si-fi books :recommendations?

[nomana-nuniyan]

what sre some good books in si-fi, not too goofy, but thought provoking, or abstract? atmosphere is important.

 

[Bambi]

sci-fi is by and large is dodgy brainwank but "beggars in spain" and its other follow ups are good, i think one is called "beggars and choosers". Dan dare annuals were good too

 

[Don Corleone]

check out the classics like k dick and leguin

 

[eup]

Anything by Iain M. Banks

 

[nomana-nuniyan]

thanks! Going to check them all out now. My husband's birthday tomorrow and he has recently been looking for some good si-fi. Fall reading stuff.

 

[Don Corleone]

cool, happy birthday to your husband, trona. stop by more often like you used to

 

[nomana-nuniyan]

wow, ALL of that was really nice to say. thanks don. and I'll tell him.
About stopping by? I'd love to but someone here despises me with a vengeance and has already told me to "leave". I'm paraphrasing that "leave". This is his territory now, he's made it clear. I know he's unhappy that I've posted here over the last day or two.
But ....I'll post once in a while. Thanks for the thought, really.

I ended up buying Ursla LeGuin, Earthsea, and The Disposessed.
But they're all on my list now.

Has anyone read Clive Barker's Imajica?

 

[Bastet]

gives us NAMESSS!!!

i can imagine where it came from though! and i don't agree!
wish your hb a happy b'day.

 

[Morpheus]

nice to see yer again Trona!

 

[nomana-nuniyan]

hi morph!

 

[StevenK]

whoever told you to leave can go fuck themselves

 

[nomana-nuniyan]

He loved the books!

 

[Don Corleone]

wow, ALL of that was really nice to say. thanks don. and I'll tell him.
About stopping by? I'd love to but someone here despises me with a vengeance and has already told me to "leave". I'm paraphrasing that "leave". This is his territory now, he's made it clear. I know he's unhappy that I've posted here over the last day or two.
But ....I'll post once in a while. Thanks for the thought, really.

what did you do to that person? why does he want you to leave? and when you say "this is his territory," one thinks of only a few names, right?

 

[nomana-nuniyan]

I didn't do anything to him.
Wherever he goes becomes "his" territory. He's a predator.

The point is, we'll start arguing here because that tends to be what happens and he can't have that. Simple as that.

 

[Bambi]

He loved the books!

hes read them already? Imajica alone is about a 1000 pages

 

[Blessed Night Child]

Hi nomana nuniyan,

Below is a fantasic book. If your husband likes the medieval time era, werewolves and vampires then he should love this novel.

Cheers,
BNC=Mary

 

[Maqus]

I think she was asking for sci-fi books, not fantasy. Not that I read any of them.

 

[Bambi]

People have some very funny ideas here about what sci-fi is. Clive Barker? Werewolves??

 

[Judge gsz]

READ JACK VANCE

Caswal Chronicles, The Demon Princes, Tshai, Big Planet.....

 

[Gronke]

"Ender's Game" is a great book to take on the bus.