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Originally Posted by bbusybookworm
Many of us on the forums are Fans of Science Fiction and Fantasy Books.
So I thought, why not ask you all for your all time favourite SF & Fantasy Authors, Books, Series, Etc. that you would recommend to a friend or a relative to get them interested in the Genre, or into reading in general (in case of young people).
Let me start off, in no particular order.
Science Fiction -
Isaac Asimov - Foundation Trilogy (The originals)
Isaac Asimov - Robots Series
Isaac Asimov - I, Robot Story Collection
Robert A. Heinlein - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein - Time Enough for Love
Robert A. Heinlein - Methulsa's Children
Robert A. Heinlein - Have Spacesuit will Travel
Robert A. Heinlein - Job, a Comedy of Justice
Robert A. Heinlein - Space Family Stone
Robert A. Heinlein - The Number of the Beast
E.E. 'Doc' Smith - Lensmen Series (A Bit Dated, but still so grand in scale)
Ann McCaffrey - Talent series (Rowen, Damina, etc)
Ann McCaffrey - Pegasus Series (To Ride Pegasus, Pegasus in Flight, Pegasus in Space )
Ann McCaffrey - Ship Series (Ship who Sang, Ship who Searched, etc)
Ann Mccaffrey - Nimisha's Ship
Ann Mccaffrey - Planet Pirates
Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (all 5)
Arthur C. Clarke - 2001 a Space Odyssey
Fantasy
Terry Pratchett - Anything and Everything by him.
David & Leigh Eddings - The Redemption of Althasus
David & Leigh Eddings - The Belgariad
David & Leigh Eddings - The Elenium
Ann McCaffrey - Dragon Riders of Pern (yes, it might be a little SF in the later books, but in the beginning it is classic fantasy)
David Gemmel - Drenai Series (Waylander, Druss, etc)
Stephen Donaldson - The Gap & The Land Series
Robin Hobb - Assassin Series
Fritz Leiber - Fafhrd & The Grey Mouser Series
Tom Holt - Grailblazers
Tom Holt - Only Human
Tom Holt - Expecting Someone Taller
Tom Holt - My Hero
This is by no means an exhaustive list, just titles that sprang to mind when I thought about it.
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I like most of your choises. I have been a fan of Charles de Lint for 25 years. For most of sci-fi I am now less impressed. A sign of getting old.