Recommend a Sci-Fi Book

[Arachon]

Note also that, if posters are actually paying attention to the OP, they ought to be picking material they think someone who reads "old-school" likes -- which naturally skews towards older writers.

-- Alex

Good point, but I've also noticed from my own researching that there seem to be an over representation of older works in most peoples recommendations. I also visited the Scandinavian Science Fiction fair today... And that was depressing, there was nothing but Star Wars, Star Trek and freaking Twilight o,O Is there a need for things to be shown on TV for it to be considered Sci-Fi nowadays?

 

[Daveman]

If I could suggest a sci-fi novel the first book I think of is Ender's game by Orson Scott Card.
Brilliant book.

this is full of win. my cousin got to study this for her english class. *****.

 

[Sky Captanio]

I would recommend a book called The Forever War. While very realistic and interesting it relates closely to Vietnam.

 

[similar.squirrel]

One of the Crescent City books by Kathleen Ann Goonan.
'Nanopunk', they call it. Very, very good.

 

[Captain Pancake]

If he's got the willpower, some Iain M. Banks won't go wrong. But I warn you, it takes a while to get into any of them.

 

[Arachon]

One of the Crescent City books by Kathleen Ann Goonan.
'Nanopunk', they call it. Very, very good.

Nanopunk? Is that like, what, Cyberpunk with nanotechnology?

 

[CouchCommando]

"The Reality Dysfunction" by Peter F. Hamilton. It's part of a very, VERY long trilogy and it is an amazing story, as long as you can keep up with the huge number charachters. I don't think I can say much about it as the plot. It is a truly epic story and I'm gonna start reading again soon.

It's a little bit in the "New School" of sci-fi as it's a relativley new book, but seeing as I'm a fan of the old school myself, it is a book that can be enjoyed by most Sci-Fi fans.

Agree with everything he just wrote.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

Good point, but I've also noticed from my own researching that there seem to be an over representation of older works in most peoples recommendations. I also visited the Scandinavian Science Fiction fair today... And that was depressing, there was nothing but Star Wars, Star Trek and freaking Twilight o,O Is there a need for things to be shown on TV for it to be considered Sci-Fi nowadays?

i'd say if you are unsure, maybe try a fantasy or similar style book, unless your dad is totally against the idea of that. might be worth a try if you're unsure what he's read already.

like i said you might want to try Clive Barker or Neil Gaiman

 

[Arachon]

i'd say if you are unsure, maybe try a fantasy or similar style book, unless your dad is totally against the idea of that. might be worth a try if you're unsure what he's read already.

like i said you might want to try Clive Barker or Neil Gaiman

Think I've actually decided on a book to get me old man, as far as fantasy, I'm fairly sure he's not into that much, and neither am I really, Prefer Sci-Fi.

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

Ben Jeapes-The Xenocide Mission

Pretty fun read

 

[C117]

I, Robot is pretty good...

 

[opiwankenobi]

Hyperion, definetly. And Dune aswell. Already recommended on here. Dune is a bit old, but it won the Hugo award in.. 1967 if my memory doesn't fail me, and Hyperion was nominated too, I believe. I've read all of them and they had me enthralled till the end.

I can support that. Hyperion and it's three sequels are really some of the best scifi I 've ever read.

 

[Arachon]

Hyperion, definetly. And Dune aswell. Already recommended on here. Dune is a bit old, but it won the Hugo award in.. 1967 if my memory doesn't fail me, and Hyperion was nominated too, I believe. I've read all of them and they had me enthralled till the end.

Currently reading Dune myself, If I had lived 30 years ago, I'd get my dad Dune without a doubt, it's awesome, but it so happens to be that I borrowed Dune from him.