Sci-fi book recommendations

Weird Harold · Jan 26, 2008

LostBaby said:
For light, fun, and a bit old fashion Sci fi, try the juvenile section of the local library. Some of that stuff is a scream and very entertaining. The 1950's and 60's writers are the best.

That reminds me: I have this site bookmarked because it's getting nearly impossible to find the Tom Swift books anywhere, let alone at the Library.

http://www.mastertexts.com/Appleton_Victor/Index.htm

Bert Notorius · Jan 26, 2008

The Hammer of God by Authur C. Clark. Makes Armageddon look like a comic book.

LostBaby · Jan 26, 2008

Weird Harold said:
That reminds me: I have this site bookmarked because it's getting nearly impossible to find the Tom Swift books anywhere, let alone at the Library.

http://www.mastertexts.com/Appleton_Victor/Index.htm

AbeBooks.com is a great bookdealer web site. I prefer hardbacks, and this is where I get them.

Weird Harold · Jan 26, 2008

LostBaby said:
AbeBooks.com is a great bookdealer web site. I prefer hardbacks, and this is where I get them.

I don't think the Tom Swift books were ever published in paperback, but they were the cheapest sort of cloth bindings available. I'm glad they're available online because so very few copies of the actual books survive for places like ABE Books to stock.

Bert Notorius said:
The Hammer of God by Authur C. Clark. Makes Armageddon look like a comic book.

If Post Apocalyptic fiction is desired, there's none better than Footfall and/or Lucifer's Hammer by NIven and Pournelle. They are very similar stories, but one has Aliens and one just has a "dinosaur killer."

Another very good post apocalyptic series is:

from http://www.smstirling.com/ (and almost anything on that site is worth reading, too)

Dies the Fire
S.M. Stirling's trilogy "Dies the Fire", published by ROC:
Dies the Fire - published August 2004 ...
The Protector's War - published September 2005 ...
A Meeting at Corvallis - published September 2006 ...

A trilogy set in the world that the island of Nantucket left behind when it became an "Island in the Sea of Time". This world is hit by "The Change" causing electricity, high gas pressures, and fast combustion (including explosives and gunpowder) to stop working.

This is very bad news for the majority of the population, but the books follow some of the survivors and show how different groups choose different ways to adapt to the changed world.

Byron In Exile · Jan 26, 2008

medjay said:
I read a synopsis. This looks promising.

If you haven't read it, I think this one should be top of the list. Zelazny has a great imagination and a keen sense of irony, which is somewhat rare. Lord of Light is without doubt his best novel, and may be my favorite in the science fiction genre. I think it will deliver in terms of what you're after, and then some.

Also, I second the notions on The Mote in God's Eye and Ringworld. And I agree with Weird Harold: there's something going on with Niven/Pournelle collaborations that's missing when they write alone. Inferno is really fun (similar to Dante's, but updated).

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