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Classic:
by Isaac Asimov:
EMPIRE:
Pebble in the Sky /
The Stars, Like Dust /
The Currents of Space
ROBOTS:
I, Robot /
The Caves of Steel /
The Naked Sun /
The Robots of Dawn /
Robots and Empire
FOUNDATION:
Prelude to Foundation /
Forward Foundation /
Foundation /
Foundation and Empire /
Second Foundation /
Foundation's Edge /
Foundation and Earth
Complementary Books
write in
Isaac Asimov's
universe by others:
ROBOTS:
1.Caliban, 2.
Inferno & 3.
Utopia
by Roger MacBride Allen
FOUNDATION:
1.
Foundation's Fear
by Gregory Benford
2.
Foundation and Chaos by Greg Bear
3.
Foundation's Triumph by David Brin
Funny:
by Douglas Adams:
Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy /
Restaurant at End of Universe /
Life, Universe and Everything /
So Long, and Thanks for All Fish
/
Mostly Harmless
Cyber-punk: by
Neal Stephenson:
Snow Crash
The ultimate cyberpunk Sci-Fi. This epic novel sets the standard by which
all future cyberpunk will be compared. Neal Stephenson's mind and the method
of expression is beyond compare in this arena. This stories interwoven plots
and characters are of grandmaster quality. It take a very possible future
sprinkles it with probable techy toys and winds it around a 'Hero' in which
all can relate. A must read for hacker and stringer.
The Diamond Age
I am not going to be long winded or reveal the high
points and plot, I just want to say Neal Stephenson did it again, not a
sequel to Snow Crash but the same insane vain of wonderful, future world
Sci-Fi. The basic tone of the book speaks volume of today socio-political
environment and a very possible outcome. The plot and charters wind and
copulate like few authors can manage. I enjoyed the way some of the side
thoughts and charters were left as a statement unto them selves and not
overly exploited or beat to pulp. This book will leave you thinking in a
better vein and remembering bits and pieces for a time to come.
Modern: by Dan Simmons:
Hyperion /
The Fall of Hyperion /
Endymion
/
The Rise of Endymion:
The best Sci-Fi ever, the whole series. The characters,
the plot and the intensity make it a must read not just for Sci-Fi buffs but
for any Fiction reader. Dan Simmons has as big of a surprise in the end as
did Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. This series touches on all aspects of
humanity in seven characters lifetimes through a plethora of worlds.
This Author also
appears under
Mystery Thriller
Modern: by
David Brin:
SunDiver
/
Startide Rising
/
The Uplift War
Brightness Reef /
Infinity's Shore /
Heaven's Ranch
This
is the type of Sci-Fi we all desire. New technology, new races, new ideas.
Perfectly written, it draws you, I was unable to put it down. It only gets
better. I was prepared to labor through this second book of this series, it
would be hard to come to the mark that SUNDIVER set, Brin surpassed the
mark. The array of characters, the depth of interaction, I read it strait
through. It is years later with a completely new cast not just dragging out
the original story. Another amazing novel in Brin's universe of Uplift.
Other: by
Frederik Pohl:
PLUS:
Man Plus
/
Mars Plus
ESCHATON:
The Other End of Time /
The Siege of Eternity /
The Far Shore of Time
Part of a true three novel trilogy
Eschaton, including . This trio deals with first contact but Pohl couldn't
let it be a simple aliens encounter, there are two different and of course
warring alien alliances but that is as far as the "of course" goes. The
leaders of earth first have to come to terms among themselves so they can
choose correctly from slim, hidden and misleading evidences, which group of
aliens is truthful and altruistic and which will conquer and enslave.
Besides the wonderful Sci-Fi and multitude of sentient beings there is a
good study of the human psyche in captivity. Also a twist in dealing with
unwanted clones; not knowing which is the original, if there is an original,
which clone gets the spouse and like conundrums. You have to stay alert to
the fast pace and changing / multiplying cast. A very good read with
interesting alien customs and biology's.
Classic:
by Joe Haldeman:
Forever War
/
Forever Peace /
Forever Free
Classic:
by Ben Bova:
THE GRAND TOUR:
PRIVATEERS
/
EMPIRE BUILDERS
/
MARS /
MOONRISE /
MOONWAR
/ RETURN to MARS/ JUPITER
/
THE PRECIPICE /
THE ROCK RATS
/ SATURN /
THE SILENT WAR /
VENUS / MERCURY
Classic: by Arthur C. Clarke:
Rendezvous With Rama
/
Rama II /
Garden of Rama /
Rama Revealed
MISC. CLASSICS:
by Robert A. Heinlein:
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Aldous Huxley:
Brave New World
by A. E. van Vogt:
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