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Post by TinDogPodcast on Aug 30, 2017 17:31:12 GMT
We all know that there are classic sf book that we haven't read...
I'm reading handmaid tale right now and have metamorphoses lined up next.
But... what do we recomend to each other?
I'd like to recomend the original day of the triffids
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Aug 30, 2017 17:31:40 GMT
Or... do you find any classics over rated?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 18:02:30 GMT
Olaf Stapledon has written some classic books, try Star Maker.
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Post by Tony Jones on Aug 30, 2017 19:27:47 GMT
Gateway by Fred Pohl. Brilliant
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Post by coffeeaddict on Aug 30, 2017 19:49:29 GMT
We all know that there are classic sf book that we haven't read... I'm reading handmaid tale right now and have metamorphoses lined up next. But... what do we recomend to each other? I'd like to recomend the original day of the triffids Hated that book - her writing almost caused me to give up reading. Another Canadian author I won't ever read again, as with most of the home grown authors they forced on us in school I'd class her as overrated. As for suggestions: Dune The Right to Arm Bears (Canadian author Gordon R. Dickson) The Web Between World (one of the best from Charles Scheffield) Ender's Game It is also hard to go wrong with Poul Anderson.
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Post by Ela on Aug 30, 2017 21:12:45 GMT
I'm not a huge fan of The Handmaid's Tale, either. I've kind of avoided her writing.
A favorite of mine is anything by Ray Bradbury, especially The Martian Chronicles.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 5:44:57 GMT
Neuromancer hands down for kickstarting the cyberpunk subgenre.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin for the truly alien Gethen.
Harlan Ellison's I, Robot. Don't let the screenplay format fool you, it's every bit the novel work.
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Aug 31, 2017 7:53:36 GMT
Harlan Ellison's I, Robot. Don't let the screenplay format fool you, it's every bit the novel work. I thought that was Asimov.
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Post by coffeeaddict on Aug 31, 2017 9:13:54 GMT
Harlan Ellison's I, Robot. Don't let the screenplay format fool you, it's every bit the novel work. I thought that was Asimov. It was, he's pointing you to the script which was done by Ellison.
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Aug 31, 2017 9:35:07 GMT
I thought that was Asimov. It was, he's pointing you to the script which was done by Ellison. No worries I'll check it out
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Post by number13 on Aug 31, 2017 14:33:26 GMT
Arthur C. Clarke
Two classic novels effectively about humans seeking the wider Universe and finding it, in ways and on a scale beyond their imagination. Very different stories and endings to the journeys.
'The City and the Stars' - so many ideas and a very large canvas, excellent. And the Central Computer and its grasp of reality is an idea which gets closer to our reality every year.
'Childhood's End' - very un-Clarke in many ways, the 'spiritual' elements and the final outcome, to the point where the author explicitly rejects the views of his own story in the foreward of my copy! But a great story.
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Post by Digi on Aug 31, 2017 14:33:27 GMT
Some favourites of mine: - the original Foundation trilogy, by Asimov - Hitch Hiker's Guide, by Adams - the original Dune series, by Frank Herbert - the novel versions of 2001 and 2010, by Arthur C Clarke - Ringworld, by Larry Niven - the Expanse series of books (upon which the TV show is based)
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Post by aztec on Aug 31, 2017 17:09:34 GMT
Some favourites of mine: - the original Foundation trilogy, by Asimov - Hitch Hiker's Guide, by Adams - the original Dune series, by Frank Herbert - the novel versions of 2001 and 2010, by Arthur C Clarke - Ringworld, by Larry Niven - the Expanse series of books (upon which the TV show is based) Loved Ringworld, though I've read very mixed things about the sequels...
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Post by aztec on Aug 31, 2017 17:27:17 GMT
I've read very little Sci-Fi but I enjoyed:
Hyperion (haven't read the sequels yet) The Forever War (my favourite SF novel) The Stars My Destination Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? 1984 The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress The Man In The High Castle
These aren't classic in the literary sense, and I don't play the tabletop miniature game, but I really enjoyed Dan Abnett's Warhammer 40,000 Eisenhorn and Ravenor trilogies, and the still ongoing Gaunt's Ghosts novels, as military sci tie-in fiction goes they are some of the best examples written, thoroughly enjoyable action packed romps even if you aren't a fan of the gaming (I'm not, though I find some of the lore and worldbuiling impressively imaginative/enjoyable) with a great balance of action, comedy, drama and tragedy, good character writing and great worldbuilding, though I wouldn't get too attached to some of the main characters, Abnett isn't afraid to pile up the body count...
Along the same lines, the only Star Wars Novel I've read, Lost Stars, was surprisingly enjoyable, a young adult romance story set during and after the rise and fall of the Empire it follows two childhood friends drawn into opposite sides of the conflict, their paths occasionally crossing over the years, as the novel ingeniously weaves its narrative around many of the events of the original three films, a solid read with well sketched characters, an emotional punch and lots of fan service. Again, not an earth shattering classic of the genre, but very enjoyable as tie in fiction goes.
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Post by Digi on Aug 31, 2017 17:27:20 GMT
Some favourites of mine: - the original Foundation trilogy, by Asimov - Hitch Hiker's Guide, by Adams - the original Dune series, by Frank Herbert - the novel versions of 2001 and 2010, by Arthur C Clarke - Ringworld, by Larry Niven - the Expanse series of books (upon which the TV show is based) Loved Ringworld, though I've read very mixed things about the sequels... So I've heard as well, yeah. It's a big part of the reason why I haven't read any of them--the original was so good, I don't want subpar sequels to drag it down.
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Post by aztec on Aug 31, 2017 17:29:18 GMT
Loved Ringworld, though I've read very mixed things about the sequels... So I've heard as well, yeah. It's a big part of the reason why I haven't read any of them--the original was so good, I don't want subpar sequels to drag it down. I wish I did that with the Harry Potter books, ended up binning my copy of Cursed Child...
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Post by Ela on Aug 31, 2017 18:24:12 GMT
Some favourites of mine: - the original Foundation trilogy, by Asimov - Hitch Hiker's Guide, by Adams - the original Dune series, by Frank Herbert - the novel versions of 2001 and 2010, by Arthur C Clarke - Ringworld, by Larry Niven - the Expanse series of books (upon which the TV show is based) The whole Dune series? It gets weirder and weirder with each successful sequel. And I've skipped the prequels altogether.
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Post by Ela on Aug 31, 2017 18:25:24 GMT
I second The Expanse series. I've read every book and novella, just about. Though I'm not quite caught up on the TV series yet.
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Post by Digi on Aug 31, 2017 19:44:25 GMT
Some favourites of mine: - the original Foundation trilogy, by Asimov - Hitch Hiker's Guide, by Adams - the original Dune series, by Frank Herbert - the novel versions of 2001 and 2010, by Arthur C Clarke - Ringworld, by Larry Niven - the Expanse series of books (upon which the TV show is based) The whole Dune series? It gets weirder and weirder with each successful sequel. And I've skipped the prequels altogether. Well you're right, the first one is obviously the best. But i still did really enjoy the rest of Frank Herbert's books. All those spinoff and prequel ones by his son and Kevin J Anderson though? No thanks. I read one of them, which as it turns out was one too many.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2017 1:47:14 GMT
The whole Dune series? It gets weirder and weirder with each successful sequel. And I've skipped the prequels altogether. Well you're right, the first one is obviously the best. But i still did really enjoy the rest of Frank Herbert's books. All those spinoff and prequel ones by his son and Kevin J Anderson though? No thanks. I read one of them, which as it turns out was one too many. I really, really enjoyed how it dealt with the whole idea of prophecy; i.e. being the Chosen One actually sucks. You are chosen. You are now slaved to the future. You have less freedom than if you were nobody. Also: {Spoiler} It's not Paul. I'd recommend stopping at God Emperor of Dune though as Chapterhouse doesn't have an ending as such and really feels it.
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