Posted on 08/13/2022 11:42:57 AM PDT by MNDude
2001? A wrinkle in time? I, Robot?
What are the best science for books in your opinion?
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Oath of Fealty
Dragonflight
The Forever War, A Rebel in Time and Harry Turtledoves’ “Worldwar” series
(In the Balance, Tilting the Balance, Upsetting the Balance and Striking the Balance)
HGTTG is the best. You may also enjoy Dirk Gentry.
I will stick to three as the question asked.
When Worlds Collide By Edward Balmer and Philip Wylie
Gladiator By Philip Wylie
The Day of the Triffids By John Wyndham
I like the old ones before the space race technology of the late 50s aided writers with their thinking.
‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley
The 3 I re-read most often: Calculating God by Robert Sawyer,
Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper &
the Probability Broach by L.Neil Smith.
not the most important; just highly re-readable.
***FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley, 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA by Verne, and THE WAR OF THE WORLDS and THE TIME MACHINE by Wells.***
Read them all! And many more!
Every time I think of the Eloi in THE TIME MACHINE I think of John Lennon’s “IMAGINE” song. The Eloi had it! Till dinner time for the Morlocks.
Earth In The Balance
I have not read the Foundation Trilogy. I have read Ringworld and loved it.
I would love to see it made into a movie, or a series of movies.
My contribution to the list is Dune.
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Vacuum Flowers by Michael Swanwick
Those were good!
To your scattered bodies go Philip Jose Farmer
UBIK Philip K. Dick
The sheep look up John Brunner
I view Craig as a thug. As a henchman. Not as a confident secret agent we've imagined him to be. Now we're in the woke era, I am not sure if we will be happy with the next actor playing 007.
Battlefield Earth (or How Johnny Goodboy Taylor Defeated The Evil Bankers From Outer Space) - Hubbard,
War of the Worlds- H G Wells
At the Mountains of Madness -H P Lovecraft
Last and First Men-Olof Stapledon/Halo Series-Eric Nylund
An utterly pointless question if you don't define "best."
The Martian Chronicles were by Bradbury, not Burrows.
Dunno about books but a few of the best stories.
Who Goes There? By John Campbell. (basis for The Thing)
Nightfall by Asimov.
Shadow out of Time and Mountains of Madness by Lovecraft.
Lucifer’s Hammer - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Ringworld - Larry Niven
Rendezvous With Rama - Arthur C. Clarke
David Brin
John Brunner
Daniel Abraham / Ty Franck
Jon C. Williams
Iain M Banks
Gene Wolfe
So many good ones!
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