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Along the Scenic Route - Harlan Elison The Three labors of Bubba - Bud Webster Cory Doctorow has a bunch for free download on his site: http://craphound.com/ |
10-18-2010, 11:09 PM | #32 |
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My favorite short stories in the sci-fi vein are Ray Bradbury's. I also enjoy many of the stories in the Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy.
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10-22-2010, 04:20 AM | #33 |
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I can't believe that no one here mentioned the works of Philip K. Dick
Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly are all based on his novels or short stories. Gutenberg.org has some of his works available. Kindle Store seems to have pretty much everything, especially some Anthologies. |
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The APEX Book of World SF
http://www.apexbookstore.com/product...ok-of-world-sf These stories are unlike anything I've ever read before, from cultures all around the globe. The feel is closer to Haruki Murakami stories than classic science fiction. |
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I've always liked Issac Asimov's "I, Robot" collection of stories featuring Susan Calvin and the people of U.S. Robots. It's out in ebook format through Mobipocket.com, or at least it was when I purchased a copy. And Amazon has it as well. http://www.amazon.com/I-Robot-ebook/...7813205&sr=8-2
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Hi all,
I quite enjoyed Larry Niven's short stories, but one that really tickled my sense of humor is Damon Knight's We Only Wish To Serve. Like others, I am fond of Clarke and Asimov, though I don't regard Asimov so highly. Cheers, |
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I just read "The Lake" - Ray Bradbury's first published story....creepy...
BTW, not sure if I said it above but his "Frost and Fire" has been my #1 SF short story forever... |
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I've been reading classic Sci-fi short stories this week.
Arena by Frederic Brown (there was a Star Trek episode based on this) The Quest for Saint Aquin by Anthony Boucher Surface Tension by James Blish (a different story about the first "space" flight.) |
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The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke is an interesting one.
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I recommend "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison and "Printcrime" by Cory Doctorow.
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