What about Steven Brust? His <i>Jhereg</i> series is just damn good fun and <i>To Reign In Hell</i> is a truly entertaining version of the fall of the angels. Everything the man writes is superb. Heck, any sci/fi writer that also is in a rock band has to be a touch demented.
Personally I think you can beat the ABC of science fiction: Asimov, Brin and Clarke. Series like Foundation, Uplift and the 2001 set contain books with everything you want from good (space-based) science fiction novels. When are they going to make a film version of Foundation? (Plus: big respect to HG Wells and Jules Verne - the grandfathers of sci-fi)
I read Chapterhouse: Dune recently. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Loved it, although the ending has me puzzled, I think that Frank was going to write a 7th but appearantly didn't. I have read some of Brian's sequals at the bookstore, simply put, his dad's genius didn't come out in his DNA. Frank Herbert is, in my opinion, the best SF writer whooever lived. His talent is great, although I can point out obvious flaws in his books, it just shows his editor wasn't too good at his job. I like Bradbury and Clarke. It was one of them who wrote War of The Worlds, right? I don't remember. I thought that was a good books for something written in 1907 (I remeber that but not the guy's name.) Wait, HG Wells wrote it. I liked the invisible man too. All great works.
Jennie Hiya, welcome to sciforumsPlease Register or Log in to view the hidden image! If you're interested in reading some cool scifi, I'd recommend Asimov's Foundation Series and Enders Game. Some cool books there, and there are many more. Herbert is a scifi~writing god. It was taking me awhile to finish Heretics of Dune, I didn't have much time, and my friend got pissed off at me for not being quick enough about it so he took it backPlease Register or Log in to view the hidden image! I'll finish it someday.
Piper had to have been on par with Herbert. I love the Fuzzy books! Problem is, nobody can find his notes, so we'll never know the rest of his "Future history." The company that published his books has offered a reward for the notes though, so if you know where they are...
Don't forget 'the time machine' - Wells wrote that as well! (a good yarn, even if the recent film was pants). Has anyone out there read Clarke's RAMA series? I've just finished 'Garden of Rama' and thought it was pretty damn good. Does the final book live up to expectations? Plus: Why is everyone here so obsessed with Herbert? There are other worlds out there...
Rama was pretty cool. I started on the second book, I've never read the first, but did read the rest. Herbert is a healthy author to be obsessed with methinks:bugeye:
STUNNED! I am astonished that no one else has mentioned Stephen R. Donaldson's Gap series. These are absolutely, without question, the best science fiction I've ever read. If you have not read them, do yourself a favor, and read them now. Caution: these books are not for the faint of heart, or for those easily offended by language, violence and sex.
gap series link to first book at Amazon; http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...336813?v=glance&s=books&vi=reader#reader-link
reply to Pollux V if you read those GAP books, let everyone know what you think, cause SciFi fans should read them.
F. Herbert - Dune!Dune!Dune!Dune!Dune!Dune!Dune!Dune! (You get the point. His kids prequels are a nice visit back to my favorite universe.) Any Heinlen - especially The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Azimov's - Foundation/Robot series Orson Scott Card - Ender series (except, what's with books 2&3?) Neil Stephenson is the hottest new author. Diamond Age and Snow Crash are a trip! Has he come out with anything since Cryptonomicon? Julian May - The Galactic Mielieu series Frederick Pohl - The Gateway series Harry Turtledove - Worldwar series (just fun) Alan Dean Foster - The Damned series (good - not great, but fun)
still stunned i'm still astonished that no one has yet mentioned the Gap series. has no one read it, or do people just don't like it (i can't imagine the latter is true)?
You solicitor! It's a false screen name! There is no paulsamuel! Only the writer of an unknown scifi series!Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
reply very funny! but seriously, i can't fathom how scifi fans have not heard of it. but, you'll thank me when you read them
