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Post by GamGam on Aug 8, 2015 17:24:11 GMT
Dh and I are taking a mini vaction next week, and he needs a really good science fiction book to take along to read. He prefers a stand alone book instead of a series.
What have you read lately--or not so lately-- that you would reccommend?
Thanks so much for your help.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 17:25:32 GMT
Has he read Ender's Game?
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Post by Heart on Aug 8, 2015 17:27:04 GMT
I truly loved The Ship Who Sang
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Post by GamGam on Aug 8, 2015 17:35:03 GMT
Has he read Ender's Game? Yes. And liked it a lot. In fact, he has the DVD. |
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Aug 8, 2015 18:36:39 GMT
From the wayback machine, The Andromeda Strain. Man, I loved that book.
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Post by pb on Aug 8, 2015 18:48:56 GMT
What type of science fiction does he like best? For example, my DH likes hard core science sci-Fi.
If he is looking for lighter, more classic stuff - anything by Arthur C Clarke is good
The Martian - is getting a lot of buzz and a movie is coming out. My engineering husband loved it
The wind-up Girl by Paolo Pacigalupi is set in the near future in the Far East and has a nice steampunk vibe without being hardcore steampunk. A lot of its themes are relatable to problems we have today. The author's newest , The Water Knife, is about the United States in a perpetual drought situation.
If he likes short stories, my DH reads The Year's Best Science Fiction annual collection edited by Gardner Dozois. He finds new authors this way.
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Post by RobbyKay on Aug 8, 2015 19:20:17 GMT
I enjoyed The Martian by Andy Weir.
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Post by piebaker on Aug 8, 2015 19:24:16 GMT
Two oldies, but goodies--The Puppet Masters by Robert Heinlein and Dune by Frank Herbert. Dune is the first of a series, but he could read just that! Enjoy your vacation.
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Post by kckckc on Aug 8, 2015 20:38:10 GMT
Newer books:
I will, like a couple of previous posters, recommend The Martian by Andy Weir. I also liked Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, and The Humans by Matt Haig. I also really liked Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson, but it is the first book in a trilogy and the third book isn't out yet.
Older books:
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell is one of my all time favorite books. I also enjoyed Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - he also has a new book out, Armada, which I haven't read yet.
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Post by gsquaredmom on Aug 8, 2015 20:41:15 GMT
The Amber Series. Nine princes of Amber is first book.
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Post by Peal on Aug 8, 2015 21:12:39 GMT
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein. I'm not really a Sci Fi Fan, but I really enjoyed this book. It's classic Sci Fi.
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Post by Pahina722 on Aug 8, 2015 21:16:44 GMT
Newer books: I will, like a couple of previous posters, recommend The Martian by Andy Weir. I also liked Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, and The Humans by Matt Haig. I also really liked Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson, but it is the first book in a trilogy and the third book isn't out yet. Older books: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell is one of my all time favorite books. I also enjoyed Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - he also has a new book out, Armada, which I haven't read yet. I loved Ready Player One as did both DH (a child of the 80s who gets all the geek references) and DS. I will add to the Heinlein recommendations with Number of the Beast. I adore all its references to classic fantasy and sci fi. |
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Post by birukitty on Aug 8, 2015 21:23:14 GMT
My all time favorite Sci Fi author is Connie Willis. I think your DH would love her book "Blackout" which is about time travel and then the followup "All Clear" Sorry I know you said no series but she basically wrote the book as one volume but the publisher split it into two parts. It's about WW2 and Britain.
Actually my favorite book by Connie Willis is her first book "Doomsday Book" in which she first introduces these same characters and time travel. I would recommend starting with that book.
Another Sci fi book I read recently and really loved was "The Girl with All the Gifts" by M.R. Carey. It's a new book that came out recently.
Debbie in MD.
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 8, 2015 22:52:10 GMT
The Martian is AWESOME.
Station Eleven isn't truly sci-fi, but it borders on that and is fantastic.
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Post by perumbula on Aug 8, 2015 23:40:00 GMT
The Girl With All the Gifts is awesome. It's apocalyptic fiction if you enjoy those. It's also a zombie book, but don't let that deter you, it's very much character driven. Hauntingly beautiful.
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Post by hennybutton on Aug 8, 2015 23:43:56 GMT
Everybody already came up with my suggestions.
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Post by hollymolly on Aug 8, 2015 23:46:14 GMT
I loved The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. It really stuck with me. It's not terribly long, so he may need other choices to go along with it.
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 8, 2015 23:58:21 GMT
Someone already mentioned The Humans by Matt Haig, which is fan-freaking-tastic. I then read The Radleys, which is also great. I just really like his writing! Highly recommend.
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Post by scrapbookwriter on Aug 9, 2015 0:03:51 GMT
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham. It's unusual and it's chilling. It has stayed with me for years.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 0:29:51 GMT
I know you said no series, but Red Rising by Pierce Brown was a terrific first book of a trilogy. Golden Son was the second (just as good) and now I'm waiting for book 3.
I also liked the Wool series, Sheri S. Tepper's Grass, The Bone Season.
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Post by GamGam on Aug 9, 2015 10:56:16 GMT
Thank you, thank you to those of you for your replies. I'm making him a list of your suggestions, and he will go to the library tomorrow to choose one. I told him the "Peas" would have read the 'good stuff'!
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Post by camcas on Aug 9, 2015 11:26:28 GMT
The foundation trilogy by Asimov....first book stands alone but is part of a trilogy
Or the classic I Robot!
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Post by pierkiss on Aug 9, 2015 11:29:16 GMT
The Martian
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 11:32:44 GMT
Wool. It is a series is you buy on the kindle, but you can get a hard copy that has all of the the shorts together. It was very good.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 12:02:35 GMT
 This is the compilation book of the series. |
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Post by vspindler on Aug 9, 2015 16:37:30 GMT
Snowcrash (now can you not love a book where the main character is named "Hiro Protagonist"?)
Heavy Weather
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Post by scorpeao on Aug 9, 2015 16:38:46 GMT
I don't know if it's technically science fiction but my favorite book of all time is Earth Abides.
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Post by rst on Aug 9, 2015 16:40:28 GMT
The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell. A very different sci-fi.
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Post by raindancer on Aug 9, 2015 16:48:36 GMT
The Martian is AWESOME. Station Eleven isn't truly sci-fi, but it borders on that and is fantastic. I agree. The Martian. Incredible. |
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 9, 2015 17:18:38 GMT
The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell. A very different sci-fi. That sounds really interesting! I just added it to my reading list. Thanks!  |
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