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The Wanderer · 3rd September 2007, 06:40 PM

Spaceship Medic by Harry Harrison (Puffin Books)

1981

and Galactic Warlord by Douglas Hill

both about the same time

mightymem · 3rd September 2007, 07:11 PM

my first science fiction book was World war in the balance by Harry Turtledove in 2000 one first classic was Dune by Frank Herbert

pyan · 3rd September 2007, 07:40 PM

So long ago...............

Possibly The Caves Of Steel, by Asimov - about 1966ish....

scalem X · 3rd September 2007, 07:46 PM

Must have been a part of Dune, around 2002.

j. d. worthington · 3rd September 2007, 08:18 PM

My first sf novel (as opposed to collection-cum-novel) would probably have been John Brunner's Meeting at Infinity (1961), closely followed by his The Dreaming Earth (1963)... though I may have read Wells' The War of the Worlds just slightly earlier... as Pyan said, it's a loooong time ago (about 1964-65 for me....)

pyan · 3rd September 2007, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jd

(about 1964-65 for me....)

Ah yes, but I was a late developer........

chrispenycate · 3rd September 2007, 09:40 PM

Earthlight - Arthur C Clarke
About '57, summer, anyway.

Theleb K · 3rd September 2007, 09:48 PM

Dune (F.Herbert) - Loved it!

It was summer 1977. Camping holiday in the Brecon Beacons. I "borrowed" it from my old man. I was a bit too young to take it all in but I read it all anyway. I suppose that family holidays in Wales can drive you to almost anything...

littlemissattitude · 3rd September 2007, 09:50 PM

Red Planet, by Robert Heinlein. I must have been in about third grade. That would have been, let's see, around 1964 or so.

Dave · 3rd September 2007, 11:09 PM

I'm not sure. I know a teacher got me reading Ray Bradbury, but I don't know if I was already reading John Wyndham by then. If you count 'The Hobbit' then I read that in junior school. I think I also read John Christopher's 'The White Mountains' about that time too.

gully_foyle · 4th September 2007, 01:38 AM

No idea, but likely to be either Asimov or Clarke. Also the John Christopher series were hugely popular with me and my mates back then (around 75, 76). I'm with Dave, if you count The Hobbit then that was definitely my first one.

kcs_hiker · 4th September 2007, 02:05 AM

Revolt on Alpha C by Robert Silverberg maybe, or...
Red Planet by Heinlein... or it could have been
Witch World or Beast Master by Andre Norton

hmmm

makes me want to go back and reread them all...

my mother is an avid (and I mean rabidly avid

) science fiction and fantasy reader, her second passion was mysteries.

we went to the library once every 2 weeks as far back as I can remember. I had my own box for my books.

my father is a history reader. He doesn't collect books like my mother, but he loves to talk about them.

I was and am extremely fortunate.

murphy · 4th September 2007, 02:30 AM

A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, in 1948. I was 13. It ended on a cliff hanger and it took me 11 or 12 years to find the next book in the series.

manephelien · 4th September 2007, 05:08 AM

Probably something in my dad's collection, Asimov, Heinlein or Clarke. The first sci-fi short I read and fell in love with is Nightfall by Asimov, sometime in 1985.

tangaloomababe · 4th September 2007, 05:33 AM

Yes I can. The very first Sci Fi book I read was John Wyndham's Day of the Triffids. Loved it then and still love it now.

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mightymem Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: UK: ENGLAND: Posts: 87	Re: Can You Remember Your First Science Fiction Novel? my first science fiction book was World war in the balance by Harry Turtledove in 2000 one first classic was Dune by Frank Herbert

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j. d. worthington Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 13,183	Re: Can You Remember Your First Science Fiction Novel? My first sf novel (as opposed to collection-cum-novel) would probably have been John Brunner's Meeting at Infinity (1961), closely followed by his The Dreaming Earth (1963)... though I may have read Wells' The War of the Worlds just slightly earlier... as Pyan said, it's a loooong time ago (about 1964-65 for me....)

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Theleb K The sorcerer's apron ties Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Surrey Posts: 66	Re: Can You Remember Your First Science Fiction Novel? Dune (F.Herbert) - Loved it! It was summer 1977. Camping holiday in the Brecon Beacons. I "borrowed" it from my old man. I was a bit too young to take it all in but I read it all anyway. I suppose that family holidays in Wales can drive you to almost anything...

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littlemissattitude Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: California Posts: 3,576 Blog Entries: 9	Re: Can You Remember Your First Science Fiction Novel? Red Planet, by Robert Heinlein. I must have been in about third grade. That would have been, let's see, around 1964 or so.

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Dave Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London Posts: 13,777 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Can You Remember Your First Science Fiction Novel? I'm not sure. I know a teacher got me reading Ray Bradbury, but I don't know if I was already reading John Wyndham by then. If you count 'The Hobbit' then I read that in junior school. I think I also read John Christopher's 'The White Mountains' about that time too.

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gully_foyle Here kitty kitty kitty! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia, Queensland Posts: 1,216	Re: Can You Remember Your First Science Fiction Novel? No idea, but likely to be either Asimov or Clarke. Also the John Christopher series were hugely popular with me and my mates back then (around 75, 76). I'm with Dave, if you count The Hobbit then that was definitely my first one.

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kcs_hiker Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 122	Re: Can You Remember Your First Science Fiction Novel? Revolt on Alpha C by Robert Silverberg maybe, or... Red Planet by Heinlein... or it could have been Witch World or Beast Master by Andre Norton hmmm makes me want to go back and reread them all... my mother is an avid (and I mean rabidly avid ) science fiction and fantasy reader, her second passion was mysteries. we went to the library once every 2 weeks as far back as I can remember. I had my own box for my books. my father is a history reader. He doesn't collect books like my mother, but he loves to talk about them. I was and am extremely fortunate.

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