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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
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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
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Edit --- "Levathian Wakes" is rubbish! |
Abavus Durden
Pukin' Dogs D0GMA
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
S T R A T C O M NEM3SIS.
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Posted - 2012.02.20 17:49:00 -
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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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