A Good Sci Fi Read?

[Whiskyjakk]

If you enjoyed Iain Banks then Ken Macleod might be worth a look.
I've only read the Cassini Division so far but he seems to have the left field, left wing thinking you get from Banks and the same dark backgrounds and characters.

Edit: Also Asimov has some excellent short stories. Some of them more impressive than his Foundation series in my opinion.

 

[Grubnar]

I can not recomend the Diskworld novels (by Terry Pratchet) enough. Really, they are very, very good. Not exacly sci-fi but that is irrelivent.

A King of Infinitive Space by Allen Steele is fun. A young man dies in a car accident, is frozen in licuid nitrogen and brought back to live in the future. Trouble follows.

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson, half of it happens in the past (world war 2) but it is very good. Snow Crash is also good.

If you are prepared to give the Warhammer 40.000 universe a chance (in the grim darkness of the far future ther is only war, war, and more war). Then I would recomend the Space Wolf omnibus by William King. It explains a bit about what a space marine is and how he is made.
The Gaunts Ghosts series by Dan Abnet are good if you want to learn about the Imperial Guard (regular army) and the Ciaphas Cain novels by Sandy Mitchell are less grim and more funny and entertaining.

 

[Dudemeister]

Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Excellent book.

 

[Inarticulate_Underachiever]

Not sure if they're science fiction but the Mortal Engines series by Phillip Reeve are an entertaining read.

 

[VaultBoy]

I'm looking for a good book to read, and wondered if you guys (and gals) could offer some recommendations? I'm looking for something science fiction-y; from 'techno thriller' to 'space opera', anything related to science fiction.

A few books I have already picked out: 1984, Brave New World (first two aren't very science, more fiction), Foundation (and the prequel), and Starship Troopers.

I've already read: Ender's Game (amazing read!), Dune, Hitchhiker's Guide, and War of the Worlds.

(I quickly scanned a search of this, didn't see anything).

.....Necromancer?

You mean -Neuromancer- right? Although, that could be considered more Cyberpunk, then again, it is set in the future somewhat and has lotsa sci-fiey stuff.

Hmm, Ian M. Banks, awesome Scottish author, his Culture novels are the best, I'd recommend Consider Phlebas and The Player of Games to start off with.

yes, i was meaning Neuromancer. Sorry i got that wrong; it's been a while since I read it.