Sci-Fi Recommendations - for the unenlightened

[Dee_hee]

There are some great recommendations in this thread. I'll never get through them all

[ushumgal]

My recommendations are pretty basic, but if someone asked me where to start with scifi, this is where I'd send them...

Lois McMaster Bujold
The whole Vorkosigan series - very richly-developed, human chacters

Larry Niven
Ringworld - what can I say? It's a classic!

Roger Zelazny
The first Amber series - one of the most original things I ever read

[Nymne]

What would other new SF would you say most resembles the style of Reynolds? I am surfing around on Amazon, reading reviews, but I get more confused than enlightened.
I am looking for NEW scientifically visionary stuff and in my basket I have so far:
infoquake - David Louis Edelman
The Temporal void - Peter F. Hamilton

Am I likely to be disappointed?

[Connavar]

Originally Posted by Nymne

What would other new SF would you say most resembles the style of Reynolds? I am surfing around on Amazon, reading reviews, but I get more confused than enlightened.
I am looking for NEW scientifically visionary stuff and in my basket I have so far:
infoquake - David Louis Edelman
The Temporal void - Peter F. Hamilton

Am I likely to be disappointed?

Brian Stableford is similar. He too are very science orinted space opera,hard sf. A fan site of his even correctly says that he is for biology sf what Reylnolds is for physics.

There are many rated hard sf authors of old and new.

[Ian Whates]

Originally Posted by Nymne

What other new SF would you say most resembles the style of Reynolds?

Nymne, might also be worth checking out Gary Gibson's Stealing Light, which has a very Al Reynolds feel in many ways.

[AE35Unit]

Originally Posted by Nymne

What would other new SF would you say most resembles the style of Reynolds? ?

How about Chris Roberson?
His stuff looks similar

[AE35Unit]

3 classic recommendations to add
Way Station by Clifford D Simak
Brain Wave by Poul Anderson
Where Time Winds Blow by Robert Holdstock

[Ghost Of Gernsback]

I am currently reading the novel adaption of Chronicles of Riddick by Alan Dean Foster. If you enjoyed the film, the novel will be a real treat. There are changes, particularly more depth to Riddicks character.

I can only assume Foster adapted the original script rather than what was finally committed to film

[AE35Unit]

Originally Posted by Ghost Of Gernsback

I am currently reading the novel adaption of Chronicles of Riddick by Alan Dean Foster. If you enjoyed the film, the novel will be a real treat. There are changes, particularly more depth to Riddicks character.

I can only assume Foster adapted the original script rather than what was finally committed to film

He did a pretty good job on the Alien trilogy too,as well as John Carpenter's The Thing

[Aeris]

The Ender's Game book and Ender's Shadow series (both by Orson Scott Card) will always me among my absolute favorites.

[AE35Unit]

Originally Posted by Aeris

The Ender's Game book and Ender's Shadow series (both by Orson Scott Card) will always me among my absolute favorites.

How many are there in that series and what kind of SF is it?

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by AE35Unit

How many are there in that series and what kind of SF is it?

This should give you an idea:

Ender's Game series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[AE35Unit]

Originally Posted by j. d. worthington

This should give you an idea:

Ender's Game series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks J.D. Its pretty epic huh!

[Connavar]

Has anyone read Jon Courtenay-Grimwood's The Arabesk Trilogy ?

I found in the library a huge,heavy omnibus for the series that i thought to use to try this author.

I couldnt do anything but get it. Genre crossing of mystery,sf,North Africa,Alternate history etc

[TheMoirae]

My favorites are
1. Speaker for the Dead, Orson Scott Card
2. Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. Anvil of Stars (sequel to The Forge of God), Greg Bear