SciFi

[!CoNvOy]

Post your SciFi topics here.

[kaosdeity]

Hmmm... well, the first Sci-fi book that comes to my mind is Frankenstein by Mary Shelly (I'll post an ebook Monday) Frankenstien is the book that forced the invention of a sci-fi genre. One night when Shelly and a group of friends were staying over at ... I think Lord Baron's (???) home, they decided to have a contest to see who could come up with the best story. Shelly came up with Frankenstien and was encouraged by her friends to write a book. (btw she won)

Like I said, while it could be seen as horror it was the first story (known) where a man used science to harness powers that previously unusable to man so and is considered the first sci-fi novel ever written.
Expect more ranting later.

[Darth Gazak]

Hmmm... well, the first Sci-fi book that comes to my mind is Frankenstein by Mary Shelly (I'll post an ebook Monday) Frankenstien is the book that forced the invention of a sci-fi genre. One night when Shelly and a group of friends were staying over at ... I think Lord Baron's (???) home, they decided to have a contest to see who could come up with the best story. Shelly came up with Frankenstien and was encouraged by her friends to write a book. (btw she won)

Like I said, while it could be seen as horror it was the first story (known) where a man used science to harness powers that previously unusable to man so and is considered the first sci-fi novel ever written.
Expect more ranting later.

I eagerly anticipate this Ebook!

I'll post a quick reading profile:

Fav. Author: Philip K D ick (Blasted profanity filter, poor Philip)
Fav. Book: The Forever War
Fav. Themes: Militarism
Fav. Character: Conan of Cimmeria
Currently reading: Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

I think we should produce personal reading lists of books we have read and intend to read, to aid us in recommending titles.

[!CoNvOy]

good idea:)

[GameGeeks]

Trying to remember a book series that fit both this genre and the fantasy one. It consisted of two parralel worlds with one being sience based and the other fantasy based. A few of the chars where connected to both worlds and could at uncontrollable time phase between the to. Anyone know have any idea of the name of the series? I read a bit of it when I was younger and would like to get back in to it.

[Kilghard Wolf]

The Darkover novels by Marion Zimmer Bradely? I had the same problem and that was the answer for me.

[GameGeeks]

Looked at the description of the book and it doesn't seem to fit with what I remember since the science planet is like a desert and the fantasyone is what you'd expect in our world in the middle ages.

[Kilghard Wolf]

You couldn't be thinking of Dune could you? The Atriedes planet could fit the medieval part in a fuzzy memory and Arrakis would fit desert sci-fi.

[GameGeeks]

Nope since the the inhabbitants of the two worlds could never meet. They where connected but seprate at the same time. Plus the lower class citizans where always naked. No it wasn't smut or anything. Aside from a few discriptions of key chars it was anything but a sensual novel.

[Kilghard Wolf]

I'm stumped.

[GameGeeks]

No biggy. Thanks for trying.

[Darth Gazak]

What an exceptional novel Dune was. Although lengthy, it was a joy to read. As for the spin-offs and sequels...

[Pengitty]

The Honor Harrington series by David Weber is a very good Sci-Fi space/military book setup using quite a few real world theories and a great amount of research was put into these books. The author is very keen on how a character would think and feel.

[SirAllred]

would the jedi apprentice books count?

they were ok back in the day but they're 2 child-like to get into anymore

[craven411]

The dresden files books anyone read'em?

[quinthal]

I add to your sleuthing list.

A kid grows up on a planet, almost alone, becoming self sufficient in a very deadly place. He is found by a passing starship and brought back to civilization. He grows up becoming a military officer, who is used for his skills by others who have none and hated for it. I had the book then it got stolen, grrrr.

[leapyear29]

can someone recommend me a good scifi novel?

[quinthal]

Per previous post the Honor Harrington series is an interesting read not overly deep though. For something with depth (imo) In Conquest Born C. S. Friedman and it's follow up The Wilding are very good reads.

My personal favorite would be Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard. Do Not judge this title by the movie. This was the first book I read that had me look at the clock at 1:00 and look back 5 minutes later and see 4:00.

Dune is also a good series if dry in areas, but still awesome books.

Dorsai! series by Gordon R. Dickson, I liked.

[Panthur]

Trying to remember a book series that fit both this genre and the fantasy one. It consisted of two parralel worlds with one being sience based and the other fantasy based. A few of the chars where connected to both worlds and could at uncontrollable time phase between the to. Anyone know have any idea of the name of the series? I read a bit of it when I was younger and would like to get back in to it.



This would be the xanth series by piers anthony :)

[Anthiena]

Science fiction is very interesting. The scifi story more often than not has some intellectual/spiritual ponderings at it's core. The more broody fantasy does that too, but eh. Part of it I think Scifi inherited from the "Wierd tales" that were popular at the turn of the century and in large part because the originator did that. "Wierd tales" could include fairy tales, supernatural as well as H. G. Wells. The eponymous Lovecraft went under this label.

I think that for the more thoughtful science fiction, the Gothic literature movement had a rather strong effect, which makes sense. I myself write a sort of fantasy/scifi blend that's more soft than hard science fiction. Quantum mechanics I will not pretend to understand, but a hole in the dimentional cloth would be a very interesting thing to play with indeed.

[Ravage]

I will recommend checking out The Book of The New Sun series by Gene Wolfe. It is a pretty tough read, but if you're up for a bit of a challenge at times and wouldn't mind thinking past what is written, you will find one of the most engrossing tales ever written. Wolfe is very good at what he does. An easier read would be The Wizard Knight series by the same author.
I highly suggest checking out some of Wolfe's work, it is amazing. Excellent narrative. A lot of his books are written like a character's journal (do you always write the absolute truth in your journal, think about it ;)). One series sees a character in the Holy Roman Empire (or somewhere around that period) on a journey, but he was in an accident which sees his memory erased each night.

Seriously, this guy deserves more credit than he gets. Check out the wikipedia article, it has better info on his books, can't post links yet :mad2: