01-01-2012, 08:23 PM | #136 |
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I don't know, I have read the first 2, and couldn't find the courage to start the 3rd. I find them too tedious, I couldn't take more of Coyote and his ramblings while driving the rover - those passages take forever.
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01-30-2012, 07:11 PM | #137 |
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Dune by Frank Herbert
The Stars My Destination (aka Tyger! Tyger!) by Alfred Bester The Einstein Intersection and Dahlgren by Samuel R. Delany Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Leguin The Man in the High Castle and UBIK by Philip K. Dick |
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01-31-2012, 02:23 PM | #138 |
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I know several people have posted Bester's The Stars My Destination, but I thought I would mention that Bester's other masterpiece, The Demolished Man, might in some respects be even more important. Certainly it influenced Babylon 5.
I love how it showed how a society might deal with the reality of mind reading law enforcement. -- Bill |
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And The Demolished Man was definitely an influence on Babylon-5. But I think it's biggest influence was probably E. E. Smith's Lensman Series mixed in with The Lord of the Rings, because of the whole "First Ones" playing games against each other using the younger races as pawns in their grand scheme. |
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02-01-2012, 12:05 AM | #140 |
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"The Left Hand of Darkness"
"The Dispossessed" both by Ursula Le Guin They have each been mentioned before but I just wanted to add another vote for each. |
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02-03-2012, 02:27 PM | #142 |
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I'll throw in some love for Stephen Gould's Jumper, the best novel is the subgenre of "what if someone actually had a superpower?" subgenre I've ever read. (For those who have seen the movie, but not read the book, the only real relationship between them is the premise of "what if someone could teleport?" and a few character names.)
It looks like everything else I'd like to mention has already been mentioned several times. :-) |
04-27-2012, 11:04 AM | #143 |
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1. THE ROBOT SERIES, ISAAC ASIMOV
2. THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY, ISAAC ASIMOV 3. THE TIME MACHINE, H.G. WELLS 4. THE LOST WORLD, SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE *Sorry for including series. |
04-27-2012, 08:34 PM | #144 |
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I'll add a few new ones
I'll throw a few out there that haven't been mentioned:
This Alien Shore by C.S. Friedman Nightfall by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear Darwin's Children (sequel) by Greg Bear (Links got to Wikipedia articles for the books). My boyfriend wants me to add Neuromancer by William Gibson, Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson, and Earth by David Brin, but I can't vouch for them directly. |
04-28-2012, 03:10 AM | #145 |
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Best novel(s)
The Forever War Canticle For Liebowitz Fahrenheit 451 Slaughterhouse-Five + Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (OK, so its not that great but it still makes me laugh ) Best Series Dan Simmon's Hyperion Cantos Asimov's Foundation Herbert's Dune (the first cycle) + Wolfe's Book of the New Sun (though its probably more fantasy) |
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Dune - Frank Herbert
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05-01-2012, 10:20 AM | #149 |
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