Anyone know of any good Sci-Fi?

[Zoinks]

I need some books for a looooong plane ride. Any one have any recommendations? I haven't read much of anything since Neuromancer.

 

[oldandquitemad]

Anything and everything by Robert A. Heinlein.

Start reading all of the Dune books by Frank Herbert.

Get back to me when you're done with all of them.

 

[DirkBelig]

I'm reading "Snow Crash" right now and am digging it hard. I don't have time to read much anymore and this is the first novel I've picked up in I can't remember how long. Very good.

 

[etech]

ditto to oldandquitemad's "Anything and everything by Robert A. Heinlein"
esp.
"Time Enough for Love"
"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"
"I Will Fear No Evil" and his classic "Stranger In A Strange Land"

Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
"The Mote in God's Eye" & the sequal
& Nivens "World of Ptavvs" & "Tales of Known Space "

Not true science fiction but good reading
Clive Clussler
"Raise The Titantic!"
"Cyclops"
"Night Probe"

Zoinks, let us know what you picked and if you liked it or not when you get back.

 

[Lord Evermore]

Foundation series. Actually anything by Asimov.

As oldandquitemad said, anything by Heinlein.

Greg Bear is also very good. The Forge of God and Anvil of Stars (the sequel) were very good. Eon, Eternity and Legacy (series) were extremely good. Right now I'm just ending Darwin's Radio which kept me up late all week trying to read just a little more and reach a point where I wasn't drooling in anticipation. (It's not hardcore sci-fi, but is very science-intense. Very good to me.)

If you just want some short stories so that you don't get into a huge novel or a series you don't want to finish (or end up dying to finish to the exclusion of other things), try a collection of short stories by Asimov or Heinlein or any of the other well-known authors. Or a collection of stories by other authors that is edited by one of the big names (or especially one containing stories selected by that big name; Asimov was very into finding good literature by relatively unknown authors and tried to use his name to give them a hand up in the industry).

 

[~zonker~]

Orson Scott Card is also among my favorites (along with Hienlien)

 

[FlashG]

Try Terry Pratchett if you like tongue and cheek Fantasy comedy.

Larry Niven has a newer book out "The Ringworld Throne"

Peter F. Hamilton has a great "Reality Dysfunction" series.

Or if you like corny old 1920's Sci-Fi try E.E. Dock Smith's "Lensman Series"

 

[Lord Evermore]

Oh yeah, Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game saga is one of the best I've ever read (though I think that about every new series, but that's always one I can look back on and REMEMBER I said it). Even the prequel, Ender's Shadow is good and it was written some time later than the last of the series.

 

[Zoinks]

Thanks. A lot of good suggestions. Although I've read almost all of the older stuff (Heinlein, Azamov, Herbert, Niven), there's a lot of good stuff for me to try.

FlashG: about E E Dock Smith, do you mean it is set in the 20's or published in the 20's? Never mind, I found it. (doc, not dock)

 

[XMan]

Joe Haldeman - "Buying Time," "The Forever War," "Forever Peace," and "Forever Free."

Steven Gould's "Jumper" and "Wildside" are unknown gems . . .

Everything else I like has already been mentioned . . .

 

[kami]

You've probably read it but Dune by Frank Herbet.
Ringworld by Niven is another good read too.

 

[Swag1138]

I reccomend the Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson, Red Mars, Blue Mars, and Green Mars. Incredibly tight writing, and a kick anus story to boot.

 

[Igor]

Douglas Adams and his Hitchikers series (5 boooks) is a good travel reading. I know- I've had them with me on a 12 hours train ride.. Also, try Roger Zelazny. Ditto about Heinlein, Azimov, Herbert, Niven.

 

[Lord Evermore]

Robinson's Mars trilogy is very good, but I almost had to force myself to continue reading Red Mars until halfway through it. The only thing that kept me going is that I can't stand to stop reading a book and not know how it ends, even if it's boring me to tears. She's just very long-winded and overly descriptive for my taste. But once I got past that point, the story was pretty good, and after Red Mars I had to read the next two.

 

[RJRD2]

I Robot

 

[Raspewtin]

I like classic sci-fi from the 50's and earlier. It's fun to see how they picture the year 2000 . My favorite author from this time period is James H. Schmitz, the book "The Best of James H. Schmitz." ISBN=0-915368-46-3

 

[AndrewR]

I've liked just about everything I've read from Walter Jon Williams. His best is either Voice of the Whirlwind or Hardwired, both of which are set in a cyberpunk-type world. His works are fairly varied, and he is one of the best SF writers I've had occasion to read.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

basically, anything by Isaac Asimov would be great.

 

[radiocore]

Not sure if you're a Star Wars fan, but "Vector Prime" was a good book. =)