1 posted on
05/23/2008 10:02:34 AM PDT by
GSWarrior
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A word of caution, 90% of them are crud. 90% of EVERYTHING is crud (Sturgeon’s Law).
3 posted on
05/23/2008 10:05:33 AM PDT by
weegee
(We cant keep our homes on 72 at all times & just expect that other countries are going to say OK -BO)
To: GSWarrior
Three I can recommend wholeheartedly are Lois McMasters Bujold, Eric Flint, and John Ringo.
Ringo’s “The Last Centurion” rocks.
4 posted on
05/23/2008 10:05:41 AM PDT by
No Truce With Kings
(The opinions expressed are mine! Mine! MINE! All Mine!)
To: GSWarrior; SunkenCiv
Ray Bradbury.
To SC: < |:P~
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Clarke
Heinlein
Asimov
Niven
Pournelle
James P. Hogan
Cook
Feintuch
Gerrold
Herbert
just to name a few...
6 posted on
05/23/2008 10:07:04 AM PDT by
The Louiswu
(Just say NO... to Hillary and O'Bama)
To: GSWarrior
Asimov, Bradbury, Herbert (Dune)
7 posted on
05/23/2008 10:07:11 AM PDT by
contemplator
(Capitalism gets no Rock Concerts)
To: GSWarrior
I asked a similar question on another board recently. Got a lot of interesting answers.
Anyway, I like Asimov. I can get through Heinlein. I'm currently enjoying Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, and I've previously read his "Pastwatch", which I liked, too.
Just finished "2001" and it was sleep-inducing. "3001" was better, but not exactly a great read. (I haven't read the others.)
Fantasy, I liked the late David Gemmel's stuff. Lord of the Rings is a must-read if you wish to have a conversation with anyone on the topic of fantasy (and Harry Potter is/will be joining that).
Never read any of "The Wheel of Time" and I don't intend to.
Whoops. There's the bell. Gotta go. More later.
9 posted on
05/23/2008 10:07:29 AM PDT by
Tanniker Smith
("We have top men working on it." "Who?" "Top. Men.")
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I haven't read my Sci-fi/Fantasy in quite a while, but among my tops would be:
- Frank Herbert
- Stephen R. Donaldson
- Michael Moorcock
11 posted on
05/23/2008 10:07:49 AM PDT by
mykroar
(Repentence and Faith.)
To: GSWarrior
Harry Turtledove
John Birmingham
Robert Heinlein
Orson Scott Card
12 posted on
05/23/2008 10:07:52 AM PDT by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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Thomas Ligotti and Jorge Luis Borges.
13 posted on
05/23/2008 10:08:23 AM PDT by
wideawake
(Why is it that those who call themselves Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
To: GSWarrior
E.E. “Doc” Smith. Heinlein. Barbara Hambly. Linnea Sinclair. Asimov. Clarke. David Weber. In any order :)
14 posted on
05/23/2008 10:08:30 AM PDT by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: GSWarrior
If you liked Pournelle's military SF, you will probably like David Drake and John Ringo
Let's not forget Robert Heinlein. While some of his post-stroke fiction was below par, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" was a classic
15 posted on
05/23/2008 10:08:58 AM PDT by
PapaBear3625
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell)
To: GSWarrior
C.S. Lewis.. “Screwtape Letters” is the ultimate Sci-Fi..
18 posted on
05/23/2008 10:11:16 AM PDT by
hosepipe
(CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole....)
To: GSWarrior
Roger Zelazny (I belive he is now deceased) has several extremely entertaining works out.
To: GSWarrior
The three greatest fantasy authors of all time, without question, are:
Al Gore
L. Ron Hubbard
Joseph Smith
21 posted on
05/23/2008 10:13:13 AM PDT by
NewJerseyJoe
(Rat mantra: "Facts are meaningless! You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!")
To: GSWarrior
Stephen Donaldson’s 3 Thomas Covenant series (First Chronicles, Second Chronicles, Final Chronicles)—3 books in each set. Lots of sci-fi/fantasy along the lines of Tolkien, but with a modern twist...he also wrote futuristic sci-fi space operas, which I really didn’t care much for, but some people seem to like it.
Anne McAffrey’s PERN/Dragon Riders series (many many books) which her son has now taken over writing. Again, sci-fi, some space opera stuff, fantasy stuff. Very good series too!
Of course, pretty much everything by Ray Bradbury.
22 posted on
05/23/2008 10:13:33 AM PDT by
pillut48
(CJ in TX --Soccer Mom and proud Rush Conservative with no dog in the presidential race now *sigh*)
To: GSWarrior
The recently departed Robert Jordan (The Eye of the World series and others).
23 posted on
05/23/2008 10:14:20 AM PDT by
2ndDivisionVet
(McCain could never convince me to vote for him. Only Hillary or Obama can!)
To: GSWarrior
I recommend this book...if you can find it.
To: GSWarrior
The Forever War by Joe W Haldeman is a fantastic book
The Amber Series by Zelazny is great too.
27 posted on
05/23/2008 10:16:18 AM PDT by
rivercat
(The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers. - William Shakespeare)
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