What's your favorite science fiction book?

Question

I love Enders Game, Blue Moon Rising ext. but the last couple of sci-fi books I have picked up where poo. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

The Time Machine and Journey to the Center of the Earth

Answer 2

I love Ender's Game. Orson Scott Card is one my favorite writers. Seriously. I've read almost every book he's written except the Women From Genesis series. So I'd recommend reading all of his books. You may have already read the Ender sequels, but in case you didn't here they are:
Speaker For The Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Giant.

After the Ender series, my other favorite OSC titles are Enchantment (fantasy/romance) Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus (science fiction) & The Worthing Saga (science fiction).

The only other science fiction I've read are some of the Star Wars books. Not the ones based on movies or screen plays, but the new series. My favorite series within a series is the New Jedi order...

http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/starwars/timeline.html

Answer 3

The whole Ender series minus the Bean books
The Taking-Dean Koontz
The Chrysalids-John Wyndham
Midwich Cuckoos-John Wyndham
The Day of the Triffids-John Wyndham

Answer 4

I suggest Eragon (In the ongoing Inheritance Trilogy) by Christopher Paolini. It is hands down one of the best books that I have ever read.

Other than that try The Golden Compass (In the series His Dark Materials) by Phillip Pullman, Among the Hidden (In the ongoing Shadow Children series) by Margret Peterson Haddix, Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel, The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis, The Merchant of Death (In the ongoing Pendagon series) by DJ MacHale, Dragon Rider by Cornella Funke and any of the books by Garth Nix, including Mister Monday (in the ongoing Keys to the Kingdom series), The Fall in the Seventh Tower series, The Ragwitch, Sabriel in the Abhorsen Trilogy, and Shade's Children.

Lots of books that suit most age and reading levels all at once.

Answer 5

Try Young Miles by Lois Macmaster Bujold. The story actually starts in Cordelia's Honor, which is a great romance. After reading it I thought the author couldn't top it, but Young Miles is the story of their son, and is really funny!

Also C.J.Cherryh writes great stuff. Merchanter's Luck is a good stand alone book while Fortress in the Eye of Time is the beginning of a very interesting series.

Answer 6

Mindscan, Robert J. Sawyer. It won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year.

Answer 7

Out of the Silent Planet by C.S.Lewis. It is the book that got me interested in Science Fiction.
The Earhsea Trilogy by Ursula LeGuin and The Left Hand of Darkness also by her. This is about a planet that only has one sex. There are no males or females. Someone could be a father to one child and a mother to another.
Another good trilogy is by Isacc Asimov. The Foundation Trilogy.

Answer 8

I have enjoyed the new star wars New Jedi Order series lost of books to read but work it
and l ron hubbord
Mission Earth was quite good also 10 books in that series
and sci fi fantasy
Dragon riders of Pern also good

Answer 9

A Canticle for Liebowitz by Walter Miller Jr.
Rendevous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick

Answer 10

If you're saying that Sci-Fi sucks lately, I have to agree. But then, I was raised on Star Trek & other "old-school" stuff.
If I had to pick just one, I'd say "Lord Valentine's Castle" by Robert Silverberg. I like Silverberg's short stories, as well. I also like the works of Robert A. Heinlein.