Good Sci Fi

[davidtye]

I would love to read a good Sci Fi book as I haven't found one for a long time as Sci Fantasy seems to have taken over.

 

Anyone recommend a book or two?

Good old spaceships, lasers, acventure etc you know the kind of thing!

[Hyzenthlay]

What kind of sci-fi have you enjoyed before?

 

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Carr is of course the archetypal first contact book. It's got the elements you were looking for with added depth. The thing is, it's hard to find a straight-forward sci-fi book.. they all seem to have a dark undercurrent of sorts. Sounds to me like what you're looking for is a good space western story. I'm not entirely well-versed in that genre, with the lovely exception of Firefly. But that's a TV show.

[Karsa Orlong]

If you're looking for action, adventure, big guns and mad sentient robots, then Neal Asher's your man. For galaxy spanning space opera try Peter F. Hamilton or Alastair Reynolds.

 

But rather than list all my faves again, have a look at the list I posted here:

 

http://www.bookclubf...post__p__283614

 

 

If you are looking for something like Firefly, try Chris Wooding's 'Tales of the Ketty Jay' series, starting with Retribution Falls: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Retribution-Falls-Tales-Ketty-Jay/dp/0575085169/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327745521&sr=8-1

[AlysonofBathe]

I'd suggest Asimov's Foundation series as well, excellent space opera.

[Stiggy]

I'm a big fan of Larry Niven. He write great sic-fi books. Like 'Building Harlequin's Moon' great book!

[Timstar]

Also recommend Arthur C. Clarke, either his Odyssey series or Rama series.

[vodkafan]

Jack Vance. Slaves Of The Klau (Gold And Iron) or the Dragon Masters or the Alastor Cluster series or the Demon Princes series. They are all more "spacey" than some of his others. Ya can't go wrong with Jack

[AshDeal]

I would recommend Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card! A great read!