What are some of your favorite science fiction books, you've recently read?

Question

I've read hundreds of them - hoping for something beyond the standard stuff:

Ender's Game, Stranger in a Strange Land, Time Machine, I Robot

would be nice if you can list 10 or more

Thanks

Answer 1

China Miéville has written some very interesting Science Fiction.



Try his New Crobuzon series (there are a series in that they are set in the same world)



Perdido Street Station

The Scar

Iron Council



Patricia Anthony is an under the radar writer



Brother Termite

Cold Allies

Conscience of the Beagle



Try "Dhlgren" by Samuel Delany (which is possibly the most bizarre and complicated Sci-Fi novel of all time) or the novels of Octavia Butler.



William Gibson? If not (although you probably have) any of his would fit the bill.



Harlan Ellison has some wonderful short stories they have been collected in dozens of collections. They tend to go in and out of print so it might take some looking to find them.

Answer 2

Here are some books/authors you might like:



Neil Gaiman is an amazing author!



Any books by Scott Westernfeld or Neal Shusterman are really good too.



Abarat by Clive Barker, Make sue you get the hardcover version though!!! If you liked the first one be sure to check out the next book in the series Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War.



The Abhorsen Trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen) by Garth Nix



The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding



The Secret Under My Skin by Janet McNaughton



Uglies series by Scott Westernfeld



Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Answer 3

Traveller- John Twelvehawks

The Dark River- John Twelvehawks

I am Legend (very different from the movie)-Matheson

A Canticle for Leibowitz-can't remember author's name

Foundation series- Isaac Asimov

Oryx & Crake-Margaret Atwood

Martian Chronicles- Bradbury

Answer 4

The Host by Stephenie Meyer

Answer 5

Personally I am into cyberpunk. Spook Country by William Gibson was good, but not as good as Neuromancer - the bible of cyberpunk novels. Pax-C