2007-02-24 13:58:55 · 15 answers · asked by beyondthelimit 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Foundation series by isaac asimov, must read
any books by:
ISAAC ASIMOV, god ("literary"ly-speaking)
terry pratchett, rotf (roll on the floor) hilarious
arthur c. clarke, mind blowing
charles scheffield, hard core
orson scott card, lyrical and haunting
frank herbert, Dune, 'nuf said
douglas adams, lol fantastically mad
but why stop at books? movies and tv serieses now....
2007-02-24 15:09:48 · answer #1 · answered by linda 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Terry Pratchett's "Diskworld" series. There are over 30 books, and the characters develop as the series progresses.
These fall more under "fantasy" than sci-fi, since they involve mostly magic. (Although, in later books, sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.) Most of the action is humorous, with occasional serious/philosophical bits.
Each book stands pretty much by itself ... you don't necessarily have to read them in order, although it helps you understand the characters better.
"It is said that whomsoever the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. In fact, whomsoever the gods wish to destroy, they first hand the equivalent of a stick with a fizzing fuse and Acme Dynamite Company written on the side. It's more interesting, and doesn't take so long."
(from "Soul Music")
2007-02-24 22:22:32 · answer #2 · answered by jackalanhyde 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ender's game is DEFINITELY my all-time favorite sci-fi book EVER. It's about [the future] Earth is going to be attacked by these aliens and there's a space academy thing for kids to learn how to kill them. But it's just awesome. And it's a series, really, and has a couple sequels. I highly recommend it, if you like sci-fi you'll love Ender's Game.
2007-02-24 22:22:35 · answer #3 · answered by Cris 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stephen King's , The Dark Tower series. Timothy Zahn's Star Wars Heir to the Empire, The Death of Superman I don't remember the author and the Lord of the Ring series starting with The Hobbit
2007-02-25 02:26:55 · answer #4 · answered by Timothy H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton.
A delightful broth of murder mystery and romance all boiled together in a world where vampires, werewolves, and everything "sci-fi" live in abundance, these books could just become your guilty pleasure.
2007-02-24 22:09:54 · answer #5 · answered by Running on Fumes 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Anything by Asimov, Heinlein, Niven or Edgar Rice Borrows.
2007-02-24 22:16:36 · answer #6 · answered by producer_vortex 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stranger in a Strange Land- Robert Heinlein
Depending on your tastes, also look for-
Isaac Asimov (robot stories)
Anne McAffrey (cloned dragons)
Ray Bradbury
EE "Doc" Smith (space battles, quaint morality)
Ursula leGuin
2007-02-24 22:05:42 · answer #7 · answered by Alan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Something Wicked This Way Comes." By Ray Bradbury
All of Issak Asamov's short stories or his books, including his first book, a science book, "A Short History of Biology."
2007-02-24 22:05:51 · answer #8 · answered by Jeanne B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MY 3 favorites: Battlefield Earth, much better than the movie.
Magic Kingdom for sale, by Terry Brooks, and anything by Piers Anthony.
2007-02-24 22:05:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isaac Asimov's Robot and Foundation novels.
2007-02-24 23:13:31 · answer #10 · answered by tkron31 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋