8 Responses to “What are your favorite sci books of all time?”

1. By Emmanuel Goldstein on Apr 6, 2009 | Reply

   These days I think a lot about George Orwell's "1984" and sometimes "Brave New World" and, even, "Clockwork Orange."

   In George Orwell’s “1984,” Emmanuel Goldstein is rumoured to be a former top member of the ruling (and sole) Party who had broken away early in the movement and started an organization known as "The Brotherhood", dedicated to the fall of The Party. The novel raises but leaves unanswered the question of whether Goldstein, the "Brotherhood," or even "Big Brother" really exist.
   Each member of "The Brotherhood" is required to read the book supposedly written by Goldstein, "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism."
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2. By Marishka on Apr 6, 2009 | Reply

   I'm actually NOT big on sci-fi (even though I took a class to try & raise my appreciation of the genre) BUT I'm reading the Uglies series by Scott Westerfield & it fits Sci-Fi more than anything else (I'm used to fantasy, but there's no mythical anythings in it, its all sci-fi)

   Anywho, I like the Uglies series so far.

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   Oh! And I'm in the middle of book 3
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3. By Gunners #1 fan on Apr 6, 2009 | Reply

   Orson Scott Card created a series of books with the first one being "Ender's Game". A great series to read. At least start off with that one.
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4. By Sartoris on Apr 6, 2009 | Reply

   My favorite SF books are:

   1) Mars by Ben Bova
   2) Cthon by Piers Anthony
   3) Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
   4) The Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison
   5) The Incarnations of Immortality (series) by Piers Anthony
   6) 1984 by George Orwell
   7) Strange Wine by Harlan Ellison
   The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
   9) Pain God and Other Delusions by Harlan Ellison
   10) The Majipoor Chronicles by Robert Silverberg

   Happy Reading!!
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5. By rex on Apr 6, 2009 | Reply

   You wrote "sci" , not "sci fi"

   So there I was thinking somebody might like to be directed to " The Elegant Universe " Brian Greene, or "The Periodic Table" Primo Levi, or "E = M C^2" David Bodanis or "Surely you're joking , Mr. Feynman" Richard Feynman or " Bridges to Infinity" Michael Guillen or ………..

   But no – you want the pale cousin…..

   early Kurt Vonnegut " Cats Cradle", "Sirens of Titan", "Slaughterhouse 5", "Player piano"

   John Varley " Titan"
   Larry Niven " Mote in God's Eye", "Ringworld"

   Ian Banks "Excession"

   Trying to think if Joe Haldeman ever scaled the heights of the "Forever War" again – don't think he did

   How old are you? Up to a really great book ? Demands you know heaps of the history of science and philosophy.."Eifelheim" Michael Flynn… best book I've read in the last 200.

   Enough enough…. bedtime.
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6. By ogoodiegoodieo on Apr 6, 2009 | Reply

   Old Man's War by John Scalzi
   Agent to the Stars also by John Scalzi
   The Skinner by Neal Asher
   Beginning Operations by James White (the whole series is good)
   A Matter for Men by David Gerrold
   Blindsight by Peter Watts
   Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree

   That is what I can think of right now feel free to contact me if you want to. Right now I am reading The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. David and I have enjoyed it so far.
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7. By redunicorn on Apr 6, 2009 | Reply

   Dune by Frank Herbert
   Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
   Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
   The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
   Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
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8. By Motet Galaxy on Apr 6, 2009 | Reply

   H G Wells
   John Wyndham
   Arthur C Clarke.
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