What are some good science fiction books are out there?

Answer 1

1. Ender's Game/Speaker for the Dead by Orsen Scott Card are life changing.

2. Illuminatus trilogy, by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson--has a revisionist history feel to it, but still a classic.

3. Asimov's Foundation Trilogy is definitive.

4. William Gibson's Neuromancer, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive. The count is 1; set the count to 0.

5. Dan Simmons, Hyperion is an English Major's Sci Fi dream.

6. Dune by Frank Herbert--Fear is the mind killer. I will face my fear; I will let it pass through me.

7. The Difference Engine -- Silverberg and ....Stephenson maybe? shoot cant remember, another revisionist history as in what would have happened if computers had been invented a century or so earlier.

8. Snow Crash -- Niel Stephenson? I think? A lot of exposition
in this one in place of plot, but still really cool. James Bond
meets Dominos Pizza delivery guy.

9. Rondezvous with Rama--Arthur C Clarke.

10. Caverns of Socrates -- forget the author, but it is sort of Matrix-ish.

Those should keep you busy for awhile.

Answer 2

Depends on the style you enjoy most, but here are some I love to read and reread. Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time Series, Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth Series, Raymond E. Fiest's Midkemia Series, Terry Brooks' Sword of Shannara Series (some of these have multiple series tracks. You'll understand when you see them.) Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever Series by Stephen R. Donaldson is very good as well. The hero in that series is not the perfect protagonist and his flaws are very much like ours. Donaldson also has authored other books that are very nice reading. Tadd Williams is another author with his Underworld books and Sword Trilogy both have a very nice twist at the end. If you like more lighthearted, good writing, Piers Anthony and his Xanth Novels might be just the right thing. Frank Herbert's Dune series is well written, but can tend to bog a person down if they are not careful. Who can forget J. R. R. Tolkien's Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Trilogy? These should keep you occupied for a while. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

OH! You've got to read the Dean Koontz books!! Oh my gosh, they are the most wonderfull, uplifting, scary as hades books out there! It's kinda like Steven King, but minus the sad endings and long droning on and ons about nothing in particular. Try Watchers first, it's the best. It's got a dog in it, a scary monster, a man, a woman, and a great moral. One Door Away from Heaven is good too, it's got aliens. And uh, Taken, Icebound, Midnight, and some others are seriously good. Koontz does an amazing job of always teaching a lesson, a positive one. So, read and enjoy my friend!

Answer 4

I did not really like science fiction till I read Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. It is the greatest science fiction book ever.

Answer 5

Isaac Asimov's Foundation series is pretty good. Not a lot of violence, so it's okay for anybody who has the reading ability for them.

Anne McCaffrey blends science fiction and fantasy. The Dragonriders of Pern series, Pegasus in Space.

Also, Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series and Carl Sagan's Contact, and H.G. Well's War of the Worlds and The Time Machine.

Answer 6

Stick to the classics:
- Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles
- Philip K. Dick - The Man in the High Castle
- Geroge Orwell - Animal Farm, 1984

Recent Trends:
- Margaret Atwood - Oryx and Crake
- Connie Willis - Doomsday Book

Answer 7

The Day of the Triffids-John Wyndham
Midwich Cuckoos-John Wyndham
The Chrysalids-John Wyndham
I, Robot-Isaac Asimov
Sphere-Michael Crichton

Answer 8

Try On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony. It's the first in a series called the Incarnations of Immortality. VERY GOOD series. And just about anything else by Piers.
Another that I highly recommend is Bitten by Kelly Armstrong. Without giving away too much it's about werewolves.
Happy reading!

Answer 9

Dune
Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow (about Bean)
Starship Troopers
Bestiary Mountain
The Parable of the Sower

Answer 10

Between Dune by Frank Herbert, and Enders Game by Orson Scott Card, its a hard one to say. Also, the Foundation series by Issac Asimov is pretty good as well. This question is like what is the prettiest snowflake...its hard to judge.