Discussing/recommending Sci/Fi or Horror Books

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Originally Posted by Miss Tick

Good Omens
Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

YESSSSSSSS

Originally Posted by Linus

I'm always looking for something new to read, particularly in the Sci/Fi or Horror gendre. I've read Mira Grant's Feed and Deadline (waiting for Blackout! This is an awesome trilogy!); big fan of Neil Gaiman's American Gods; anything by Larry Niven; some of Neal Stephenson's book (although I'm really fond of Cryptonomicon). I recently got A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.(no kindle version). I have been reading some steampunk of late but I have found that there is a lack of "Science" science fiction.

When I go to the library and look for new SciFi I see a plethora of fantasy (which I do like) but when I look for SciFi I want SciFi. So... suggestions? comments?

if you liked Cryptonomicon, read the Baroque trilogy. it is AMAZING

Originally Posted by dreadgeek

If you haven't already read them, let me suggests William Gibson's Sprawl Trilogy: Neuromancer, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive. They are all excellent pieces of science fiction (Neuromancer is the *other* reason I decided I wanted to write, A Wrinkle in Time being the first). His second trilogy, the Bridge series is also good. They are Virtual Light, Idoru and All Tomorrow's Parties.

WG's Bigend books are good too: Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, and Zero History

Oh! And Verner Vinge's Rainbow's End!