A good sci-fi book

[redfox1160]

I was looking for a good sci-fi book to read. I like some of Cory Doctorow's stuff, but I don't want to get another one of his books (right now). Any suggestions?

[bug67]

I really, really enjoyed Gary Tigerman's, The Orion Protocol (http://www.garytigerman.com/)

[ratcheer]

I am currently enjoying Ilium by Dan Simmons.

Tim

[Eldera]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1526357&highlight=Science

http://ubuntu-utah.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1517185&page=3

[NMFTM]

Against the Fall of Night and 'The City and the Stars' by Arthur C Clarke.

[donkyhotay]

I am currently enjoying Ilium by Dan Simmons.

Tim

It was interesting but I didn't like it so much. It's sequel especially was just... wierd. For the OP anything from the classic sci-fi authors like asimov and bradbury are of course must reads.

[nubimax]

Harry Harrison I am rereading his Stainless Steel Rat series and lol at the moment.
M.

[libssd]

I was looking for a good sci-fi book to read. I like some of Cory Doctorow's stuff, but I don't want to get another one of his books (right now). Any suggestions?
That's a pretty broad question. Can you be any more specific as to types of SF you like?

Here are some of my favorites, in no particular order, but on the assumption that a query of this sort in a Linux forum indicates some interest in computers:

William Gibson:
Neuromancer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromancer). Arguably the original Cyberpunk novel. Written on a Royal upright manual typewriter!
The Difference Engine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Difference_Engine). Steampunk (i.e. steam powered computers, set in Victorian dystopia)

Bruce Sterling: Islands in the Net (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islands_in_the_Net)

Sean McMullen: Souls in the Great Machine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souls_in_the_Great_Machine). Contains one of the clearest explanations I have ever read of how a packet-switch network operates.

Neal Stephenson: Snow Crash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowcrash)

[mendhak]

The Foundation Series.

[wkhasintha]

I'm currently reading Asimov's 'Complete Robots' . collection of short stories .

btw Arthur C. Clark's "RAMA" series , Space odessy , Hammer of the god are my favourites.

[sanderella]

I have just finished reading 'The Sparrow' by Mary Doria Russell. Wonderful book. I'm now reading the sequel 'Children of God'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sparrow_%28novel%29

[libssd]

I have just finished reading 'The Sparrow' by Mary Doria Russell. Wonderful book. I'm now reading the sequel 'Children of God'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sparrow_%28novel%29
I have heard good things about The Sparrow, although I haven't yet got round to it.

Arguably in a similar vein, the Ender Series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender_series), by Orson Scott Card -- ethical SF, if you will.

Ender's Game
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Children of the Mind

Also in the ethical SF genre is Octavia Butler's Xenobiology (http://biology.kenyon.edu/slonc/books/butler1.html) trilogy.

Dawn
Adulthood Rites
Imago

These seven books are the most thought-provoking I have yet found in the entire SF genre. It's hard to read them without thinking about what it means to be human.

[cloyd]

Anything by Robert Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. Revolt in 2100 may be the most relevant.
Starship Troopers was a written for teenagers years ago. Still good. Heinlein is a bit of a militarist (an understatement). In spite of that, I love his books and his imagination and love of freedom, even if I don't agree on his ideology. He was one of the greatest sci-fi writers of all time.


It has been a while, but there was a time when if it wasn't science fiction, I didn't read it. It has been a while, and I don't know the more recent authors. But some of the greats are still great.

[DirtDawg]

Pretty much anything by Philip K. **** if you're looking for something different-ish. Flow My Tears The Policeman Said is a good one. Most of his books are, though. It's hard to go wrong.

Oh and Vonnegut's, Cat's Cradle is an excellent read.

EDIT: HAHAAA! Philip K's name got censored! I'll spell it backwards so his name's not so naughty: kciD. Lol, silly COC.

[audiomick]

I agree with the last post. I see the author's name has been censored out, so I will try and get around that. His name is Phillip K. D and then I and then C and then K.

Some of his stuff is downright wierd, but he is great.

Also Asimov, of course. Heinlen is ok, but I got to a point where I had read enough of him.

There are two early books from Terry Pratchett, "The Dark Side of the Sun" and "Strata" which I read again and again.

Raold Dahl is not science fiction, but I think if you like sci-fi, you might like his work too.

Arthur C.Clark has already been mentioned, but I'll mention him again.

There's lots more, of course, if only I could remember the names...

[kspringer]

Lensmen Series by "Doc" Smith.
Not too much to think about and entertaining...

k

[NMFTM]

Anything by Robert Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land.
I started reading that one after both my Mom and Uncle raved about how good it was. But stopped after about a third of the way through because it didn't seem that interesting. I did like The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress though, it's the only other thing by him I've read.

Starship Troopers was a written for teenagers years ago. Still good. Heinlein is a bit of a militarist (an understatement). In spite of that, I love his books and his imagination and love of freedom, even if I don't agree on his ideology. He was one of the greatest sci-fi writers of all time.
Heinlein's politial and social views were sort of all over the place (http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/riggenbach4.1.1.html).

Pretty much anything by Philip K. **** if you're looking for something different-ish. .
A Scanner Darkly is my favorite movie of all time and one of my favorite books. I've read the book once and watched the movie at least 6 or 7 times. The plot was kind of confusing though, but that didn't impact my enjoyment of it. Haven't read anything else by him.

[standingwave]

EDIT: HAHAAA! Philip K's name got censored! I'll spell it backwards so his name's not so naughty: kciD. Lol, silly COC.Just use Phillip K. Phallus. We'll know who you mean....