Carnifex Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Ok I've got some recommendations.. 'The Gap' series by Stephen Donaldson Chung kuo (8 books) by Peter wingove Stephen Baxter.. any of his The broken Gods/The Wild by David Zindel Good books, all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbb Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I'd also recommend the star wars extended universe novels. They are of varying quality but I found the best ones were the first Timothy Zahn trilogy made back in the early 90s. I read them some time ago and they were really well written. They came right on time too as interest in star wars remained strong and certainly went up as Episode I came closer and closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetsuoShima Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 They are of varying quality but I found the best ones were the first Timothy Zahn trilogy made back in the early 90s. Oh yea, I remember those, they were darned good. I'd even call them movie-worthy, probably even better storylines than the 'official' movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amnot Borg Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Timothy Zahn writes some great non-SW fiction. Look for his books like The Black Collars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbb Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 The only Zahn books I've read were his star wars trilogy. I should read some of his other works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manthony121 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I have not read the entire thread, so I don't know if it has been said yet: you MUST read a few things by Harlan Ellison - he has a way of examining the darker side of life that is amazing. Also, Philip K Dick has some classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWind Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 At risk of being called an heretic, I certainly advise not to read Phillip K Dick, with the exception of his short tales, the man certainly knew how to turn a great idea into a dull read. His characters are plain, dull, lack deepness and seem to unreal to engage. No wonder why he's probably the sci-fi writer that has been adapated more times and more succesfully of all times -maybe with the exception of jules verne- Also some suggestions: George Tunner: The Sea & The Summer Jack McDevitt: The engines of god Neal Stephenson: Snowcrash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beli Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I always go the fantasty route and Robin Hobb or David Gemmell always a good read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finabair Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I hate to suggest authors instead of read-worthy books they've written. As authors go, they have their good days and bad, so recommending just an author isn't really the way to go. One of my favorite sci-fi books is "The Sheep Look Up" by John Brunner, published in 1967. It's the story of a world gone "green" and the horrors such meddling invites. I'll backtrack, here, to revise my first paragraph about suggesting just the authors rather than their works and say that anything by Fredric Brown -- a masterful short story author -- is worth the time. You'll recognize a lot of his work that's been turned into movie and television scripts, especially "The Arena" which was a StarTrek episode featuring Kirk vs. the Gorn. Also, if you can locate them, the science fantasy mystery series penned by Glen Cook is wonderful. You'll probably only find them in book bins or rummage sales, and all in paperback form. I have three of the books (Red Iron Nights, Dread Brass Shadows, and Old Tin Sorrows) and each is fresh, funny and amazing. There are three other books in this series that I'm still trying to find: Cold Copper Tears, Sweet Silver Blues, and Bitter Gold Hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbb Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 These recommendations sound good to me. I may just look for them next time I go to a bookstore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dBLOOD Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 If you like hard sci-fi, read some books from Stephen Baxters Xeelee Sequence guys! Flux is not that good in my opinion, but Raft, Vacuum Diagrams, and Timelike Infinity is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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