A few favourite novels of a largely sci-fi bent
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Topic: A few favourite novels of a largely sci-fi bent
Posted By: Logan
Subject: A few favourite novels of a largely sci-fi bent
Date Posted: February 18 2017 at 10:31
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People might have expected the dystopian Brave New World, which is more sci-fi than Utopia from Huxley, but I like the Utopian Island a lot. I see a lot of dystopian speculative fiction in my list, and could have focused on that. I didn't think about my list much, just listed novels as they came to my head. Other than 1984 is probably the novel that had the biggest influence on me, the list is in no preferential order and are just the first to spring to mind. Multiple choice allowed for any you know and like and mention your faves. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 18 2017 at 11:40
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I also love sci-fi and spent many years reading all the sci-fi greats and some obscure ones also. I've read about half of those. I even have a personal letter from PKDick....I was looking for a copy of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.....it was released as Blade Runner and he sent me a nice letter saying he didn't even have a copy of his own book but it would be rereleased soon in conjunction with the film. Thanks for the list....I'll be cking out the ones I haven't read. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 18 2017 at 11:47
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while not to the level of the Foundation series.. which was a formative discovery (through my parents of course) to me as a young reader. Directly influencing my life and my studies of numbers and society more than any literary work ever did.. still giving it to The Gods Themselves. I do love me some Assi... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: February 18 2017 at 11:56
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I first read Stranger in a Strange Land as a young man, but did not really appreciate it until quite a few years later. It remains, to me, a seminal novel. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: February 18 2017 at 12:31
| Lem! |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: February 18 2017 at 13:30
| I only chose one, Vonnegut. |
Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: February 19 2017 at 00:49
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Haven't read every single one of these books, but I will go with Vonnegut (my favorite author of all time) and Burgess. I have not read The Futurological Congress yet, but I'm discovering Lem's works right now, currently on Return from the Stars. ------------- Categories strain, crack and sometimes break, under their burden - step out of the space provided. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: February 19 2017 at 02:10
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nice to see a Nobel laureate (Saramago) on the list. "City of the Blind" is a great novel indeed. Čapek's "War with the Newts" is also great. actually Čapek is the one who invented the word "robot" (though not in this novel). Friede and I know most of the books from the list. I would like to add a very good one, but it was written in German and to my knowledge not translated into English: "Scintilla. Der Seelenfunke" ("Scintilla. The Soul Spark") by Hubert Mania -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: March 05 2017 at 05:59
1984. it looks less and less a fiction...  |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 08 2017 at 12:09
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_series" rel="nofollow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_series The best 'space opera' I have ever read is by Ian Banks and is called the Culture Series. Quality sci-fi and thought provoking stuff. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: March 12 2017 at 04:19
| Long list. Excellent choices. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 11:48
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Voted for PKD and Miller since I couldn't choose between them edit: added a vote for Zamyatin |