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"Exhalation" by Ted Chiang is fantastic; some of the best SF stories I've read since I picked up "The Illustrated Man" by Ray Bradbury.   What are your favorite SF novels/stories?

 

 

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The List

 

  1. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. LeGuin, 1969
  2. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman, 1995–2000
  3. Abarat, Clive Barker, 2002
  4. Exhalation, Ted Chiang, 2019
  5. Life on Mars, Tracy K. Smith, 2011
  6. Dune, Frank Herbert, 1965
  7. New York 2140, Kim Stanley Robinson, 2017
  8. The City & the City, China Miéville, 2009
  9. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson, 2003
  10. The Broken Earth Trilogy, N. K. Jemisin, 2015-2017
  11. Gods of Jade and Shadow, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, 2019
  12. Get in Trouble, Kelly Lynch, 2016
  13. The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury, 1950

 

Can't say any of these are my favorites .... :nope: 

 

 

 


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54 minutes ago, Qapla said:

The List

 

  1. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. LeGuin, 1969
  2. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman, 1995–2000
  3. Abarat, Clive Barker, 2002
  4. Exhalation, Ted Chiang, 2019
  5. Life on Mars, Tracy K. Smith, 2011
  6. Dune, Frank Herbert, 1965
  7. New York 2140, Kim Stanley Robinson, 2017
  8. The City & the City, China Miéville, 2009
  9. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson, 2003
  10. The Broken Earth Trilogy, N. K. Jemisin, 2015-2017
  11. Gods of Jade and Shadow, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, 2019
  12. Get in Trouble, Kelly Lynch, 2016
  13. The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury, 1950

 

Can't say any of these are my favorites .... :nope: 

 

 

 

How they managed to leave out any of Robert Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land" beats me. I didn't particularly like it but it had a great reception

I have probably red several of these listed, I remember Dune which I did not like and never finished, but The Martian Chronicles was, IMHO, mind was outstanding. 

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7 minutes ago, Old said:

How they managed to leave out any of Robert Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land" beats me. I didn't particularly like it but it had a great reception

I have probably red several of these listed, I remember Dune which I did not like and never finished, but The Martian Chronicles was, IMHO, mind was outstanding. 

Done didn't interest me either. Heinlein, Asimov, Bradbury and others are SFcold masters. I like short stories and generally appreciated Harlan Ellison and R.A. Lafferty.


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I don’t believe in top tens when is based on personal opinion.

When is based on sales ...for example top ten books sold in 2019, then it’s a different story.

But still sales do not guarantee that the book will appeal to me personally. 
Top tens are flawed. 

Man was created as an intelligent creature with the desire to explore and understand :)

 

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11 minutes ago, Dages said:

I find the lack of Asimov disturbing.

Good one for Dune, though. It's great.

Likewise, how was Asimov overlooked?

I think the reason I couldn't get into Dune was it was becoming a religous cult by the time I got around to it. He had enough influence on the genre that the sandworm made it to Star Wars.That became a lawsuit.

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8 minutes ago, New World Explorer said:

I wish I could go to an island without internet, take 20 books and just read...:whistling:

 

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On 5/23/2020 at 5:13 PM, Dages said:

I find the lack of Asimov disturbing.

Good one for Dune, though. It's great.

The Real Reason Star Wars Will Never Let Go of Darth Vader ...

"I find your lack of Asimov...disturbing."

 

I read "Lucifer's Hammer" some time ago and thought it was pretty good.  Anyone read anything by S.M. Stirling?

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If I remember correctly, Snow Crash has Jehovah's name in it.

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I don’t like sci-fi but I love Jurassic park. Can’t believe that’s not on there.

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