General / Off-Topic I've run out of books!! Help?!

Brian

Brian
Hi all,
I seem to have run out of good books to read, I have read all of Iain Banks stuff (See the Interesting Times Gang thread...) I have read all of Arthur C Clarke's stuff, and all of Stephen Baxter too. I'm after some good either cutting edge Iain M Banks type stuff, or some sort of realistic type Arthur C Clarke type stuff.

Any and all recommendations welcome please :)

Brian :)
 

bitrogue

bitrogue
If you want a combination of both, I recommend Alastair Reynolds. Particularly Revelation Space and its direct sequel Redemption Ark.

(For all the people who wanted Elite to have a full featured Newtonian flight model and its associated combat, Revelation Space features a near light speed chase and combat scene. And while it made for great reading, in my opinion it shows that this would never have made for great gameplay. Me off my soapbox now. :) )
 

Brian

Brian
Thanks all, I have just bought the Alastair Reynolds Revelation Space series! That should keep me going for a few weeks!

I've put Singularity Sky on my wish list. Gotta get mah sci fi fix!

Brian :)
 

DrBaggy

DrBaggy
Brian said:
Hi all,
I seem to have run out of good books to read, I have read all of Iain Banks stuff (See the Interesting Times Gang thread...) I have read all of Arthur C Clarke's stuff, and all of Stephen Baxter too. I'm after some good either cutting edge Iain M Banks type stuff, or some sort of realistic type Arthur C Clarke type stuff.

Any and all recommendations welcome please :)

Brian :)
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I'm sure you have already read the classic Asimov Foundation series and his "I, Robot" stories? All a bit old now, but the Shakespeare or ens of SF IMHO
 

Brian

Brian
I tried Foundation, but I couldn't get into it. They way it was written put me off I think, possibly too old fashioned for me. There was a lack of logic, that as an ex squaddie really gets on my nerves. The same went for Larry Niven's ring World. For the same reasons it took me a while to get into Matter, and Inversions by my fave ever author, Iain M Banks.

Brian :)
 

bitrogue

bitrogue
That was fast! :) Enjoy the read. I'd say you've got your hands full for a while. The weather is good for it, and if you're not in Alpha then its an even better way to spend the time.
 

Brian

Brian
Hornoverse sounds like some kind of interstellar **** company!! I'll put that on the back burner. Maybe if the Apocalypse happens and everything else gets burnt or stolen by aliens I'll give it a go...

Brian :)
 

Nicodemus

N
Honor Harrington series is probably the best space combat books out there currently. Highly recommend them if you want a series that treats space combat as it would be.

Other things to consider depending on your taste:

Jack McDevitt (he's done a number of very good Sci Fi books that blend Sci Fi with Archaeology and Exploration)
Joel Shepherd (Cassandra Kresonov Series, AI in a human world)
Michael Cobley (Seeds of Earth series)
Mike Moscoe/Shepherd (easy read but some interesting SciFi ideas)
CJ Cherryh (Foreigner series, a lot of books that deal with human/alien politics)
David Brin (Upliftwar books)

Just a few ideas ;)
 

DrBaggy

DrBaggy
Brian said:
I tried Foundation, but I couldn't get into it. They way it was written put me off I think, possibly too old fashioned for me. There was a lack of logic, that as an ex squaddie really gets on my nerves. The same went for Larry Niven's ring World. For the same reasons it took me a while to get into Matter, and Inversions by my fave ever author, Iain M Banks.

Brian :)
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Fair comment Briant. For me it is essential reading because it is the Empire vs Federation universe Elite, Star Wars etc was based on, apparently based on "the rise and fall of the Roman Empire". But you're probably right: better in the memory like catcher in the rye, zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, and the first girlfriend. And I have to admit the bloated 4th book of the trilogy (sic) is c**p. loved the idea of psychohistory and the mule though
 
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Dusty

Dusty
Up Against It by M.J. Locke
Seafort Saga by David Feintuch
Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Lost Fleet series and The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier by Jack Campbell/John G. Hemry
 

Cmdr Andy B

Cmdr Andy B
Brian said:
I tried Foundation, but I couldn't get into it. They way it was written put me off I think, possibly too old fashioned for me. There was a lack of logic, that as an ex squaddie really gets on my nerves. The same went for Larry Niven's ring World. For the same reasons it took me a while to get into Matter, and Inversions by my fave ever author, Iain M Banks.

Brian :)
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the biggest mistake people make when reading asimov for the first time is starting at foundation as its quite a way into the timeline of the story, better to start with I robot, then continue with 'the rest of the robots' and move on to the elijah bailey novels (caves of steel/Robots & empire etc) this will give you a better grounding in the universe and the logic of it all should become apparent by the time you reach foundation

if you fancy a bit of fantasy and could do with a giggle or two you couldn't go far wrong with anything by Terry Pratchett (discworld)
 
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