Author Topic: Favorite Sci-Fi Novel/Author? (Read 2642 times)

Dune · « **Reply #30 on:** December 09, 2001, 08:56:00 PM »

Hang...Wasn't Lermontove the head of the Fleet in Pournelle's Sparta series?

Which were damn good books btw. Col Falkenberg rules.

streakeagle · « **Reply #31 on:** December 09, 2001, 09:18:00 PM »

I must be alone... not one reply in all of these mentioned one of the greats:

Poul Anderson

I stumbled onto his short stories in the 10th grade for a book report... and have read almost everything he ever published including his early fantasy works. I wish I had the time to reread everything he wrote.

Hangtime · « **Reply #32 on:** December 09, 2001, 09:51:00 PM »

Yep; I think you're right.. Pournelle and Nivens Future History stories mingled, they traded characters and incidents and of course co-authored the Mote stories.

Pournelles "Legions" series, what was his name.... Ah; Col. Falkenberg!! Yes! The Co-Dominium, and the "Fleet", the 'First Imperium' was it??

I think the Russian Admiral (Kutuzov??) I'm refering too was on the Imperial Battleship Lermontov, named after the Co-Dominium founder in Pornelles Mercinary sagas. I think. Or was it the Lenin? Been a loooooong time, but man; did I lust after that stuff 25 years ago.

Hey remember Kevin Renner?? The 'draftee' Sailing Master? "Nitwit ideas are for emergencies. You use them when you've got nothing else to try. If they work, they go in the Book. Otherwise you follow the Book, which is largely a collection of nitwit ideas that worked." ... heheh, that guy was a rip.

Oh yah!! Remember the Man-Kazin Wars?? "Here,, kitty kitty... " Muahahhahahha! Those were fun too.

Check with me inna week; after I dig out that crate of Niven and Pournelle I got stashed in the attic..

majic · « **Reply #33 on:** December 09, 2001, 10:17:00 PM »

Ooh, there's lots.

Steakley (Armor...Highly recommend this one.)

Cole and Bunch (Sten series...very entertaining)

Hubbard (Battlefield Earth...disregard movie, book is great.)

Laumer's Bolo series (shorts, not novels)

Zigrat · « **Reply #34 on:** December 09, 2001, 10:20:00 PM »

robert jordan
ray feist
lloyd alexander
terry brooks

Horn · « **Reply #35 on:** December 09, 2001, 10:25:00 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Steely07:
Horn,lathe of heaven,Ursula K Le Guin

Of course! Much obliged!

I too liked the Riverworld series. What a concept!

dh

Ghosth · « **Reply #36 on:** December 09, 2001, 11:25:00 PM »

OF all the war nuts in here I can't believe I havn't seen David Drake listed yet. (If so my apoligies, was skimming my way down fast)

Hammers Slammers is a classic and he goes on from there.

Heinlein is indeed the master in many respects. Anderson, easy to slip into any of his books and be gone for a day or 3.

Niven is good, got to meet him back in 96 in Winnipeg. Short stumpy irrascible little man with a mind like a a General products # 3 hull.

Andre Norton's always been a favorite of mine. Even if she does aim more towards a younger audience.

Hangtime · « **Reply #37 on:** December 09, 2001, 11:57:00 PM »

That was it! Keith Laumer... the Beserker series!

right??

arrrgh! where's that fediddlein box!

Exile · « **Reply #38 on:** December 10, 2001, 12:09:00 AM »

Ahhh ... one of my favorite subjects

W.T. Quick (great cyberpunk)
- Dreams of Flesh and Sand
- Dreams of Gods and Men

William Gibson (the ultimate in cyberpunk)
- Neuromancer, Count Zero, some really good shorts in Burning Chrome

Steven R. Donaldson
- The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant (these were a bit wordy when I first read them and they still are, but I love them every time I read em)

Julian May (great mix of a little fantasy and sci-fi, very good characters)
- The Saga of the Plieocene Exile

Jack L. Chalker (can get a little strange, but always great stories)
- The Rings of the Master
- Soul Riders series

Raymond E. Feist (wow!)
- anything and everything

Melanie Rawn (more great character development)
- Dragon Prince series
- Dragon Star series

George R. Martin
- A Game of Thrones (slow building story, but very engrossing)

Terry Goodkind
- Wizard's First Rule (typical good vs evil, but with some pretty interesting twists)

there really are just too many to list, but those were a few that I really liked that weren't mentioned multiple times alreay

Red Ant · « **Reply #39 on:** December 10, 2001, 02:29:00 AM »

The Berserker series was Fred Saberhagen

And since we are now talking fantasy, the bastard child of fsci-fi...

David Eddings!!!! Big kudos to him & his wife Leigh for NOT following in Tolkien's footsteps like 90% of the other fantasy writers!

Also
Raymond Feist
Mervyn Peake
George R. Martin
David Gemmel
Michael Moorcock
Philip Jose Farmer

I'm sure i'm missing a few, but its late

steely07 · « **Reply #40 on:** December 10, 2001, 03:41:00 AM »

Oooooo,Mervyn peake,now where's that copy of Ghormenghast.............?

Great thread BTW

Tyro48 · « **Reply #41 on:** December 10, 2001, 04:45:00 AM »

Anything by Larry Niven

deSelys · « **Reply #42 on:** December 10, 2001, 06:20:00 AM »

Peter F. Hamilton - Night's Dawn Trilogy although the end is a bit disappointing...I can't recommand it too much...

His last novel, 'Fallen Dragon', is ex-cel-lent!

Ghosth · « **Reply #43 on:** December 10, 2001, 07:49:00 AM »

Ohh we've let Fantasy in the door at last?
LOL

Anne MaCafrey, queen of them all IMO.

Dennis L McKiernan writes good stuff thats a lot like Tolkien's style without actually copying.

-sudz- · « **Reply #44 on:** December 10, 2001, 09:57:00 AM »

Iain M Banks - Culture!
Christopher Rowley - (Dune, did u know he did 2 sequels to Starhammer?) Before he started the battle dragon stuff
Tim Powers - What psycho drugs did this guy take.
David Brin - Uplift
Orson Scot Card - before he got contemptuous of his audience

If anyone knows of any new authors that are like those listed above let me know. i'm having a hard time lately finding new, good stuff.

-sudz

PS this thread is like the bookstore: it starts out with all cool sci-fi and then fantasy comes in and starts pushing it off the shelves