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Posted by osterzone on May-18-2010 22:02:
Good science fiction books
I'm going to Barnes & Noble tonight to browse and eventually pick up a new book and I think I'm going to go with something sci-fi this time.
What are some good (old or current) sci-fi books I should look at? I don't care what subject, and I would prefer something that's in a series in case I want to follow the story along...
Is Dune any good?
Posted by idoru on May-18-2010 22:07:
End of discussion. Seriously.
Posted by woscar on May-18-2010 22:20:
Anything by Philip K Dick
Carl Sagan's Contact
Posted by SYSTEM-J on May-18-2010 22:28:
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Is Dune any good? |
I haven't read it for a few years, but it's enjoyable for what it is. If you want a story arc to follow, you're probably interested in pulpy fantasy-in-space stuff, and it'll do you nicely.
Posted by Moongoose on May-18-2010 22:32:
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Is Dune any good? |
Is Dune any good 
Well it bloody well didnt become one of the most acclaimed and best selling scifi books of all time by accident. Is Dune any good, seriously.
If youre Another highly acclaimed series if you want to check it out is the foundation series by Isaac Asimov (which encompases the previously seperated Robot and Empire series...look it up, all of them are worth a read).
For something a bit lighter (and much shorter) for starters you might want to pick up the Heechee saga by Frederik Pohl.
Alternatevly, any title of this list will do nicely.
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Also you might want to check out the works from Stanislav Lem. He seems to be largely unknown on the west side of the iron curtain, but his early works (later e moved away from scifi) are very good.
Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on May-18-2010 22:49:
(cyberpunk) Snow crash – neal Stephenson
(post apocalyptic) The Amtrak wars – Patrick tilley
Posted by The17sss on May-18-2010 22:52:
Posted by Joss Weatherby on May-18-2010 22:52:
Childhoods End!!!! Its awesome.
Posted by Joss Weatherby on May-18-2010 22:53:
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Crichton can suck a big fat floppy donkey dick. 
Posted by SYSTEM-J on May-18-2010 22:59:
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What the fuck? Even by Crichton's standards that's an incredibly poor book. It's like the apex of his shitty, shitty diegetic strategies: the strawmen, the author-reader surrogates, that fucking useless free indirect discourse preaching thing he always did. If you're going to recommend a Crichton novel, at least make it Sphere or The Andromeda Strain.
Posted by bas on May-18-2010 23:04:
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(cyberpunk) Snow crash – neal Stephenson
(post apocalyptic) The Amtrak wars – Patrick tilley |
I really want to check out Snow Crash. I heard it's pretty awesome.
Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on May-18-2010 23:12:
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I really want to check out Snow Crash. I heard it's pretty awesome. |
Definitely worth it. painted a rather bleak future for America, which given the recent supreme court decision on campaign financing, seemed eerily realistic. i really need to read more...
Crichton is a global warming denier, so I can see why 17sss likes him.
Posted by idoru on May-18-2010 23:16:
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Crichton is a global warming denier, so I can see why 17sss likes him. |
Posted by infiniteJEST on May-18-2010 23:24:
Crichton dead 
Posted by jupiterone on May-18-2010 23:57:
valis, dune, a wrinkle in time, invention of morel
Posted by Silky Johnson on May-19-2010 00:48:
Re: Re: Good science fiction books
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Is Dune any good Well it bloody well didnt become one of the most acclaimed and best selling scifi books of all time by accident. Is Dune any good, seriously.
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Posted by Lews on May-19-2010 01:10:
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Anything by Philip K Dick |
+1
Posted by idoru on May-19-2010 01:13:
Am I the only person showing some love for William Gibson? I thought there'd be more of you...
Posted by Sushipunk on May-19-2010 01:16:
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Am I the only person showing some love for William Gibson? I thought there'd be more of you... |
You know I read Gibson 
Posted by Enjoy on May-19-2010 02:38:
I really liked some of Mieville's novels - Perdido Street Station and Scar. Also just picked up Windup Girl by Bacigalupi (it just won a Nebula).
Posted by Omega_Blue on May-19-2010 03:00:
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End of discussion. Seriously. |
dude, is idoru any good? i was at barnes and noble yesterday and was *this* close to buying it, but decided against it and opted for a book of short stories by neil gaiman. any time i see that book i think of you, jake. err... but not.. that way.
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Posted by infinity HiGH on May-19-2010 04:29:
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem.
Posted by The17sss on May-19-2010 05:33:
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Crichton is a global warming denier, so I can see why 17sss likes him. |
It's called "climate change" now buddy... gotta keep up with the politically convenient phraseology as it evolves 
Posted by enydo on May-19-2010 05:55:
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I really want to check out Snow Crash. I heard it's pretty awesome. |
You really should, it's a great read.
Posted by enydo on May-19-2010 05:56:
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Originally posted by Omega_Blue
dude, is idoru any good? i was at barnes and noble yesterday and was *this* close to buying it, but decided against it and opted for a book of short stories by neil gaiman. any time i see that book i think of you, jake. err... but not.. that way.
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While I personally don't think Idoru is as good as Neuromancer is, it's still an excellent book. Follow it up with All Tomorrow's Parties, since it's basically a sequel. I think there's one more in the trilogy as well? Not really sure.
I didn't know anything about William Gibson other than being recommended Neuromancer, and I've been devouring his books. I actually bought Idoru because I saw it and was like, hey it's that dude from TA.
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Am I the only person showing some love for William Gibson? I thought there'd be more of you... |
Love his stuff(obviously). His writing style and subject matter just really does it for me. I've read Neuromancer, Idoru, and All Tomorrow's Parties, any other recommendations?
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