What are your favorite sci books of all time?

Question

Looking for some new books to read.

Just finished The Forever War, and it's probably my favorite to date.

Answer 1

Dune by Frank Herbert

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey

The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Answer 2

My favorite SF books are:



1) Mars by Ben Bova

2) Cthon by Piers Anthony

3) Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein

4) The Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison

5) The Incarnations of Immortality (series) by Piers Anthony

6) 1984 by George Orwell

7) Strange Wine by Harlan Ellison

8) The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

9) Pain God and Other Delusions by Harlan Ellison

10) The Majipoor Chronicles by Robert Silverberg



Happy Reading!!

Answer 3

These days I think a lot about George Orwell's "1984" and sometimes "Brave New World" and, even, "Clockwork Orange."



In George Orwell’s “1984,” Emmanuel Goldstein is rumoured to be a former top member of the ruling (and sole) Party who had broken away early in the movement and started an organization known as "The Brotherhood", dedicated to the fall of The Party. The novel raises but leaves unanswered the question of whether Goldstein, the "Brotherhood," or even "Big Brother" really exist.

Each member of "The Brotherhood" is required to read the book supposedly written by Goldstein, "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism."

Answer 4

You wrote "sci" , not "sci fi"



So there I was thinking somebody might like to be directed to " The Elegant Universe " Brian Greene, or "The Periodic Table" Primo Levi, or "E = M C^2" David Bodanis or "Surely you're joking , Mr. Feynman" Richard Feynman or " Bridges to Infinity" Michael Guillen or ...........



But no - you want the pale cousin.....



early Kurt Vonnegut " Cats Cradle", "Sirens of Titan", "Slaughterhouse 5", "Player piano"



John Varley " Titan"

Larry Niven " Mote in God's Eye", "Ringworld"



Ian Banks "Excession"



Trying to think if Joe Haldeman ever scaled the heights of the "Forever War" again - don't think he did



How old are you? Up to a really great book ? Demands you know heaps of the history of science and philosophy.."Eifelheim" Michael Flynn... best book I've read in the last 200.



Enough enough.... bedtime.

Answer 5

Old Man's War by John Scalzi

Agent to the Stars also by John Scalzi

The Skinner by Neal Asher

Beginning Operations by James White (the whole series is good)

A Matter for Men by David Gerrold

Blindsight by Peter Watts

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree



That is what I can think of right now feel free to contact me if you want to. Right now I am reading The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. David and I have enjoyed it so far.

Answer 6

Orson Scott Card created a series of books with the first one being "Ender's Game". A great series to read. At least start off with that one.

Answer 7

I'm actually NOT big on sci-fi (even though I took a class to try & raise my appreciation of the genre) BUT I'm reading the Uglies series by Scott Westerfield & it fits Sci-Fi more than anything else (I'm used to fantasy, but there's no mythical anythings in it, its all sci-fi)



Anywho, I like the Uglies series so far. :)



(edit)

Oh! And I'm in the middle of book 3

Answer 8

H G Wells

John Wyndham

Arthur C Clarke.