Comments on: Your favorite scifi/fantasy books

By: Audrey

Audrey — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:16:52 +0000

Love Dune. I could read that one over and over! My new favorite is by L.R. Saul called, "Bloodline Alliance," which has totally captivated me. It's a fantasy book that also uses the good versus evil theme in a way that completely takes you into this fascinating world she has created. I hope you can check it out!

By: Dan@100bestfantasybooks

Dan@100bestfantasybooks — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:17:25 +0000

Read George RR Martinâ€s Song of Ice and Fireâ€¦ not sci-fi but the best fantasy books of all time deserves some sci fi love! You know what I mean? -D Delete above with incomplete webpage addy... check out my list of the best fantasy books of all time!

By: Lars

Lars — Wed, 26 May 2010 12:56:54 +0000

The Swarm by Frank Schatzing

“The outside world could disintegrate and the reader wouldn’t notice because of the spellbinding power of … Frank Schatzing’s apocalyptic thriller. (Die Tageszeitung )

“Whales begin sinking ships. Toxic, eyeless crabs poison Long Island’s water supply. The North Sea shelf collapses, killing thousands in Europe. Around the world, countries are beginning to feel the effects of the ocean’s revenge as the seas and their inhabitants begin a violent revolution against mankind. At stake is the survival of the Earth’s fragile ecologyâ€”and ultimately, the survival of the human race itself.

The apocalyptic catastrophes of The Day After Tomorrow meet the watery menace of The Abyss in this gripping, scientifically realistic, and utterly imaginative thriller.” (amazon.com)

By: furicle

furicle — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:28:24 +0000

See - Handy because you can link thru to reviews and other comments from there. Basically, Heinlein, Brin and Vinge are great places to start!

By: Magi

Magi — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:24:17 +0000

SciFi – something Eastern European…

Lem: Futurological Congress
The Cyberiad
and many more

Strugatsky Brothers: Roadside Picnic

By: Kristian R.

Kristian R. — Tue, 25 May 2010 07:54:40 +0000

Oh well… too many to mention, I guess…
everything William Gibson, of course…
early Neal Stephenson (Snow Crash and Diamond Age were phenomenal)…
Jeff Noon (Vurt and Pollen – totally and absolutely and forever underrated…)…
P.K. Dick (again, virtually anything…)…
Charles Stross (Halting State was rather good…)…

Enjoy. :)
KR, Dresden,Germany

By: Bengt

Bengt — Tue, 25 May 2010 01:10:57 +0000

Found my latest favorite missing here.
Kylie Chan’s Dark Heaven Trilogy as well as her latest Journey to Wudang Trilogy (first book has just arrived).

By: Marius Gedminas

Marius Gedminas — Mon, 24 May 2010 23:18:26 +0000

Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan series is awesome scifi.

I loved the Laundry series by Charlie Stross (computer geek spy thriller with bits of Lovecraftian horror).

Steven Brust’s Vlad Taltos series is fantasy with some hints of sci-fi underneath (in a way that reminds me of MacCaffrey’s Pern stories).

Robin McKinley’s Sunshine is the best urban fantasy I’ve ever read, I think. She also does regular fantasy very well.

Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series contains excellent humour.

By: Rasmus

Rasmus — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:59:39 +0000

James P. Hogan — puts the science back in science fiction. I’d recommend starting perhaps with Inherit the Stars or The Genesis Machine

Enjoi!

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:04:46 +0000

Jeffrey A. Carver’s The Chaos Chronicles series:

Neptune Crossing
Strange Attractors
The Infinite Sea

They are a fun read with a few nice ideas thrown in to boot. They are also free of charge from Bean Books free library. Lots of other goodies in there too. (/www.baen.com/library/)