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Edited by Sven:
2/12/2014 11:50:40 PM
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Bungie Community Science Fiction Reading List
I want you to help make this a comprehensive list of science fiction novels. I hope that this will serve as a starting point for those who are just entering the genre or as a boost for those who are interested in expanding their Sci-fi library.
[quote][b]Note:[/b] Check out all of the replies to the OP. [/quote]
What is your favorite Science Fiction novel?
[quote][quote]the Bungie Community Science Fiction Reading List:[/quote]
Douglas Adams
[quote][url=http://www.amazon.com/Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy-Anniversary-Edition/dp/1400052920/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1359769246&sr=8-3&keywords=hitchhikers+guide+to+the+galaxy]Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Restaurant-at-End-Universe/dp/0345418921/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359769379&sr=1-1&keywords=restaurant+at+the+end+of+the+universe]The Restaurant at the End of the Universe[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Life-Universe-Everything-Douglas-Adams/dp/0345418905/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359769410&sr=1-1&keywords=life+the+universe+and+everything]Life, the Universe, and Everything[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/So-Long-Thanks-All-Fish/dp/0345479963/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359769410&sr=1-2&keywords=life+the+universe+and+everything]So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Mostly-Harmless-Douglas-Adams/dp/0345418778/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359769668&sr=1-1&keywords=mostly+harmless]Mostly Harmless[/url] [/quote]
Isaac Asimov
[quote][url=http://filer.case.edu/dts8/thelastq.htm]The Last Question[/url][/quote]
Barrington J. Bayley
[quote][url=http://www.amazon.com/Fall-Chronopolis-Barrington-J-Bayley/dp/1587153823]The Fall of Chronopolis[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Collision-Chronos-Barrington-J-Bayley/dp/1587153807]Collision with Chronos[/url][/quote]
Ray Bradbury
[quote][url=http://www.amazon.com/Fahrenheit-451-Novel-Ray-Bradbury/dp/1451673310/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359769817&sr=1-1&keywords=fahrenheit+451]Fahrenheit 451[/url] [/quote]
Orson Scott Card
[quote][url=http://www.amazon.com/Enders-Game-Ender-Book-1/dp/0812550706/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359325191&sr=1-1&keywords=enders+game]Enders Game[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Speaker-Dead-Ender-Book-2/dp/0812550757/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y]Speaker for the Dead[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Xenocide-Ender-Book-Orson-Scott/dp/0812509250/ref=pd_sim_b_1]Xenocide[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Children-Mind-Ender-Book-4/dp/0812522397/ref=pd_sim_b_2]Children of the Mind[/url][/quote]
Arthur C. Clarke
[quote][url=http://www.amazon.com/Childhoods-End-Del-Rey-Impact/dp/0345444051/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2]Childhoods End[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/2001-Odyssey-Arthur-C-Clarke/dp/0451457994/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1]2001 A Space Odyssey[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Fountains-Paradise-Arthur-C-Clarke/dp/0446677949/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359325459&sr=1-1&keywords=arthur+c+clarke+fountains+of+paradise]Fountians of Paradise[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Rendezvous-Rama-Arthur-C-Clarke/dp/B000HJZ24I/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359325349&sr=1-1&keywords=arthur+c+clarke]Rendezvous with Rama[/url][/quote]
Eoin Colfer
[quote][url=http://www.amazon.com/Another-Thing-Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy/dp/B0043RT9I0/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359769641&sr=1-1&keywords=and+another+thing]And Another Thing...[/url][/quote]
Phillip K. Dick
[quote][url=http://www.amazon.com/Do-Androids-Dream-Electric-Sheep/dp/0345404475/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359325621&sr=1-1&keywords=phillip+k+dicks]Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Scanner-Darkly-Philip-K-Dick/dp/0547572174/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359325622&sr=1-7&keywords=phillip+k+dicks]A Scanner Darkly[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Man-High-Castle-Philip-Dick/dp/0547572484/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359325622&sr=1-5&keywords=phillip+k+dicks]Man in the High Castle[/url][/quote]
Frank Herbert
[quote][url=http://www.amazon.com/Dune-40th-Anniversary-Edition-Chronicles/dp/0441013597/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359781962&sr=8-1&keywords=dune]Dune[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Dune-Messiah-Chronicles-Frank-Herbert/dp/0441015611/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359782017&sr=1-1&keywords=dune+messiah]Dune Messiah[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Children-Dune-Chronicles-Book/dp/0441104029/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359782073&sr=1-1&keywords=children+of+dune]Children of Dune[/url] [/quote]
David Mitchell
[quote][url=http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Atlas-Novel-David-Mitchell/dp/B008AUGEFC/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359769831&sr=1-3&keywords=cloud+atlas]Cloud Atlas[/url] [/quote]
Michael Moorcock
[quote][url=http://www.amazon.com/Nomad-Time-Streams-Michael-Moorcock/dp/1565041941]A Nomad of the Time Streams[/url]
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Behold-Man-Michael-Moorcock/dp/1585677647]Behold the Man[/url][/quote]
Beth Revis
[quote][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Across_the_Universe_%28novel%29]Across the Universe[/url][/quote]
Larry Niven
[quote][url=http://www.amazon.com/Ringworld-Larry-Niven/dp/0345333926/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359769719&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=ringworld]RingWorld[/url][/quote]
Jack Vance
[quote][url=http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Dying-Earth-Jack-Vance/dp/0312874561]Tales of the Dying Earth[/url]
The Demon Princes [url=http://www.amazon.com/Demon-Princes-Vol-Killing-Machine/dp/0312853025]Volume One[/url]/[url=http://www.amazon.com/The-Demon-Princes-Volume-Two/dp/0312865767]Volume Two[/url][/quote]
Timothy Zahn
[quote][url=http://www.amazon.com/Heir-Empire-Star-Wars-Trilogy/dp/0553296124]Heir to the Empire[/url][/quote][/quote]
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2 RepliesEdited by Crackerjack: 2/4/2013 6:08:27 AMProbably two of my favorite works of science fiction are Roadside Picnic by the Strutgatsky brothers and sprawl series by William Gibson. The Sprawl Series, especially the first book [url=http://www.amazon.com/Neuromancer-William-Gibson/dp/0441012035][i] Neuromancer, [/i][/url] are basically the defining examples of cyberpunk fiction. It's hard to describe what the story is, because the first novel feels more like a collection of stories connected by the protagonist and the subsequent novels, [url=http://www.amazon.com/Count-Zero-William-Gibson/dp/0441013678][i]Count Zero[/i][/url] and [url=http://www.amazon.com/Mona-Lisa-Overdrive-William-Gibson/dp/0553281747][i]Mona Lisa Overdrive[/i][/url] are explicitly made up of three intersecting stories. It's a bit pulpy in places, but it tends to have more of a noir feel than a lot of more modern action heavy cyberpunk works. [url=http://www.amazon.com/Roadside-Picnic-Rediscovered-Classics-Strugatsky/dp/1613743416][i]Roadside Picnic[/i][/url] is a Russian novel that largely details the actions of humanity after an alien race visits and leaves without ever contacting humanity, the only traces left behind being six zones full of anomalies and valuable "swag". If it sounds familiar, that's because the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series took a huge cue from the book. The anime Darker than Black also has a few common elements. For the most part though, where most of it's media spawn use it as a catalyst for all sorts of action, Roadside picnic is a genuinely interesting look at the human condition and what motivates people. It's a short novel, only spanning about a 180 or so pages, but pretty much every bit of it is gripping and it does plenty to warrant several subsequent readings.
