Can any body suggest names of good Science fiction by great aurthors?

Question

Please include in your answer what each books are about, and if anything is special about them.

Answer 1

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Futuristic Earth, children in military setting. GREAT book.

Answer 2

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - Cat's cradle - it's not about anything it's Vonnegut

Isaac Assimov - The Foundation series -about the future of civilization and the Encyclopedia Galactica

Robert Heinlein - Stranger in A Strange Land - about the first martian on earth.

Michael Cooney - Rax -about alternate worlds and star travel

Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? -(Bladerunner)

Doc EE Smith - The Lensman Series (one of the stories from which Starwars was created)

Ray Bradbury - The Martian Chronicles

Arthur C Clarke - Childhood's End (oh Awright 2001)

Harvard Lampoon - Bored Of The Rings (not strictly SciFi it's a Lord Of The Rings spoof)

Harlan Ellison - Dangerous Visions (a collection from the Clarion Workshop)

John Brunner - The Squares of the City -no synopsis-have to read

Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged, or Anthem-no synopsis-have to read

Roger Zelazny - Nine Princes in Amber -no synopsis-have to read it

Andre Norton - The Witchworld series - sword and sorcery and Sci Fi

Douglas Adams - A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

Piers Anthony Macroscope and the Xanth series - very punny fantasy

Larry Niven and whatshisface - The Ringworld Series

Philip José Farmer -The Riverworld Series

Ursula K. Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness

Answer 3

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, about a futuristic fireman whose job is to burn anything that goes against the government's wishes, until he decides to stop burning everything and goes on the run.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, a sci-fi book even non-sci-fi fans find to be amazing. Earth has been attacked by an alien race known as "Buggers." A future attack is expected, so children are recruited at a young age into military academies where they undergo heavy military training in anti-gravity rooms, with the government constantly on the search for the next war genius that will save them from future attacks. Enter Ender Wiggins. Spawned several sequels and spin-offs.
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, which features a young inventor who makes a machine that will transport him into the future, where he meets two new races, neither of which is human. If I remember correctly, it was narrated by a journalist, not the inventor, providing a fun little twist.
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells, about a man who finds a way to make himself invisible. While at it, he says, "Heck, why not go on a crime spree?" Interesting read, almost like Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde," about a scientist who can alter his appearance through crazy potions, going from a friendly, loved guy in a lab coat to a burly, murderous freak.
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, which features a bunch of crazy alien ships attacking Earth, sending citizens into hiding. Who will win the planet? Better than "The Invisible Man," but not as good as "The Time Machine."
Beyond Thirty by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an adventure that could make its way into sci-fi. In a futuristic world where the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere are divided, neither side can cross the Thirtieth Parallel. In an accident during a patrolling mission, a crew of sailors from America find themselves on the other side of the border. Some want to return and make like nothing happened, but the captain says this would mean execution for them all, so they head to England, only to find it has been destroyed.
If that last one works out, "The Land That Time Forgot" by E.R.B. is worth time. It's more adventure than sci-fi, but does have a great setting--an unnavigated island that cannot be reached by air, land, or floating vessels. A submarine crew with murderous prisoners finds themselves sucked into an underground tunnel that takes them up a river and straight to the heart of the island. There they find evolution in progress. The creatures near the river include prehistoric dinosaurs and sophisticated apes. The further from the river they travel, the more they find themselves walking through the history of evolution.

Answer 4

Well, i enjoy reading Michael Crichton's books. So far, I've read 4: Jurassic Park and Lost World (about cloned dinosaurs) Sphere (an alien something...don't wanna spoil the surprise) and Time Line (going back to the past). I'm planning to read The Andromeda Strain next, which was supposed to be really thrilling.

Answer 5

"Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
About a retarded man whose intelligence is increased by medical augmentation, only to find that his life isn't what it seems it was. Touching human drama, with little on the science side.

"The Time Ships" by Stephen Baxter
The authorised sequel to "The Time Machine". The continuation of the story of the time traveller when he sets off to save his lover from the Morlocks. Good for fans of the original book.

Books by Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clark are generally quite good too.

Answer 6

Any Michael Crichton book... I've read them all. His newest is Next and it was excellent. Frank Herbert wrote the Dune books and they are awesome. You may also want to try out Issac Asimov.

Answer 7

I suggesat any of Isaac Asimov's book. They are excellent because Asimov is a scientist himself and knows what he is talking about. Pluss he is a master storyteller.

Answer 8

Terry Pratchett books r great and funny, but they might be more along the lines of fantasy

Answer 9

Jules Verne and H.G Wells