11-01-2011, 12:11 AM | #31 |
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^^ I've read the Black Widowers before but thanks anyway.
I'm bumping this thread because I've been watching some heist movies and was wondering if anyone knows of any Science Fiction 'caper' stories? |
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And let us not forget Douglas Adams' "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency". Sci-fi + humor +Detective. Or John Zakour's "The Plutonium Blonde" and the rest of his Zach Series.
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11-01-2011, 11:11 AM | #33 |
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by Author C. Clarke
* Rendezvous with Rama (1972) ISBN 978-0-553-28789-9 * Rama II (1989) ISBN 978-0-553-28658-8 * The Garden of Rama (1991) ISBN 978-0-553-29817-8 * Rama Revealed (1993) ISBN 978-0-553-56947-6 by Gentry Lee * Bright Messengers (1995) * Double Full Moon Night (1999) |
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Another good moneyed sf book is We the Underpeople by Cordwainer Smith. |
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Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marooned_in_Realtime
Marooned in Realtime is a 1986 murder mystery and time-travel science fiction novel.... |
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I found a cool article on tor.com about heist/caper stories in genre fiction. Not all of them are SF but the article and comments section are filled with recommendations.
Why Do I Hate Heists in Genre? |
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There is always 'The Starlight Barking', the sci-fi sequel to 101 Dalmations.
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George Alec Effinger's Marid Audran trilogy, which starts with When Gravity Falls.
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Charles Stross' 'Halting State' is sf + crime thriller. Peter F. Hamilton's 'Night's Dawn Trilogy' is sf + horror.
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