Best sci-fi book you've ever read
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Damn ninja'd I challenge anyone to find a better Sci-Fi than Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Koroviev said:
If I had to chose a second though I'd say A Scanner Darkly, Man In The High Tower, or Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy .
Streets of Avelon (I think thats what its called) is short but so deliciously tragically true you may feel like crying by the end.
Hmm. Tough question. Let me see.
*peruses his collection of novels from Chrichton, Asimov, Tolkien, Rowling, Herbert, King, Verne, Wells, Clarke, Sagan, K. Dick, Vinge, and others
Nope. Can't pick a favorite. They're all amazing. The sad part is, even though some of the best science fiction and fantasy writers are also some of the greatest writers in history, most don't get that kind of recognition. Namely, because far too many people view those genres as a childish or "nerdy".
But you know what? To hell with those people. Some of the greatest stories I've ever read were based in science fiction and fantasy.
*peruses his collection of novels from Chrichton, Asimov, Tolkien, Rowling, Herbert, King, Verne, Wells, Clarke, Sagan, K. Dick, Vinge, and others
Nope. Can't pick a favorite. They're all amazing. The sad part is, even though some of the best science fiction and fantasy writers are also some of the greatest writers in history, most don't get that kind of recognition. Namely, because far too many people view those genres as a childish or "nerdy".
But you know what? To hell with those people. Some of the greatest stories I've ever read were based in science fiction and fantasy.
Er, Digital Fortress? actually its not at all good but nothing else springs to mind. Anyone got a recommendation?
Shit, I completely forgot about this...Sindwiller said:
*ponders momentarily*
...nope, A Scanner Darkly for sure.
Ha, I guess. I only bought it recently (£3, brand new) and I have SOOOOO much to read before I can even think of attacking Dune. Plus, I'm not a huge fan of the hard sci-fi stuff.... Which is why [i[A Scanner Darkly[/i] is one of my personal favourites, I guess.Koroviev said:
Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic. By Terry Jones.
This is the book that inspired me to learn English - I didn't want to wait until it came out in Norwegian. (Good call, as I'm pretty sure it never did.) I found it to be well worth the effort, not only because it was insanely good (laugh-out-loud hilarious AND genuinely suspenseful), but also because English-language books are WAAAY cheaper than Norwegian ones!
This is the book that inspired me to learn English - I didn't want to wait until it came out in Norwegian. (Good call, as I'm pretty sure it never did.) I found it to be well worth the effort, not only because it was insanely good (laugh-out-loud hilarious AND genuinely suspenseful), but also because English-language books are WAAAY cheaper than Norwegian ones!
The first 4 Dune books are amazing, Heratics and Chapterhouse of Dune are good but theres no resolution and no the books written by his son doesn't count.
VALIS by Philip K. Dick and The Atrocity Exhibition by J.G. Ballard are my two favourite novels by science-fiction authors, though the works themselves are very difficult to classify in terms of genre.
Beat me to it.Da Orky Man said:
One of the best books I picked up in high school. So glad I read it.
I agree, it's a brilliant short story and one of my favorite short stories from him.ShakyFt Slasher said:
OT: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is pretty damn awesome.