MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book General > Reading Recommendations
Reload this Page Looking for new-to-me scifi/fantasy with compelling non-human characters

Notices

Reply
Page 2 of 4 1 2 34
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 12-06-2011, 04:06 PM   #16
JSWolf
Resident Curmudgeon
JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
JSWolf's Avatar
 
Posts: 79,796
Karma: 146391129
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
Quote:
Originally Posted by dwig View Post
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness
I'll have to disagree with this one. Anything LeGuin writes is not worth reading (IMHO).
JSWolf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-06-2011, 05:38 PM   #17
Greg Anos
Grand Sorcerer
Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Greg Anos ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 11,531
Karma: 37057604
Join Date: Jan 2008
Device: Pocketbook
The Star Beast and Have Spacesuit, Will Travel by Robert Heinlein.

Try Baen's...
Greg Anos is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-06-2011, 06:51 PM   #18
anjirlly
Groupie
anjirlly beat Jules Verne's record by 5 days.anjirlly beat Jules Verne's record by 5 days.anjirlly beat Jules Verne's record by 5 days.anjirlly beat Jules Verne's record by 5 days.anjirlly beat Jules Verne's record by 5 days.anjirlly beat Jules Verne's record by 5 days.anjirlly beat Jules Verne's record by 5 days.anjirlly beat Jules Verne's record by 5 days.anjirlly beat Jules Verne's record by 5 days.anjirlly beat Jules Verne's record by 5 days.anjirlly beat Jules Verne's record by 5 days.
 
anjirlly's Avatar
 
Posts: 155
Karma: 58410
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: SE Michigan
Device: Kindle on Android phone; PB360; Sony 950
Quote:
Originally Posted by alansplace View Post
The Chanur novels by C.J. Cherryh.
Also her Foreigner series with Atevi others. And Cuckoo's Egg as a stand alone novel.

Rebecca Ore's Becoming Alien

Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis series, starts with Dawn
anjirlly is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-06-2011, 07:52 PM   #19
Shadowplay
Groupie
Shadowplay ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shadowplay ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shadowplay ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shadowplay ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shadowplay ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shadowplay ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shadowplay ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shadowplay ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shadowplay ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shadowplay ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shadowplay ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Shadowplay's Avatar
 
Posts: 185
Karma: 1096228
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Colorado
Device: Kindle Oasis
Quote:
Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
I'll have to disagree with this one. Anything LeGuin writes is not worth reading (IMHO).
Well... I enjoyed The Left Hand of Darkness so I dunno what to say


I'm about 1/2 way through the first Chanur novel and it's a lot of fun. Hard to keep in mind what all the characters look like sometimes and most of the crew don't have very fleshed out personalities, but still a good read.
Shadowplay is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-06-2011, 08:55 PM   #20
JSWolf
Resident Curmudgeon
JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
JSWolf's Avatar
 
Posts: 79,796
Karma: 146391129
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
The Star Trek Titan series has a lot of non-human characters. It's a very good series.
JSWolf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-06-2011, 09:24 PM   #21
Hatgirl
Addict
Hatgirl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Hatgirl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Hatgirl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Hatgirl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Hatgirl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Hatgirl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Hatgirl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Hatgirl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Hatgirl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Hatgirl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Hatgirl ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Hatgirl's Avatar
 
Posts: 296
Karma: 955301
Join Date: Oct 2008
Device: Sony PRS-300, Sony PRS-T2, Kindle (7th Gen)
The Mote In God's Eye by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven
http://www.webscription.net/chapters...0671741926.htm
Hatgirl is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-06-2011, 10:52 PM   #22
taosaur
intelligent posterior
taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
taosaur's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,562
Karma: 21295618
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Ohiopolis
Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Samsung S8, Lenovo Tab 3 Pro
Quote:
Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
I tried to read the Uplift Series. The first book was not bad. But I had to stop in the second book. The dolphins just didn't work.
The dolphin book was pretty slow, and really the whole first trilogy, while reasonably entertaining, is useful mainly as setup for the second trilogy, which is hilarious and mind-blowing. The best of the Uplift books was probably Brightness Reef, the first book of the second series.
taosaur is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-06-2011, 11:38 PM   #23
Apache
Readaholic
Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Apache's Avatar
 
Posts: 5,279
Karma: 90000484
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: South Georgia
Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hatgirl View Post
The Mote In God's Eye by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven
http://www.webscription.net/chapters...0671741926.htm
Also Footfall by the same authors. It is about an invasion by aliens with a herd mentality.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/n/...n/footfall.htm
Apache
Apache is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-07-2011, 12:05 AM   #24
Coralm
Enthusiast
Coralm knows better than to ask about the Gravitic Imploder Lance.Coralm knows better than to ask about the Gravitic Imploder Lance.Coralm knows better than to ask about the Gravitic Imploder Lance.Coralm knows better than to ask about the Gravitic Imploder Lance.Coralm knows better than to ask about the Gravitic Imploder Lance.Coralm knows better than to ask about the Gravitic Imploder Lance.Coralm knows better than to ask about the Gravitic Imploder Lance.Coralm knows better than to ask about the Gravitic Imploder Lance.Coralm knows better than to ask about the Gravitic Imploder Lance.Coralm knows better than to ask about the Gravitic Imploder Lance.Coralm knows better than to ask about the Gravitic Imploder Lance.
 
Coralm's Avatar
 
Posts: 35
Karma: 87810
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: CT
Device: Kindle
Julian May's Galactic Saga of Pliocene Exile - a four book series. I'm about halfway through the first one on audiobook now and it's fantastic. The eBooks were just re-released. Fair warning: I heard there were some scanning errors in the eBooks, not sure to what extent.
Coralm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-07-2011, 05:14 AM   #25
Skip_intro
Culture Eccentric
Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'
 
Skip_intro's Avatar
 
Posts: 71
Karma: 10000
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: South of Heaven, East of Eden
Device: Sony PRS-T1 Red
Quote:
Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
I'll have to disagree with this one. Anything LeGuin writes is not worth reading (IMHO).
Anything? She's written a whole lot of stuff and you're dismissing it all?
Skip_intro is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-07-2011, 05:16 AM   #26
Skip_intro
Culture Eccentric
Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'Skip_intro knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'
 
Skip_intro's Avatar
 
Posts: 71
Karma: 10000
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: South of Heaven, East of Eden
Device: Sony PRS-T1 Red
Quote:
Originally Posted by Apache View Post
Also Footfall by the same authors. It is about an invasion by aliens with a herd mentality.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/n/...n/footfall.htm
Apache
Footfall is a great book. Lots of Niven's 'Known Space' books also have good non-human characters, Kzinti, Puppeteers etc.
Skip_intro is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-07-2011, 05:15 PM   #27
bfisher
Wizard
bfisher ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.bfisher ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.bfisher ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.bfisher ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.bfisher ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.bfisher ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.bfisher ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.bfisher ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.bfisher ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.bfisher ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.bfisher ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 1,638
Karma: 28483498
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Ottawa Canada
Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)
Two scenarios where Earth is being colonized by a spacefaring species:

Eric Flint and K.D.Wentworth "The Course of Empire" + "The Crucible of Empire". The first is available free at
http://www.webscription.net/p-88-the...of-empire.aspx

Harry Turtledove's Worldwar/Colonization series. In the last book we get to see Home, the home planet of The Race.
bfisher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2011, 03:54 AM   #28
jehane
Book addict
jehane ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jehane ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jehane ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jehane ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jehane ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jehane ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jehane ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jehane ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jehane ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jehane ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jehane ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 441
Karma: 2650464
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Antarctica/Australia/Ohio
Device: Sony PRS-300/T1/Asus TF101
CS Friedman: In particular This Alien Shore. She's probably better known for fantasy, but I prefer her SF work.

Julian May: I've just finished Orion Arm (2nd in series starting with Perseus Spur) and about a month ago read the first in the Galactic Milieu series. Frustratingly, the library here has books 2/3/4 of the Exiles series and last time I checked I was geo-restricted from buying the ebooks.

Ursula Le Guin: I've enjoyed all of her work that I've read, although haven't read TLHoD.
jehane is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2011, 07:55 PM   #29
JSWolf
Resident Curmudgeon
JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
JSWolf's Avatar
 
Posts: 79,796
Karma: 146391129
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
Quote:
Originally Posted by Skip_intro View Post
Anything? She's written a whole lot of stuff and you're dismissing it all?
Yep. I just don't like her writing style.
JSWolf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2011, 01:16 AM   #30
taosaur
intelligent posterior
taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taosaur ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
taosaur's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,562
Karma: 21295618
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Ohiopolis
Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Samsung S8, Lenovo Tab 3 Pro
Quote:
Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
Yep. I just don't like her writing style.
I wouldn't say LeGuin has a unified writing style. I've only read a short story from Earthsea, and wouldn't touch the rest with a ten-foot pole, but the Hainish Cycle features some of the most outstanding works in science fiction, including LHoD.
taosaur is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 2 of 4 1 2 34

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
trying scifi/fantasy.. David58117 Reading Recommendations 53 10-30-2011 10:15 PM
Best way to scan scifi and fantasy? neonightrider Workshop 2 01-25-2010 09:00 PM
Looking for a particular type of scifi/fantasy - can you help? Shadowplay Reading Recommendations 72 06-19-2009 04:24 PM
SciFi/Fantasy kezza Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) 2 04-13-2003 11:52 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:45 PM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.