Favorite Sci-fi Universe - Page 3

DixieGal · 06-11-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Amalthia

I really liked the universe in Joan D. Vinge's The Snow Queen and her Cat series.

So it's good, huh? It's on my radar as something I might enjoy.

ylefox · 06-11-2009, 01:24 PM

another series i like is L ron hubbard`s mission earth.
he started the scientolgy group but dont hold that against him as this series of ten books are great to read

DixieGal · 06-11-2009, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ylefox

another series i like is L ron hubbard`s mission earth.
he started the scientolgy group but dont hold that against him as this series of ten books are great to read

Actually, I hold the movie against him!

ylefox · 06-11-2009, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Actually, I hold the movie against him!

your thinking of battlefield earth

sabredog · 06-11-2009, 09:02 PM

One SF setting I quite like is the Elizabeth Moon "Vatta" series. No central government, all independent systems and some loose alliances. There is one large fairly benign megacorporation controlling the FTL communications network.

Ham88 · 06-11-2009, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sirbruce

Star Trek; it's got everything!

I must admit I do love Star Trek why didn't I think of that? I feel rather stupid. Hey Star Wars is an okay universe with all of the novels there are now.

Peadar Ó Guilín · 06-12-2009, 11:02 AM

This is a great topic and some fantastic universes have already been mentioned here -- Vinge, Herbert etc. SF has most of the best ones IMHO -- Ursula Le Guin's stories in her Hainish Universe are really interesting, and Scott Westerfield has a fabulous set-up going on in his Risen Empire series.

Fantasy doesn't tend to fare so well on the originality front, but recently, I blogged about some of my favourites in a post entitled, 100 imaginary places to see before you die. Julain May, China Miéville, Robert Holdstock and others feature.

Angst · 06-12-2009, 01:21 PM

Greg Egan has some interesting concepts in his books. Very hard SF. He's not very well known in the US. He really excels at creating the physics of his universes.

Polyglot27 · 06-12-2009, 02:15 PM

Roger Zelazny wrote a multi-volume series called the Amber chronicles. It takes places in different dimensions where the laws of physics change. The characters slide from one dimension to another and find that guns don't fire because gunpowder does not ignite for example, because in that dimension the rouge in cosmetics is used in its place. Has anybody read this? I am asking because I find the last few volumes less interesting the the beginning volumes and wonder if others think so too.

Amalthia · 06-12-2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

So it's good, huh? It's on my radar as something I might enjoy.

She wrote some of my all time favorite science fiction. I loved her world building and characters. The Snow Queen won a Hugo award when it came out. (not that the Hugo automatically means the story is awesome for everyone) I also liked that she had strong interesting women protaganists.

chlorine · 06-12-2009, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyglot27

Roger Zelazny wrote a multi-volume series called the Amber chronicles. It takes places in different dimensions where the laws of physics change. The characters slide from one dimension to another and find that guns don't fire because gunpowder does not ignite for example, because in that dimension the rouge in cosmetics is used in its place. Has anybody read this? I am asking because I find the last few volumes less interesting the the beginning volumes and wonder if others think so too.

Zelazny's Amber series is among my favorite books ever. The universe is great and the characters are very well thought-of. These books have really moved me and in a sense always stay with me.
Which last volumes are you talking about? The series is a series of 5 books, followed by another series of 5. In my opinion the second series is not so good. I found it a fun read but it lacked the depth of the first.

wayspooled · 06-12-2009, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by sabredog

One SF setting I quite like is the Elizabeth Moon "Vatta" series. No central government, all independent systems and some loose alliances. There is one large fairly benign megacorporation controlling the FTL communications network.

Really.. I'll have to give that a look. Very much like her Paksenarrion fantasy but never read anything of the Vatta series.

JSWolf · 06-12-2009, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Andybaby

Tad Williams isn't a Name Ive seen before, and my first delve into cyberpunk was not very successful (neuromancer)

I might just give him a shot. that's the second book I've found from this thread. glad its popular already.

I have to also say that Otherland was a great series. I have no idea if it's in eBook format or not. But even if it's not, it's worth it to go paper with this one.

JSWolf · 06-12-2009, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ylefox

another series i like is L ron hubbard`s mission earth.
he started the Scientology group but don't hold that against him as this series of ten books are great to read

Nope, don't hold Scientology again Hubbard. Hold his lousy books against him. mission Earth is horrible and a real waste of time to read. It's endless boredom that you will wish you had your life back that you wasted trying to read that dreck. Lets just say your life will be better off for never having read this mess.

Snowman · 06-12-2009, 08:16 PM

I'm surprised that nobody has yet mentioned Jeffrey Carver's "Starrigger Universe!" - it's certainly on my favourites list, along with Cherryh's "Compact Space", E E 'Doc' Smith's "Lensman Universe", and quite a few others.

I think that I've probably re-read the books of the Lensman series and the Compact Space universe (specifically the Chanur books) more often than most of the others.

Snowman

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06-11-2009, 01:24 PM	#32
ylefox gadget freak Posts: 37 Karma: 306 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: kirkcaldy scotland Device: cybook gen3 +palm tungsten e,e2,tablet pc	another series i like is L ron hubbard`s mission earth. he started the scientolgy group but dont hold that against him as this series of ten books are great to read

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sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,630 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	One SF setting I quite like is the Elizabeth Moon "Vatta" series. No central government, all independent systems and some loose alliances. There is one large fairly benign megacorporation controlling the FTL communications network.

06-12-2009, 11:02 AM	#37
Peadar Ó Guilín Author of The Inferior Posts: 121 Karma: 200001 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ireland Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3 (soon...)	This is a great topic and some fantastic universes have already been mentioned here -- Vinge, Herbert etc. SF has most of the best ones IMHO -- Ursula Le Guin's stories in her Hainish Universe are really interesting, and Scott Westerfield has a fabulous set-up going on in his Risen Empire series. Fantasy doesn't tend to fare so well on the originality front, but recently, I blogged about some of my favourites in a post entitled, 100 imaginary places to see before you die. Julain May, China Miéville, Robert Holdstock and others feature.

06-12-2009, 01:21 PM	#38
Angst Cannon Fodder Posts: 2,878 Karma: 52253556 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Probably a library Device: PRS-350, Kindle DX, Kindle Paperwhite	Greg Egan has some interesting concepts in his books. Very hard SF. He's not very well known in the US. He really excels at creating the physics of his universes.

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Polyglot27 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 5588994 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Paris, France Device: Cybook Gen3, Archos 80 G9, Sony PRS-650, Sony T1, Asus MemoPad.	Roger Zelazny wrote a multi-volume series called the Amber chronicles. It takes places in different dimensions where the laws of physics change. The characters slide from one dimension to another and find that guns don't fire because gunpowder does not ignite for example, because in that dimension the rouge in cosmetics is used in its place. Has anybody read this? I am asking because I find the last few volumes less interesting the the beginning volumes and wonder if others think so too.

06-12-2009, 08:16 PM	#45
Snowman Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 3566 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London UK Device: iPhone 5, Kindle K3, Kindle Voyage	I'm surprised that nobody has yet mentioned Jeffrey Carver's "Starrigger Universe!" - it's certainly on my favourites list, along with Cherryh's "Compact Space", E E 'Doc' Smith's "Lensman Universe", and quite a few others. I think that I've probably re-read the books of the Lensman series and the Compact Space universe (specifically the Chanur books) more often than most of the others. Snowman

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