Good Sci-Fi books. Any recommendations?

[polarpixie]

I know there must be some sci-fi fanatics around here. I'm in the mood for a good sci-fi read. What're some good titles a novice like myself might want to start off with? Maybe some classics. And what are they about?




P.S. I've missed posting around here! There are tons of names I don't even recognize...

 

[naturally anabolic]

sci fi or fantasy? i can name a ton

 

[guards]

"Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" is an excellent read.


you might also be interested in:
-1984
-Atlas Shrugged
- Brave New World (my favorite!)
- Anything by Isaac Asimov(sp?)
-Mexico by Creighton
-Timeline by Creighton

 

[Y_lifter]

Sci fi

Forever War
Enders Game
Rendezvous with Rama
Sphere
Timeline
The Light of other days

Fiction- tense -Science related
Anything by KOONTZ
Replay

 

[polarpixie]

sci fi or fantasy? i can name a ton

Either or....but sci fi over fantasy.

 

[big4life]

I know there must be some sci-fi fanatics around here. I'm in the mood for a good sci-fi read. What're some good titles a novice like myself might want to start off with? Maybe some classics. And what are they about?




P.S. I've missed posting around here! There are tons of names I don't even recognize...

I don't really read sci-fi books.


But I have missed seeing that smiling pixie around.

 

[naturally anabolic]

snow crash by neal stephanson
cryptonomicon by neal stephanson
Anything written by William Gibson

 

[bwood]

here's a good one...




but a warning...its full of crazy wild impossible stuff...





even worse than 2001: A Space Odyssesy...

 

[danielson]

"Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" is an excellent read.


you might also be interested in:
-1984
-Atlas Shrugged
- Brave New World (my favorite!)
- Anything by Isaac Asimov(sp?)
-Mexico by Creighton
-Timeline by Creighton

lol, i cant spell it too, isaac asminov?!? either way, he has this series about robots (not just about robots but they feature heavily), either way it talks about what kinda 'robocop' laws they will have to obey (i.e. never hurt a human etc)

 

[Austin316]

Fantasy books are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better I have tons

 

[MrMuscle]

The wheel of time, just read it!

 

[Taps]

Ringworld -- Lary Niven

And although they're not really Sci-Fi...

Jurassic Park, and Prey by Michael Crichton.

 

[VeggieLifterChick]

I really liked the Star Trek: Next Gen series...but thats more like good fun reading, not necessarily, like, a wonderful novel. If you haven't read Brave New World, you gotta. Its great!

 

[polarpixie]

Thanks guys! I'll have to look these up. I've actually even read a few of these so I don't feel so out of touch after all.

I loved Brave New World. It was one of the few mandatory readings for school that I actually enjoyed.

bwood....I'm not even going to touch that one...

 

[bwood]

it burns me when i touch it too...