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Good science fiction novel recommendations?

So it's summer time and I'm waiting for job thing to come through, leaving me too much time to twiddle my thumbs.

Now I'm a sci fi junkie, but lately, my collections have been getting pretty stale, mostly from same authors plus didn't have much time to read.

I'm looking for some recommendations. Could be any kind of sci fi, though I enjoy space opera type the most.

Cheers

try non-ficition for a change....

i would highly recommend

In Cold Blood - Truman Copte
Browns Chicken Massacre - Maurice Possley

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Originally posted by Cro_Addict try non-ficition for a change.... i would highly recommend In Cold Blood - Truman Copte Browns Chicken Massacre - Maurice Possley

Synopsis or what it is about?

Just titles tell me fuck all dude

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Originally posted by EvilTree Synopsis or what it is about? Just titles tell me fuck all dude

hahaha

In cold blood is a true story about a 1959 murder in Kansas. A family of 4 was shutgunned from close range. So this details the murder and the aftermath.


Browns Chicken Massacre - a true story abtou a mass murder (7ppl) which occurred at a Brown's Chicken restaurant in Illanois, just out side of chicago in 1993. So just like the other one this details the aftermath.

No fiction please.

Meh. Murder stories don't interest me really.

I get enough of that reading history texts

Science Fiction, eh?

I always loved the Crystal Singer series by Anne McCaffrey - kinda space opery. It's a classic series but a good one. Her Freedom's Landing series is also good, btw.

I just finished reading the new Jim Butcher novel for his Harry Dresden series. Downright some of the best, funniest yet still adventursome writing I've read in awhile - they're perfect summer reads and heck, there are 8 of them so it keeps you occupied.

More classic sci-fi would be Tad Williams' Otherland series. Peoeple are transported inside cyberspace - it's trippy as heck but Williams is a great storyteller.

That's all I got - I read too much to remember them all.

Nueromancer and Idoru by William Gibson.

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Originally posted by Time2Burn William Gibson.

Pretty much anything by Gibson is top-notch.

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Originally posted by rabbitjoker Pretty much anything by Gibson is top-notch.

Wait:

What is this thing you call reading?!?!?

Half of hollywood believes in him, why not you?

-"The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury ==> "traditional" pulp science fiction


-"Neuromancer" and/or "Mona Lisa Overdrive" by Bill Gibson ==> king of cyberpunk


-Dune series by Frank Herbert

Phillip K. Dick, Carl Sagan.

wait a sec if your a junkie, im sure you look up to these guys

the start of an awesome series, the first book is an easy read.

david eddings has a very page turning style of writing, funny and smart.

highly recommended!

LOL. Yeah, I've pretty much read all the ones that is classified as classics.

Looking for more or less 'unknown' authors that are good.

Cheers for the suggestions though

PS: I want sci fi, not fantasy

Ender's Game - by Orson Scott Card, and the subsequent novels.
The Culture Novels - by Iain Banks, comprises several novels.

Greg Bear - Blood Music

I really enjoyed Sphere. Yeah the movie was good too, but the book was way better. And, its not just your typical sci-fi thriller. It really does start looking at the philosophy of life on other planet's, and a human's responsibility towards their powers.

Read this first:

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick

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Originally posted by Tunnel Rat Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick

one of the rare cases where i actually liked the movie (bladerunner) better. the book was a bit dry and straightforward. the movie was moodier and epic in feel.

and even stranger, i like the edited theatrical release over the director's cut b/c harrison ford's voiceover is not that horrendous, and the ending with Roy's questioning of life is emotionally touching.

and vangelis' score? awesome...

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Originally posted by Porky one of the rare cases where i actually liked the movie (bladerunner) better. the book was a bit dry and straightforward. the movie was moodier and epic in feel. and even stranger, i like the edited theatrical release over the director's cut b/c harrison ford's voiceover is not that horrendous, and the ending with Roy's questioning of life is emotionally touching.

"I Am Legend" is a good book too. A quick read, but an interesting story that has been done numerous times in modified movies, with a movie based on the book I believe in the process of being made. It's quite similar to 28 Days Later.

(also has a couple of short stories at the end what are enjoyable).

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Originally posted by Tunnel Rat you need the Coles notes version.

the director's cut?

unfortunately alot of people havn't seen the controversial theatrical version b/c the dvd release of the movie forces everyone to view the director's cut

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Originally posted by Porky the director's cut? unfortunately alot of people havn't seen the controversial theatrical version b/c the dvd release of the movie forces everyone to view the director's cut

I believe the original version is part of the DVD isn't it...as a special feature?

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Originally posted by Porky one of the rare cases where i actually liked the movie (bladerunner) better. the book was a bit dry and straightforward. the movie was moodier and epic in feel. and even stranger, i like the edited theatrical release over the director's cut b/c harrison ford's voiceover is not that horrendous, and the ending with Roy's questioning of life is emotionally touching. and vangelis' score? awesome...

the film isn't based on the book, its inspired by it, so yes it doesn't feel the same at all.

If you never read these two, you should before reading anything else:

1984
Brave New World

as a quick bonus
Fahreneit 451

And non science fiction: American Psycho, fuck yeah!!!

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