pontalba Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) Which collections did you buy? To Be Continued: The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume One To the Dark Star: " " " Volume Two Something Wild is Loose: " " Volume Three Trips: " " Volume Four The Palace at Midnight: " " Volume Five Multiples: " " Volume Six Hot Times in Magma City: " " Volume Eight We Are for the Dark At the time of purchase, the second of this month, they were 2.99 USD each. A bargain I couldn't resist! Edited November 28, 2013 by pontalba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordglanz6700 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Geez I remember reading ringworld when I was little. Good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bibliophagus Beagle Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I've read: DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP Philip K. Dick *FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON Daniel Keyes *FRANKENSTEIN Mary Shelley HYPERION Dan Simmons *I AM LEgend - RM *THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Douglas Adams THE INVISIBLE MAN H.G. Wells THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU H.G. Wells THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE Philip K. Dick THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS Robert A. Heinlein *THE PENULTIMATE TRUTH Philip K. Dick *THE STARS MY DESTINATION Alfred Bester *THE TIME MACHINE H. G. Wells THE WAR OF THE WORLDS H. G. Wells *TIME OUT OF JOINT Philip K. Dick Not many I'm afraid. I'm currently increasing my reading in the SF/Fantasy/Horror genre. I've placed asterisks next to those I enjoyed the most. I'd re-read most of them again - although probably not The Man in The High Castle or Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, as I was a little disappointed with those books, being, as they are, two of Dick's most respected works. As re-imagined history goes The Penultimate Truth was far better: better written, more concise and more interesting. Time Out Of Joint was very good right up until the last 50-60 pages where it was, itself, a bit disjointed, as well as poorly wrapped up. I'm currently reading (just started) A Canticle for Leibowitz and The Forever War (in the list!), as they have mostly decent reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doublethink Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I read, and absolutely hated, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - I am not sure why I disliked it so much but it put me off trying anything else by Heinlein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bibliophagus Beagle Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I read, and absolutely hated, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - I am not sure why I disliked it so much but it put me off trying anything else by Heinlein. I didn't mind that one, although I thought starship troopers was better - the film is one of my guilty celluloid pleasures. I know Stranger in a Strange Land has has some mixed reviews, but I'm going to try that at some point, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Older Fish Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Here is what I have read: A CASE OF CONSCIENCE James Blish A FALL OF MOONDUST Arthur C. ClarkeA MAZE OF DEATH Philip K. DickAMMONITE Nicola GriffithARSLAN M.J. EnghA SCANNER DARKLY Philip K. DickBABEL – 17 Samuel R. DelanyBEHOLD THE MAN Michael MoorcockBLOOD MUSIC Greg BearBRING THE JUBILEE Ward MooreCAT’S CRADLE Kurt VonnegutCHILDHOOD’S END Arthur C. ClarkeCITIES IN FLIGHT James BlishCITY Clifford D. SimakDANCERS AT THE END OF TIME Michael MoorcockDANGEROUS VISIONS Ed. by Harlan EllisonDARK BENEDICTION Walter M. MillerDHALGREN Samuel R. DelanyDO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP Philip K. DickDOOMSDAY BOOK Connie WillisDOWNWARD TO EARTH Robert SilverbergDR. BLOODMONEY Philip K. DickDUNE Frank HerbertDYING INSIDE Robert SilverbergEARTH ABIDES George R. StewartEMPHYRIO Jack VanceENGINE SUMMER John CrowleyEON Greg BearFLOATING WORLDS Cecelia HollandFLOW MY TEARS, THE POLICEMAN SAID Philip K. DickFLOWERS FOR ALGERNON Daniel KeyesFRANKENSTEIN Mary ShelleyGATEWAY Frederik PohlGRASS Sheri S. TepperGREYBEARD Brian AldissHELLICONIA Brian AldissHELLSTROM’S HIVE Frank HerbertHYPERION Dan SimmonsI AM LEGEND Richard MathesonINVERTED WORLD Christopher PriestJEM Frederik PohlLAST AND FIRST MEN Olaf StapledonLIFE DURING WARTIME Lucius ShepardLORD OF LIGHT Roger ZelaznyMAN PLUS Frederik PohlMARTIAN TIME-SLIP Philip K. DickMISSION OF GRAVITY Hal ClementMOCKINGBIRD Walter TevisMORE THAN HUMAN Theodore SturgeonNON-STOP Brian AldissNOVA Samuel R. DelanyNOW WAIT FOR LAST YEAR** Philip K. DickODD JOHN Olaf StapledonOF MEN AND MONSTERS William TennPAVANE Keith RobertsRENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA Arthur C. ClarkeRIDDLEY WALKER Russell HobanRINGWORLD Larry NivenROADSIDE PICNIC Boris Strugatsky, Arkady StrugatskyROGUE MOON Algis BudrysR.U.R. AND WAR WITH THE NEWTS Karel ČapekSARAH CANARY Karen Joy FowlerSIRIUS Olaf StapledonSLOW RIVER Nicola GriffithSTAND ON ZANZIBAR John BrunnerSTAR MAKER Olaf StapledonSYNNERS Pat CadiganTAKE BACK PLENTY Colin GreenlandTAU ZERO Poul AndersonTHE AFFIRMATION Christopher PriestTHE BODY SNATCHERS Jack FinneyTHE BOOK OF SKULLS Robert SilverbergTHE CALTRAPS OF TIME David I. MassonTHE CENTAURI DEVICE M. John HarrisonTHE CHILD GARDEN Geoff RymanTHE CITY AND THE STARS Arthur C. ClarkeTHE CONTINUOUS KATHERINE MORTENHOE D.G. ComptonTHE COMPLETE RODERICK John SladekTHE DEMOLISHED MAN Alfred BesterTHE DIFFERENCE ENGINE William Gibson and Bruce SterlingTHE DISPOSSESSED Ursula Le GuinTHE DROWNED WORLD** J. G. BallardTHE FALL OF HYPERION Dan SimmonsTHE FEMALE MAN Joanna RussTHE FIFTH HEAD OF CERBERUS Gene WolfeTHE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON H.G. WellsTHE FOOD OF THE GODS H.G. WellsTHE FOREVER WAR Joe HaldemanTHE FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE Arthur C. ClarkeTHE GATE TO WOMEN’S COUNTRY Sheri S. TepperTHE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Douglas AdamsTHE INVISIBLE MAN H.G. WellsTHE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU H.G. WellsTHE LATHE OF HEAVEN Ursula le GuinTHE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE Philip K. DickTHE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS Robert A. HeinleinTHE PENULTIMATE TRUTH Philip K. DickTHE PRESTIGE Christopher PriestTHE REDISCOVERY OF MAN Cordwainer SmithTHE SEA AND SUMMER George TurnerTHE SHRINKING MAN Richard MathesonTHE SIMULACRA Philip K. DickTHE SIRENS OF TITAN Kurt VonnegutTHE SPACE MERCHANTS Frederik Pohl and C.M.KornbluthTHE STARS MY DESTINATION Alfred BesterTHE THREE STIGMATA OF PALMER ELDRITCH Philip K. DickTHE TIME MACHINE H. G. WellsTHE TIME MACHINE/THE WAR OF THE WORLDS H. G. WellsTHE WAR OF THE WORLDS H.G. WellsTIME OUT OF JOINT Philip K. DickTIMESCAPE Greg BenfordUBIK Philip K. DickUNQUENCHABLE FIRE Rachel PollackVALIS Philip K. DickWHERE LATE THE SWEET BIRDS SANG Kate Wilhelm I can't stand Michael Moorcock (Bones of the Earth was okay-ish), and Philip K. Dick gets boring pretty fast (except for Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep). The books that I have started but didn't finish are not marked here. There are much better works by Gregory Benford than Timescape, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEV67 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 I really like the covers on this series of books. I have read the following. The underlined titles were those I read in SF Masterworks editions. CAT’S CRADLE Kurt VonnegutCHILDHOOD’S END Arthur C. Clarke DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP Philip K. Dick DUNE Frank HerbertFLOWERS FOR ALGERNON Daniel Keyes FRANKENSTEIN Mary Shelley RINGWORLD Larry NivenTHE CITY AND THE STARS Arthur C. Clarke THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS John Wyndham THE GODS THEMSELVES Isaac Asimov THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Douglas Adams THE INVISIBLE MAN H.G. Wells THE TIME MACHINE H. G. Wells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litwitlou Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Reading list after list of great sci-fi books, I'm more and more baffled by the absence of Robert A. Heinlein. He's won Hugo and Nebula awards. Stranger in a Strange Land is a classic. I mean if you don't grok, you don't grok science fiction. Has he become a pariah for some reason and no one told me? I'm mystified. The man was prolific, groundbreaking, and always on mentioned by other great sci-fi writers. I'm sorry, I just don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEV67 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I've only read these out of the list, and not all as SF Masterworks editions. I don't think they do include all the best science fiction titles. For example The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula Le Guin) is not there. Neither is The Mote in God's Eye by Jerry Pournell and Larry Niven. I am sure The Gods Themselves by Issac Asimov was in a SF Mastwerorks edition, but I do not see it in the OP's list. I thought that was pretty good. CAT’S CRADLE Kurt Vonnegut DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP Philip K. DickDUNE Frank HerbertFLOWERS FOR ALGERNON Daniel KeyesFRANKENSTEIN Mary ShelleyRINGWORLD Larry NivenTAU ZERO Poul AndersonTHE CITY AND THE STARS Arthur C. ClarkeTHE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Douglas AdamsTHE INVISIBLE MAN H.G. WellsTHE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU H.G. WellsTHE TIME MACHINE H. G. WellsTHE WAR OF THE WORLDS H.G. Wells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litwitlou Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Dune, by Frank Herbert is certainly one of the finest examples of the genre. However, before going overboard reading it's many sequels, I suggest reading other works by Herbert: The White Plague is mind-bending book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litwitlou Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 On 9/12/2016 at 7:28 PM, The Bibliophagus Beagle said: I didn't mind that one, although I thought starship troopers was better - the film is one of my guilty celluloid pleasures. I know Stranger in a Strange Land has has some mixed reviews, but I'm going to try that at some point, too. Well, to each his own, I guess. But Heinlein was the first author to but a book at #1 on the NYT Bestsellers List. For a time, he was the only sci-fi author who could write bestsellers. The Cat Who Walks Through Walls and To Sail Beyond the Sunset, among others, also reached #1 on the NYT list. I suppose every book published received at least a few bad reviews, as did Stranger in a Strange Land. But I wouldn't say it received mixed reviews. The reviews were overwhelmingly positive. Having said all that, Heinlein is not for everyone. He tends to write socio-political treatises disguised as science fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEV67 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 On 26/10/2017 at 1:46 PM, Litwitlou said: Dune, by Frank Herbert is certainly one of the finest examples of the genre. However, before going overboard reading it's many sequels, I suggest reading other works by Herbert: The White Plague is mind-bending book. I read quite a few of Frank Herbert's book, but I found the The White Plague rather nasty and stopped reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litwitlou Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 On 10/29/2017 at 6:16 PM, KEV67 said: I read quite a few of Frank Herbert's book, but I found the The White Plague rather nasty and stopped reading it. True. It is nasty and disturbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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