Best sci-fi book you've ever read

[SL33TBL1ND]

Honestly?
Probably either Ringworld, although I barely got into it, or anything by Larry Niven.

I loved that book, the revelations about the female character later in the book are awesome.

OT: My favourite is kinda hard to choose. I really liked the awesome Cities in Flight by James Blish, but then I also really enjoyed Harry Harrison's hilarios Deathworld and Stainless Steel Rat series'.

Probably Dune. The sequels are still great, but none equal the first one by any means.

Dune was also excellent, yes.

 

[Sniperyeti]

Either "To your shattered bodies go" or "Dune". I can't narrow it down further than that, my frontal lobes would implode or something.

 

[XzarTheMad]

Neuromancer by Gibson.
Hitchhiker's by Adams
And.. uhm...
line... backer?

 

[mrmostlymittens]

Ummmmmm the Bible

Old, crappy, irrelevant joke. Let's move on, people.

Hmmm most likely A Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

Sorry, didn't realize I wasn't entitled to my opinion. Have a nice day, Comrade.

 

[Davey Woo]

It is the only sci-fi book I've ever read. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
"Think of a number between one and seven."
"Ohh, ummmm, five?"
"Wrong! Do you see?"

One of my favourite (probably mistyped) quotes.

 

[Tekkawarrior]

Ender's game is one of the best books I've read.

 

[rohansoldier]

I don't know about the best ever but the Mass effect series of novels are a good read.

Also, the Horus Heresy series of Warhammer 40,000 novels has some gems in it (galaxy in flames, fulgrim, legion, prospero burns and the first heretic being the highlights in my opinion).

 

[Droppa Deuce]

Dune

 

[VoidWanderer]

Ender's game is one of the best books I've read.

I second that opinion. A byte-sized bit of Manna right there.

 

[Dutch 924]

Metro 2033. It's not your regualar sci-fi, with ships and lasers. But it has a good pace and doesn't get too slow or fast throughout.

 

[rednose1]

*Looks at Asimov's shelf*

Reach and grab one. All amazing.

Also, Ray Bradbury has some serious amazing short stories.

Gotta agree with you there. The Foundation series is awesome. Plus he created the Three Laws of Robotics. How cool is that?

My personal favorites are either Nightfall or The End of Eternity. Very good reads those 2 are
Other top choices are the Saga of Seven Suns by Kevin Anderson, The Ender series by Orson Card, and Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds.

A couple books have worlds with constant light, guess thats a cool concept to me. How would a world that never had a night react to one? Just like that idea.

 

[BringBackBuck]

Er, Digital Fortress? actually its not at all good but nothing else springs to mind. Anyone got a recommendation?

Good god man! I think that is one of the worst books I've ever read.

Its a toss-up between Dune and Peter F. Hamilton's "Night's Dawn Trilogy". Yea I know it's a trilogy, not a single book but you can't have one without the other two.

Peter F. Hamilton is excellent. Just finished his Void Trilogy, and I think it's better than Night's Dawn trilogy

 

[Realitycrash]

Brave New World, without question.

 

[SniperMacFox]

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy including all its sequels.

You sir, are a hoopy frood.

 

[Tips_of_Fingers]

OMG! You made me sign in after 6 months. Six months. Simply because no one mentioned Ian M. Banks.

I mean really people: Ian M. Banks. Read "Excession" of course and read "Feersum Endjinn" too, but anything else really.

And also Charles Stross, but not nearly so much, read "Halting State".

I would have mentioned him if I'd read any of his Sci-fi novels.

Oh wait...Transmission is sci-fi right? I need to pick up so much more Iain M. Banks. I feel that he could become my favourite author if I read more of his stuff.

 

[NovaCascade]

I know I'm probably going to get a lot of flack for this but my favourite series is probably Kevin J Anderson's "Saga of Seven Suns" - of those my favourite book was probably #5 Of Fire and Night. I've read most of the Star Wars EU novels and my favourite of those is Traitor from the New Jedi Order, closely followed by the Enemy Lines duology.

 

[NotSoLoneWanderer]

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy including all its sequels.

Ender's Game. The best book I've ever read.

I was gonna read it the the cover made the book look like it was for 4th graders but I saw it in Barnes and Noble a few days ago and the cover looked a lot more mature almost Mass Effect-ish in a way. Next time I go to the library I gonna give it a chance.

You were judging a book by its cover?

OT, since I have a short memory, I would say The Passage by Justin Cronin. Im sure Ive read substantially better books, but theyve been lost in the fog of time...

yeah...i did...

 

[gellert1984]

I know I'm probably going to get a lot of flack for this but my favourite series is probably Kevin J Anderson's "Saga of Seven Suns"

I tried reading the first book of that series and found it long winded, also I wanted to slap the alien prince. My father who got me into Sci-Fi books loved them though.

Can't pick a book so I'll go with an auther, either Larry Niven or Ian Banks.