I'm looking for a really good Scientific Fiction book.
SCIENCE FICTION BOOK
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That's a very big category, what kind of science fiction?
Some of the best Scientific Fiction we lived for real during the '20-21 years. If you mean sci-fi genre literature get anything by Issac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke or Michael Chrichton. If you 'grok' real sci-fi chew on a copy of 'Stranger in a Strange Land'. Some find Stephen King readable too.
"Lucifer's Hammer" by Purnell (I believe). It's a lauded book about planet Earth being hit by a meteorite.
It's a very "down to earth" book (ha-ha) and quite good.
It's gotta be a classic.
It's a very "down to earth" book (ha-ha) and quite good.
It's gotta be a classic.
I am not a sci-fi reader, but 2001 a Space Odyssey. Even if you have seen the movie, book is so much better.
Same goes for Dune, although I have not seen the new ones, only the original movie. Had read the book, still didn't understand the movie.
Same goes for Dune, although I have not seen the new ones, only the original movie. Had read the book, still didn't understand the movie.
I have really enjoyed The Expanse.
Cyberpunk 2077: No Coincidence was a fun read.
Dune and 1984 would be my favorites
I really enjoyed many of the series from Jack Chalker. Had a hard time putting many down when I should be going to bed. https://www.goodreads.com/series/list/127191.Jack_L_Chalker.html , He passed 19 years ago but had space travel, different worlds, beings etc.
Same thing which has Sci-Fi, thriller was a couple James Rollins books. I picked up Crucible at airport before flight/vacation. Started a bit slow/odd but then again, just one more chapter, ok after next chapter I really need to go to bed. The first couple pages come with a warning which was intriguing. Sci-fi, AI, witchcraft, military. I followed that with The Last Odyssey from him and have others to get to.
Same thing which has Sci-Fi, thriller was a couple James Rollins books. I picked up Crucible at airport before flight/vacation. Started a bit slow/odd but then again, just one more chapter, ok after next chapter I really need to go to bed. The first couple pages come with a warning which was intriguing. Sci-fi, AI, witchcraft, military. I followed that with The Last Odyssey from him and have others to get to.
Larry Niven.
If you want humorous, try the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe series by Douglas Adams. I also really like the Spinward Fringe series by Randolph Lalonde.
Destiny's Road by Larry Niven is one of my favorites. You'll have to buy it as a paperback. It's the story of a young settler growing up on a fairly desolate desert planet that has been colonized by humans. It's sort of a western but it's not heavy on action.
I keep going back to early Robert Heinlein - some of my favourites are:
- The Past Through Tomorrow
- Podkayne of Mars
- Farnham's Freehold
- Starship Troopers
- Citizen of the Galaxy
- Have Spacesuit Will Travel
- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
- Double Star
and
- Time for the Stars
I like all of these better than his best-known Stranger in a Strange Land.
- The Past Through Tomorrow
- Podkayne of Mars
- Farnham's Freehold
- Starship Troopers
- Citizen of the Galaxy
- Have Spacesuit Will Travel
- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
- Double Star
and
- Time for the Stars
I like all of these better than his best-known Stranger in a Strange Land.
I don't read as much as others but have dedicated a little time in the last few years to enjoy a few books. I would recommend The Martian by Andy Weir. You may have seen the movie, the book is even better. I read the book after watching the movie and fully enjoyed how much more there was to the story. Project Hail Marry, also by Andy Weir, was also a good book.
I recently finished The Three Body Problem series of books (Cixin Liu) but wouldn't quite recommend that if you are just getting into Sci-Fi.
My coworker just handed me Ringworld by Larry Niven (a frequent author in several of the above posts). Seems good so far (I am only at chapter 3 but it keeps my interest). This is the first book from Larry that I am reading.
If looking for something other than outer space subjects, The Circle by Dave Eggers. Great book but the movie, eh..... not as good.
I am looking forward to borrowing The Every from our local library, which is the sequel to The Circle.
I recently finished The Three Body Problem series of books (Cixin Liu) but wouldn't quite recommend that if you are just getting into Sci-Fi.
My coworker just handed me Ringworld by Larry Niven (a frequent author in several of the above posts). Seems good so far (I am only at chapter 3 but it keeps my interest). This is the first book from Larry that I am reading.
If looking for something other than outer space subjects, The Circle by Dave Eggers. Great book but the movie, eh..... not as good.
I am looking forward to borrowing The Every from our local library, which is the sequel to The Circle.
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I am a big fan of Andy Wier's 2 books Artemis and Project Hail Mary..
If you like to read a number of books that have continuity then Asimov novels are worth looking at.
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I don't do well with much fiction even with the massive amount of books I have read. I lean hard on true stories and especially world history. But I love 2001 A Space Odyssey and the follow up 2010 The Year We Make Contact films. I been told many times I should read
those books. Plus a buddy who is into sci-fi big time keeps telling me I need to read Dune and then watch the movie version. I am going to try Dune soon since they keep streaming it here a lot lately.
My opinions only ...
The Martian was a good work of very plausible SF, but it bugged me that the protagonist had to use the F word almost constantly.
The Three Body Problem was brilliant. Very weird, and didn't make sense until late in the book when it all came together, but brilliant.
I finally read Ringworld and Dune just a few years ago, after hearing decades of hype. I found both of them a bit underwhelming.
