I'm thankful for your suggestions.
2007-09-23 01:24:13 · 18 answers · asked by unmovingasp 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
Ringworld by Larry Niven
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Timescape by Gregory Benford
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
to get you started
2007-09-23 02:39:51 · answer #1 · answered by The Corinthian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1984, A Clockwork Orange, and Brave New World are the top three in dystopias by most accounts.
Farenheit 451 is also dystopian, but stands apart for various reasons.
I, Robot by Asimov is a great collection.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is outstanding.
I would also include the Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.
Fantasy works would include Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit.
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series are addictive fantasy.
Neil Gaiman is another master; you could read his American Gods or find his graphic novel series of The Sandman.
2007-09-23 03:51:38 · answer #2 · answered by Bucky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's see. My favorites are; The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Dune series, Battlefield Earth (the book is much better than the movie), 2001 A Space Odyssey, The War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells, anything H.G. Wells
2007-09-23 01:56:26 · answer #3 · answered by Agnes C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would take me half the rest of my life to list those for anyone! I can list a few favorites:
Of authors-- Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Frank Herbert, Michael Crichton, some Ursula K. LeGuin, Madelene L'Engle, Amy Tan has touched on the fantastic, Edward Eager, E. Nesbit, John Gardner (for "Grendel", at least), Sherman Alexie often writes of fantastic things, John Twelve Hawks, and I'm sure there are many more... like Poe and G.G. Marquez, T.H. White and so many!
Donn Kushner wrote my all time favorite fantasy book of the past couple of years, "A Book Dragon," sadly out of print last I heard... but I found a copy in a second-hand bookstore for only $3, and so am quite pleased. Copies are out there somewhere!
Best of luck in compiling a list of books to read in your lifetime.
;-}
2007-09-23 01:43:13 · answer #4 · answered by LK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter of course
The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
stuff by Ray Bradbury
1984 by George Orwell
2007-09-23 03:40:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Books by these authors:
H. Beam Piper
Jules Verne
Robert E. Howard
David Weber
John Ringo
Eric Flint
S.M.Stirling
Raymond Feist
Ray Bradbury
Robert Heinlein
Isaac Asimov
Ben Bova
Ursula K. LeGuin
Andre Norton
I could go on and on and on, but you get my drift here. Enjoy!
2007-09-23 02:35:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Books by Arthur C. Clark, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven, Fred Saberhagen, Terry Pratchett. And don't forget the inventor of the genre - Jules Verne.
There's so much good SF out there that you shouldn't limit yourself to just titles. Find a good used book store, and you'll find a gold mine of great reading.
2007-09-23 01:35:11 · answer #7 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Perilous Gard" by Elizabeth Marie Pope.
"The Changeover" by Margaret Mahy.
"Deep Secret" and "Howl's Moving Castle", both by Diana Wynne Jones are four books I would be eminently poorer for missing.
2007-09-23 01:30:01 · answer #8 · answered by sallyotas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard
2007-09-23 01:28:20 · answer #9 · answered by Jason 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Sword of Truth" Series by Terry Goodkind. I don't even like fantasy books but my husband convinced me to read one of these and I was addicited and read the whole series. SO good!
2007-09-23 03:51:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋