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Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

man who reads — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 07:07:01 -0000

Mind Killer by Spider Robinson. If you love R.A.H. Spider will get you with this book

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

RobKraft — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 10:37:49 -0000

Congratulations Gully Foyel, your response is correct! The book is worth a read, but not Sci Fi.

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

vickychijwani — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 02:32:19 -0000

You should add Poul Anderson's Tau Zero to this list.

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Michael Powers — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:15:27 -0000

Atlas Shrugged?! You can't be serious. In the unlikely event one is able to stomach the incredibly bad writing, the content is little more than the obscene, twisted view of a seriously disturbed woman. One who confused rugged individualism with sociopathy, and who considered cruelty a virtue, and compassion a sin. A person so horrible that the harm she did to this world might even be irreparable. Some people will never be dead enough.

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Deckie Deckie — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 20:32:57 -0000

The list crafter stressed a bit much cyber punk....not science fiction....my opinion.

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Daphnie — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 06:14:12 -0000

Waite: If you don't like it, don't read it. Save your opinions and hate. No one really cares what you think. Everyone will make up their own mind in their own time. Until you write a novel that is considered a "classic" you shouldn't really talk.

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

nullability — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:38:20 -0000

Just a note: Accelerando is free from Charles Stross' web site.

Also, Minority Report is not a novel.

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Nick — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:52:43 -0000

battlefield earth!!!

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Trey — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:52:17 -0000

Great lists covers all my sci fi favorites!

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

CarlSaganish — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:06:19 -0000

really? Atlas Shrugged as science fiction ??

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Darksalo — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 01:28:14 -0000

Just a few add ons

The Gateway novels by Frederik Pohl (Gateway, Beyond the Blue Event Horizon, Heechee Rendezvous, The Annals of the Heechee,The Gateway Trip: Tales and Vignettes of the Heechee.)

Jerry Prachette's Discworld novels (bizaare and oddly not funny)

Harry Harrison's Stainlees Steel Rat books

Margaret Atwood's futuristic novels (the Handmaidens Tale, The Year of Oryx and Crake, TheYear of the Flood )
Anything by Gene Wolfe, especially the New sun Novels

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Travis — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:20:14 -0000

How about C.S. Lewis' Out of the Silent Planet? or the rest of the Space Trilogy.

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Travis — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:16:00 -0000

I have to disagree, but that's because I preferred Crichton's The Lost World to both of them.

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

The Falcon — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:23:26 -0000

I truly don't understand all the animosity generated by Ayn Rands Atlas Shrugged. If you don't like it, then you don't like it. If someone else likes it, then they like it. What's the big deal?

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Mikah — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:16:28 -0000

Lord of Light by Roger Zelazney should be on everyone's list. Atlas Shrugged should be on no one's list.

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Josh — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:41:43 -0000

"Grow up, and leave people to their own opinions." This applies more accurately to you.

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Josh — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:19:32 -0000

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

fader — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:20:24 -0000

where are Edgar Rice Burroughs books?

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Denis Ivanov — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:39:15 -0000

I would also like to suggest Scott Westerfeld's "The Risen Empire" and it's sequel(s).
Great reading!
Also, Erebos by Ursula Poznanski, not really sci-fi, but it plays with some sci-fi tropes and is some great young-adult fiction.

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Drew Engman — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:48:45 -0000

Better choice as a political SF novel than the apparently controversial here Atlas Shrugged.

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Drew Engman — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:43:31 -0000

I would add, as a sentimental favorite, "Flowers For Algernon," made into the B+ movie 'Charlie' starring Cliff Robertson. The once in a lifetime perfect SF type novel (for it's time) that earned the author awards and fame, and I hope financial rewards. Almost a perfect full circle storyline that presaged many moral and ethical issues grappled with in the decades to come. I still grapple as a teacher of young children with traumatic brain injuries and multiple disabilities.

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Danelliottjr27 — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:54:42 -0000

All choices are brilliant, except 'TimeLine', which begins with incredible interest, but that is it, the rest of the book is just that thought carrying itself out in a pretty-much uninspired narration.

Sorry, Mr. Chrichton, I am actually a great fan!

Dan

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

Orbit3338 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:32:57 -0000

Cities in Flight by James Blish. Always overlooked

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

NcoClub — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:50:10 -0000

The Berserker series is a series of science fiction short stories and novels by Fred Saberhagen, in which robotic self-replicating machines intend to destroy all life...great read!!!

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

NcoClub — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:47:51 -0000

I highly recommend the Lensman series by E E. "Doc" Smith.