Discussing/recommending Sci/Fi or Horror Books

Linus · 10-20-2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by desd

I know suggesting Stephen King is pretty cliche, but I finally got through his book 'The Dome' that I got a few years ago as a Christmas present - it was good, and totally fits the 'science' part.

Is the full name "Under the Dome"? I do love a good Stephen King novel (The Stand remains one of my favourites)

Also, as I had discussed with Angie, Robert McCammon's Swan Song is amazing. I may have to re-read that just because.

always2late · 10-20-2011, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Linus

Is the full name "Under the Dome"? I do love a good Stephen King novel (The Stand remains one of my favourites)

Also, as I had discussed with Angie, Robert McCammon's Swan Song is amazing. I may have to re-read that just because.

McCammon also wrote a great scifi/horror novel called "Stinger". I loved all of his books...wish he'd write more.

Linus · 10-20-2011, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by always2late

McCammon also wrote a great scifi/horror novel called "Stinger". I loved all of his books...wish he'd write more.

He did. He did a 10 year break and came back with 5 new books (there's a trilogy amongst a few others)

always2late · 10-20-2011, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Linus

He did. He did a 10 year break and came back with 5 new books (there's a trilogy amongst a few others)

He did?? I remember when he announced his "retirement" in the 90s and I was so bummed! I will have to check out his new books. Thanks!

Cin · 10-20-2011, 01:29 PM

I don't read a lot of SCI-FI but I do like some. Lately I have read-

Robopocalypse
Daniel H. Wilson

Perdido Street Station
China Miéville

Not so lately I enjoyed Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

I think I read everything Kurt Vonnegut ever wrote but I never could figure out why they called him a science fiction writer anyway. And that was years ago, so maybe they stopped calling him that.

The Passage by Justin Cronin

I do love Horror but maybe Horror Fantasy is my favorite genre. I'm not sure, but for example I liked Clive Barker's horror stories, however, I loved his horror fantasy novels Imajica, Everworld, The Great and Secret Show, Weaveworld…oldies but goodies to me. But I am a sucker for this stuff. I even loved Wicked.

Another book I enjoyed -
Good Omens
Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

dark_crystal · 10-20-2011, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss Tick

Good Omens
Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

YESSSSSSSS

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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

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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!

Cin · 10-20-2011, 06:56 PM

Sorry about my previous post. Too late to change it. I read the thread title and assumed the rest. I was in a hurry cause I had to leave so I whipped out the post. After coming back to the thread and reading the OP, i see you were really asking for sci fi recommendations and not horror or fantasy.

Neal Stephenson is cyberpunk and China Miéville i think is steampunk but neither probably has as much science fiction as you are looking for.

Forget the rest. Sorry.

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Cin Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Truly Madly Deeply Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: In My Head Posts: 2,815 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,333 Thanked 10,409 Times in 2,477 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Sorry about my previous post. Too late to change it. I read the thread title and assumed the rest. I was in a hurry cause I had to leave so I whipped out the post. After coming back to the thread and reading the OP, i see you were really asking for sci fi recommendations and not horror or fantasy. Neal Stephenson is cyberpunk and China Miéville i think is steampunk but neither probably has as much science fiction as you are looking for. Forget the rest. Sorry. __________________ The reason facts don’t change most people’s opinions is because most people don’t use facts to form their opinions. They use their opinions to form their “facts.” Neil Strauss