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Recommend some Sci Fi
Posted on 12/26/23 at 11:16 am
Posted on 12/26/23 at 11:16 am
I haven’t read any sci fi in years. Think last thing I read was one of William Shatners first books. I love watching Sci fi stuff but never read much of it. Usually enjoy crime, action stuff like Mitch rapp etc. Can yall recommend a series to maybe start?
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Posted on 12/26/23 at 12:13 pm to Shotgun Willie
I'm more of a classic Sci Fi reader. I love Asimovs Caves of Steel and Empire of the Sun. Very easy reads and some good mystery to go along with it. If you like those you'd probably like his other stuff like the Foundation series. Foundation is Mrs. Iwy's favorite Sci-Fi book ever and that is her favorite genre.
1984 by Orwell is a masterpiece and must read imo.
Just finished a re-read of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. That's what the movie Blade Runner is based off of. Pretty different from the movie actually but still a great read. Also the best book title ever.
I don't do as much modern but Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is 100% worth a read. Also is a top tier audio book if you do audio books. The narrator is incredible and brings it to life.
There's also a 54 page sci-fi and fantasy recommendation thread. that has a lot of good suggestions.
1984 by Orwell is a masterpiece and must read imo.
Just finished a re-read of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. That's what the movie Blade Runner is based off of. Pretty different from the movie actually but still a great read. Also the best book title ever.
I don't do as much modern but Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is 100% worth a read. Also is a top tier audio book if you do audio books. The narrator is incredible and brings it to life.
There's also a 54 page sci-fi and fantasy recommendation thread. that has a lot of good suggestions.
Posted on 12/26/23 at 5:18 pm to iwyLSUiwy
There are really two kinds of sci-fi:
1) Stuff that is very sci, and
2) Stuff that is very fi.
Andy Weir's The Martian and Project Hail Mary are both very science-y novels that you could imagine being real. Most of Star Trek is this kind of sci-fi (the Q stuff is the biggest exception). I really like the Red Mars trilogy from Kim Stanley Robinson (though some of his later stuff, like Aurora, is trash).
I really like all of the Ender's Game stuff. That first book is brilliant and very readable. The Ender books after that are great, but rather deep and philosophical, while the Shadow series stays easy to read.
The other kind of sci-fi is simple imaginative fiction that doesn't ask you to take the science literally. Hitchhiker's Guide fits into this category, of course, and I would put Ringworld in there as well.
Another example of the latter kind of sci-fi would be C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, which uses space as a way to talk about humanity and God. As a Christian, I love those books (Perelandra might be my 2nd-favorite novel), but they aren't for everyone.
1) Stuff that is very sci, and
2) Stuff that is very fi.
Andy Weir's The Martian and Project Hail Mary are both very science-y novels that you could imagine being real. Most of Star Trek is this kind of sci-fi (the Q stuff is the biggest exception). I really like the Red Mars trilogy from Kim Stanley Robinson (though some of his later stuff, like Aurora, is trash).
I really like all of the Ender's Game stuff. That first book is brilliant and very readable. The Ender books after that are great, but rather deep and philosophical, while the Shadow series stays easy to read.
The other kind of sci-fi is simple imaginative fiction that doesn't ask you to take the science literally. Hitchhiker's Guide fits into this category, of course, and I would put Ringworld in there as well.
Another example of the latter kind of sci-fi would be C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, which uses space as a way to talk about humanity and God. As a Christian, I love those books (Perelandra might be my 2nd-favorite novel), but they aren't for everyone.
Posted on 12/26/23 at 7:53 pm to Shotgun Willie
The Expanse series is awesome.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:42 am to Shotgun Willie
Dune
The Expanse
The Martian
Old Man's War
The Expanse
The Martian
Old Man's War
Posted on 12/27/23 at 11:39 am to Shotgun Willie
i posted a thread on this one but The Suneater Series is legit, starting with Empire of Silence
Posted on 12/30/23 at 10:23 am to GOP_Tiger
I’m currently reading a great sci-fi novel over the holidays.
There’s a great part of the book where some old soy climate change expert is brought to liberal tears.
There’s a great part of the book where some old soy climate change expert is brought to liberal tears.
Posted on 12/30/23 at 10:31 am to Shotgun Willie
John Ringo has some interesting books
Posted on 1/4/24 at 9:10 pm to FightinTigersDammit
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John Ringo has some interesting books
That he does, if you like 'em action packed and occasionally a little perverted
Posted on 1/4/24 at 9:16 pm to Shotgun Willie
If you want to ease into something sci fi that's just a little similar to what you've been reading
It's a novella so not much of a commitment, but if you like it there are 6 more. This one is self-contained
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On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid — a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is. But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.
It's a novella so not much of a commitment, but if you like it there are 6 more. This one is self-contained
This post was edited on 1/4/24 at 9:17 pm
Posted on 1/6/24 at 7:39 pm to Shotgun Willie
Illustrated Man
Posted on 1/10/24 at 10:08 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.
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the best book title ever.
100% agree
Posted on 1/11/24 at 4:39 am to Shotgun Willie
Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination
Posted on 3/7/24 at 9:20 am to Handsome Pete
I hadn't seen that side of if Ringo, but I just finished Ghost, abd that one was definitely on the kinky side.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 6:23 pm to Shotgun Willie
David Brin, the Uplift Series. Startide Rising is a fantastic book.
Posted on 3/15/24 at 3:35 pm to Shotgun Willie
We are Bob series
Posted on 3/16/24 at 4:57 pm to Shotgun Willie
The Mote in God’s Eye
Posted on 3/17/24 at 10:26 pm to Shotgun Willie
I have not been a huge fan of syfy I am a fantasy guy myself but damn I have read two series that I absolutely love and am listening to one of them now on Audible…
Pierce brown red rising I’m on dark age now. Absolutely love these book.
The other one was recommended I think on here it’s a hilarious series I really liked it will wight cradle series
Pierce brown red rising I’m on dark age now. Absolutely love these book.
The other one was recommended I think on here it’s a hilarious series I really liked it will wight cradle series
Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:21 am to SUG
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The Suneater Series is legit, starting with Empire of Silence
I’m 85% through Empire of Silence and really enjoying it. Looking forward to continuing the series.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 3:27 pm to Lsutigerturner
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The other one was recommended I think on here it’s a hilarious series I really liked it will wight cradle series
Will Wight is the best, particularly Cradle. His new sci fi last horizon series has been great so far as well.
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