My b/f is deployed in Iraq, and I am getting a care package together for him, what I'm wondering is, He reds Sci-Fi books, but I am not familiar with them, what are some great ones, and where would i get them?
2007-03-29 03:15:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Orson Scott Card Ender's Game [S1] 1985
Isaac Asimov [C] I, Robot 1950
William Gibson Neuromancer 1984
Philip K Dick Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968
Orson Scott Card Speaker for the Dead [S2] 1986
Ray Bradbury [C] The Martian Chronicles 1950
Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse Five 1969
Neal Stephenson Snow Crash 1992
Philip K Dick The Man in the High Castle 1962
Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange 1962
Michael Crichton Jurassic Park 1990
Philip K Dick UBIK 1969
Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle 1963
Michael Crichton The Andromeda Strain 1969
Greg Bear Eon 1985
Alfred Bester The Demolished Man 1953
Iain M Banks Use of Weapons [S3] 1990
Philip K Dick The Three Stigmata Of Palmer Eldritch 1964
Arthur C Clarke The City and the Stars 1956
William Gibson [C] Burning Chrome 1986
David Brin The Uplift War [S3] 1987
Philip K Dick VALIS 1981
David Brin The Postman
You can get most of these on www.abebooks.com for $1 plus shipping. Also you could look for a Half Price Books store near you.
2007-03-29 03:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by Ralph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on what kind of sci-fi he likes...
Here are some suggestions.
1. Robert A Heinlein-Stranger in Strange Land (a classic, quite serious and in depth study of people as the last Martian comes to Earth and is raised here.)
2.Douglas Adams-any of the Hitchhikers Guide Series (A really funny sci-fi series. The world is destroyed to make way for an intergalactic by-pass, and only two humans survive. super funny)
3.if he likes star trek or star wars there are tons in either series
4.books movies are based on -'A Scanner Darkley', "Children of Men", "Ghost Rider",
5. Isaac Asimov - the Foundation Series (another serious overtone one. Alien society) also "I, Robot" by him
6. Halo-a series based on the video game, a shoot 'em up one
7. other good writers -Orson Scott Card, Ann Mcaffery, some Kurt Vonnegut, George R.R. Martin, William Gibson, Frank Herbert (Dune-pretty hefty reading)
As to where? Most local book stores should have them. If not then try online. Instore, someone can help you with more suggestions too. Online will list more as well. Since he's off to Iraq, i'll assume you're in the US. I'm not sure what booksites you have there.
hope that helps
2007-03-29 10:37:42 · answer #2 · answered by Merk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If he loves sci-fi hes probably already read the Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy books by Douglas Adams but if he hasnt they are a must.
I'll just list some others:
'Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?' - Phillip K. Dick
'Flowers For Algernon' - Daniel Keyes (V. recommended)
2007-03-29 10:27:28 · answer #3 · answered by AnarchyAlchemy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe David Webber the Honor Harrington series it starts with
On Basilisk station
Honor of the Queen
the Short and Victorious War
there are about 12 books in that series
my dad started reading them and the got me hooked on them
there is also
the Mageworlds by Debra Doyle and James D Macdonald
they are the price of the stars
starpilots grave
by honor betray'd
and several more from them or
the last legion series by Chris Bunch they are
the last legion
firemask
stormforce
homefall
i listed one i liked and that my dad likes as well
i am more a fantasy book girl, so if my dad likes them i know they are really Sci-fi he won't read my "fantasy crap" as he puts it.
unfortunately these have war themes in them so i am not sure your boyfriend would enjoy them or not as he is currently on the front lines of war. if i can think of any that don't have a war theme to them i will come back and list them
ok i just ransacked my dads bookcase
Michael Flynn's Firestar, Lodestar, Rougestar and Fallingstar do not look like they have a war theme to them. it is a near space series about a orbiting space station.
i haven't read these but i am sure they are good since my dad kept them, he usually gets rid of any books he that he wouldn't read again
any of these are at regular bookstores
Barnes and nobles
b Dalton
borders
Walden's
half price books
i have found them in all of these places. in the Sci-Fi /Fantasy sections.
good luck
2007-03-29 13:16:45 · answer #4 · answered by ghost 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Road to Mars - Eric Idle
Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury
Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne
2007-03-29 10:43:44 · answer #5 · answered by thezaylady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most bookstores have them. I recommend Borders or Barnes & Noble for the best selection. Some good authors are Isaac Asimov, David Brin, Anne McCaffrey, and Arthur C. Clarke.
2007-03-29 11:18:19 · answer #6 · answered by tkron31 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read "Dune" by Frank Herbert while I was in high school, I've been a fan ever since. Frank Herbert wrote 6 books creating a fabulous series keeping the world of Dune alive.
Since his death, his son has written another 6 books, including several "prequels" to the original book.
You can still by "Dune" at Borders and other bookstores...if he likes it, you've got instant presents for him for a long time to come! :-)
2007-03-29 10:23:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he's an avid sci fi fan, he's probably read most of them. Try one of the classics, like Robert Heinlin's "Friday" or a new classic like "Arena". You can't go wrong by sending him one of the new paperbacks out on the market; odds are he's read most of the classics. That could also work to your advantage.
2007-03-29 22:48:32 · answer #8 · answered by Trillium 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enders game, Scott Card.
2001, 2010, 2061, 3001 by AC Clarke
Songs from our distant earth by AC Clarke
The Foundation thriology by Isaac Asimov.
The hitchhakers guide to the galaxy by ?
As for getting them try liberarys (if you can rent their books long enough!), bookshops, web bookshops and bookshops for old books. Johan
2007-03-29 11:58:06 · answer #9 · answered by Johan from Sweden 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get these at any bookstore - "Code of the Lifemaker" by James P. Hogan; The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny.
2007-03-29 11:44:34 · answer #10 · answered by Blue Oyster Kel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋