Some books I have read that are in the science fiction category are The Artemis Fowl seriesand the Maximum Ride books. If you know of any books similar to these are some science fiction books I may like, please tell me.
2006-11-22 12:08:21 · 7 answers · asked by justme 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I can highly recommend "Justin Thyme" by Panama Oxridge. It's a modern sci-fi/fantasy set in Scotland. The main character is a self-made teen billionaire who builds his own time machine. The chapters are interspersed with techno-theories of time and paradoxes of time travel which are fascinating too. Lots of fun, but scientifically sound too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Justin-Thyme-Tartan-Panama-Oxridge/dp/0955357004/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_1/203-9915083-6090310
There's also a website:
http://justinthyme.info/
2006-11-22 13:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest (among others) the juveniles/young adult books by Robert Heinlein. These include "Rocket Ship Galileo" "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel" " Podkayne of Mars" and about 15 other titles--if you go to the "Heinlein Society" website, you can learn more. Thesebook s were written in the 50s-60s, but the science is accurate and the writing is top of the line
Another Writer is Ann McCaffery--"The Ship who Sang" and the "Pern" series. You may want to check these, however. They are by no means sexually explicit, but they do refer to relationships and activities of an adult nature--but are otherwise entirely appropriate. And suitable for that age group anyway (in my opinion--the kids see far more explicit stuff on tv every day.)
Madeline L'Engles "A Stitch in Time" is perhaps "the classic"--suitable for all--as are the "Narnia" books of C. S. Lewis
I would add the C.S. Lewis trilogy (Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength) but you might want to hold off on those 2-3 years. Depends on the child's grasp of material.
If you want to edge into fantasy, the Lord of the Rings trilogy is outstanding.
2006-11-22 13:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm thinking of ones that are more complex and interesting to your female readers than simple bang-bang shoot em up space opera.
The Forge of God -- Greg Bear
Ender's Game -- Orson Scott Card
Childhood's End -- Arthur C. Clarke
The Dispossessed -- Ursula K. Leguin
The White Mountains -- John Christopher
Otherland -- Tad Williams
2006-11-22 16:42:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abarat---Clive Barker
Seventh Son---Orson Scott Card
Stardust---Neil Gaiman
2006-11-22 15:54:47 · answer #4 · answered by arenee1999 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any of Ray Bradbury's books, the Martian Chronicles, Robert Heinleins books.
2006-11-22 12:57:11 · answer #5 · answered by SunFun 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman. Great books, soon to be made into a movie.
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/pullman/books/books.htm
I would also suggest "The overman culture" by Edmund Cooper.
2006-11-22 19:15:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
2006-11-22 13:15:41 · answer #7 · answered by Blaargh_42 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋