Soitenly. For "old" sci-fi, there are guys like Jules Verne

by John K., Wednesday, June 05, 2013, 20:22 (4133 days ago) @ stonewalrus

and Edgar Rice Borroughs. Interesting prose and worldview.

Then there's the "modern" guys like Boge mentioned. Don't bypass Larry Niven's Ringworld. Most excellent. Phillip Jose Farmer's Riverworld is a must also.

For "newer" try pretty much anything by Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game is magnificent) and Vernor Vinge. Particularly like Vinge's take on the upcoming Technological Singularity in Peace War, Marooned in Realtime. "Zones of Thought" are good also.

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Any Sci Fi fans out there? - stonewalrus, 2013-06-05, 18:29
- Harlan Ellison, Robert Heinlein, Philip K. Dick... - Boge Quinn, 2013-06-05, 19:20
  - thanks. I have read a lot of Asimov and Clark but not the - stonewalrus, 2013-06-05, 19:27
- Soitenly. For "old" sci-fi, there are guys like Jules Verne - John K., 2013-06-05, 20:22
  - Dang. Forgot Dan Simmons' Hyperion books. Had to fix that - John K., 2013-06-05, 20:44
    - Squeeze. Forgot John Steakley's "Armor". - John K., 2013-06-05, 20:53
      - Pohl's "Heechee" books. That's it, I quit - else I'll be - John K., 2013-06-05, 21:01
        
        The Heechee series is the best - Bud, 2013-06-06, 08:22
        
        Dunno about others, but I would be interested, Bud. - John K., 2013-06-06, 19:32
        
        Me too - there are so many greats. (nm) - Boge Quinn, 2013-06-06, 13:09
- Orson Scott Card. Strong conservative too., - Andrew, 2013-06-05, 20:45
- Instead of escapist fantasy, maybe try some none fiction: - Rob Leahy, 2013-06-06, 23:33
  - The top notch hard SF writers write "fantasy" that is just - John K., 2013-06-07, 07:04

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Soitenly. For "old" sci-fi, there are guys like Jules Verne