefield Earth
Check out most of the books in the Gollancz 'Sci Fi Masterworks' series - i haven't found many i dont like in there. Mosr are on Amazon.
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Usul Faust
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:31:00 -
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Ages ago, i bought a book full of short murder stories by prominant sci-fi authors, from bear and dıck to herbert and asmimov. it's absolutely top notch, but i love hardboiled film noir too.
unfortumately it was called 'Cyber Killers' which is probably the worst name ever.
no skills, just luck.
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Hafthor
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Posted - 2006.03.22 12:10:00 -
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Originally by: Usul Faust
Ages ago, i bought a book full of short murder stories by prominant sci-fi authors, from bear and dıck to herbert and asmimov. it's absolutely top notch, but i love hardboiled film noir too.
unfortumately it was called 'Cyber Killers' which is probably the worst name ever.
Yeah.. another good tip is don't judge a book by it's name, some of the best Sci-Fi has the stupidest names.
For an example the movie Blade Runner is based on a story called "Do androids dream of electric sheep?" Which is a pretty good name after you read the book, but for making a sale it's not all that fetching
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Vex Seraphim
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Posted - 2006.03.22 12:26:00 -
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Neuromancer,
Count Zero,
Mona Lisa Overdrive.
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vanBuskirk
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Posted - 2006.03.22 12:32:00 -
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Try "Accelerando" by Charles Stross. Good book, and has the advantage that you can get the whole text free on the net!
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Posted - 2006.03.22 12:37:00 -
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Joe Haldeman - The Forever War.
A short book, but perfection.
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pshepherd
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Posted - 2006.03.22 12:50:00 -
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Kevin J. Anderson, any of the Saga of Seven Suns series.
damn its a good set of books, and there are quite a few similarities with eve 
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Usul Faust
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Posted - 2006.03.22 12:51:00 -
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incidentally, i'm convinced Player Of Games is about MMOs.
no skills, just luck.
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Petwraith
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Posted - 2006.03.22 14:49:00 -
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Personally I like the Han Solo Trilogy, but i'm a big fan of rouges and back stories. |
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Tar Ecthelion
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Posted - 2006.03.22 19:36:00 -
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Stephen Baxter is my favourite author at present. though he's not a pick up and flik through type of writer, you have to think while reading.
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Rice Ball
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Posted - 2006.03.22 20:57:00 -
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Gibson - Neuromancer
Card - Ender's Game
Originally by: jamesw
...Prey by Michael Crichton (sp?) is a kind of cool scary look at advances in nanotechnology I really liked.
I thought Prey was too similar to Jurassic Park in theme and feel. Sphere is probably still my favourite Crichton book.
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Justus Imperius
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Posted - 2006.03.22 21:02:00 -
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The Doomsday Book - Connie Willis
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High Sierra
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Posted - 2006.03.22 21:18:00 -
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Helleconia Trilogy
cant remember the name of the author think it might be Adams.
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Roxanna Kell
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Posted - 2006.03.22 21:31:00 -
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i tried reading some sci-fi books, but it doesnt work well with my imagination, so i stick to fantasy.
david gemmell is my favourite, got hooked on his books sicne i read druss and morningstar.
you mayu wanna try SF17 its a 800 page book holding 29 short sci-fi stories, msot of em were cool, 1 though was completly all mighty hedious plot.
william barton has few good space stories, kind of FIREFLY set up,. not too featuristic, not too modern,.
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Laocoon
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Posted - 2006.03.22 21:36:00 -
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Originally by: HippoKing
dune
Originally by: jamesw
Its space opera, but I just finished the latest Peter F Hamilton series - Pandora's Star / Judas Unchained. Uberly good read.
i've read night's dawn - thats damn good too
qft. One of the best, if not the best, sci-fi series i've ever read. Epic but ftw.
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RogueWing
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Posted - 2006.03.23 01:37:00 -
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Any book written by Timothy Zahn.
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Justus Imperius
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Posted - 2006.03.23 01:52:00 -
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Originally by: Justus Imperius
The Doomsday Book - Connie Willis
Has anyone else read this?
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lasarith
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Posted - 2006.03.23 02:15:00 -
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well not exactly sc-fi, shonen jump & novels/ or stargate monthly (2)
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