ALBBOLLOX Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Well,Looking for some suggestions into some non overly jargon filled sci fi books.Something in the vain of Ian M Banks/William Gibson kinda stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum_Fantastic Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 if you want a action packed one that is a fun read and not too taxing on the brain then id suggest The Traveller by John Twelve Hawks. I'll think of some more later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Chine Mieville's Bas Lag trilogy for a bit of steampunk goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Neal Stephenson; early work Snow Crash and The Diamond Age nails the near future/cyberpunk thing, then Cryptonomicon starts the development of some historical SF, the Baroque Cycle is 17th century SF/Swashbuckling/Philosophick tale over 3000+ (hardback, slightly fewer in PB, but small text) pages, Anathem goes multi-dimensional, and his recent Reamde is like if a thriller was written by someone very very clever.Jeff Noon writes the best Mancunian SF, probably, maybe the only, and I can highly recommend the very trippy, loosly connected trilogy of Vurt, Pollen and NymphomationLike Iain M Banks, but even more left wing is Ken Macleod, his Fall Revolution sequence, and then all his other stuff, is gripping and righteous.Unsurprisingly, by definition even, there is always an almost infinite back catalogue of ace SF, but I likes a bit of John Brunner (Stand on Zanzibar), Norman Spinrad, Michael Moorcock, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle, hell, even that old crypto-fascist Robert Heinlein can be a good read. Grass I just read last month, and t'was fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALBBOLLOX Posted November 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Cheers guys, something to get me teeth into me thinks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oedo 808 Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 The Stars My Destination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum_Fantastic Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Micheal Moorcock, Behold the Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3CR816 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 I've just finished 'The Man in the High Castle' by Philip K Dick. More of a speculative fiction deal with it being set in an alternative history where the Nazis and Japanese won WWII. 'Flowers For Algernon' by Daniel Keyes was another great recent read that was more character based than jargon based.I have to add my endorsement to Pierre's recommendation for Neal Stephenson, especially if you like William Gibson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoidWorks Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 It's one of those hailed as a classic but I am reading Hyperion right now by Dan Simmons, feel kinda ashamed it took me so long to get to it, really engaging and powerful reading.Essentially a collection of short stories wrapped all together in a big "last stand" story, all very compelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubbs Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Phillip K Dick's work, love what I've read so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Phillip K Dick is one of my favourites.A Scanner Darkly is a must! I've just finished re-reading 'Armageddon in retrospect' by Kurt Vonnegut. It's proper good. A bunch of short stories tied together with the loose theme of war.I remember when I bought it, the sales assistant in waterstones stood and talked to me about Vonnegut for a good 10 minutes and recommended some other books. Book shops are the best shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Definately go for China Mieville. The Bas-lag novels (Perdido Street Station, The Scar and Iron Council) are good but personally I'd start with Embassytown or The City and The City. Just finished 'Railsea'. Supposed to appeal to the teenage market but It certainly appealed to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) Since I pretty much only read Philip Dick last year, due to the fact that he's fickin' magic, I've decided to read all of the foundation saga by Isaac Asimov this year. Present day is fuckin' shite, yo. Edited December 31, 2013 by James Broonbreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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