[doc30]

Now you've done it. There's so many SF fans here that this thread will grow and grow.

Here's my recommendation: Alistaire Reynolds "Revelation Space" He's a PhD physicist and does a very good job of weaving current trends in cosmology with and intersting premise why we are apparently the only intelligent life in the galaxy.

[Thatcherite]

Alistaire Reynolds "Revelation Space"

That series is very good. But it must be read from the beginning. A friend of mine picked up book 3 by accident and found the whole thing completely incomprehensible. Even if you start from the beginning you are expected to use your head to work out what is going on.

[Tolik]

Thank you!!

Quick summary of the Sci-Fi books' recommendations: (in no particular order):

• Alistaire Reynolds "Revelation Space" (must read from the beginning)

• The early Honor Harrington stories by David Weber.

• Peter Hamilton's Reality Disfunction series. Peter Hamilton's Pandora's Star series.

• David Feintuch's Hope series. (first 4 books)

• Heinlein

• Forward

• Niven

• Pournelle

• Joe Haldeman

• Keith Laumer's time travel and alternate-universe stories.

• Iain Banks  "Culture" novels

• Greg Bear (Eon, Queen of Angels)

• Neil Gaiman (American Gods, Good Omens-with Terry Prattchet).

• Vernor Vinge (everything),

• Dan Simmons (Hyperion Cantos)

• Neal Stephenson (Diamond Age and Snow Crush)

• Orson Scott Card