Your Favourite SF & Fantasy Series

[wayspooled]

Yeah I liked Sundiver and loved both Startide Rising and The Uplift War, both of which as a point of reference, won the Hugo. If interested, here's a list of winners and nominees. I think Startide Rising was around 1982 or 1983, Uplift War 4-5 years later.

[thinkpad]

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

The problem with the Harry Potter books isn't the publisher, it's the author. J. K. Rowling has flatly refused to license ebook editions. I've no idea why, and think it's silly, but she owns the rights.
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Dennis

Things seems to have changed:

J K Rowling looks set allow Harry Potter fans to read her novels as e-books at last.

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/11...ter-books.html

Sadly Harry Potter has become way too commercialized with market forces trying to milk every last penny out of the brand. I rather support other Sci-Fi authors.

[Arthursbedtime]

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.

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.

[nekokami]

Originally Posted by thinkpadx

Things seems to have changed:

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/11...ter-books.html

That was announced in the spring, and here we are in September, still no [legal] Harry Potter eBooks....