12.03.13

[TheEconomist]

The controversy wasn't of the good kind though. And Star Wars isn't sci-fi, it's space fantasy or science-fantasy.

Actually, it most closely resembles space opera. A fanfic author should know this.

Man, sci-fi is lacking of late. Movies suck, there's nothing on tv, barely any games. I need my fix :P

So read a book?

[Gradius]

Man, sci-fi is lacking of late. Movies suck, there's nothing on tv, barely any games. I need my fix :P

We need something like firefly, bsg, or stargate. Though, this is coming out:




It's hard, because sci-fi requires a lot of expensive CGI as opposed to some dumb reality TV show which will net 100x as many viewers.

[SebiAlex]

So read a book?

Any suggestions of good sci-fi books? The only ones I've read are: the hyperion series, ender's game and I started neuromancer. I also read Nova and the Dark Templar Saga in the SC universe.

Right now I'm finishing up the Mistborn trilogy, but that's fantasy.

We need something like firefly, bsg, or stargate. Though, this is coming out:

I saw the first two episodes. It's pretty good, except for the lens flare overkill.

[TheEconomist]

Based on your previous reads, I recommend:

Leviathan Wakes
Revelation Space
Dune
Altered Carbon

I'll give you more if you need some, but those seem to match your readings the best.

[topsecret221]

I would like to recommend Eon, by Greg Bear.

I don't read nearly as much as I used to, so I haven't read any of those (though most of them have been recommended to me)

[DemolitionSquid]

If anyone's looking for sci-fi to read, I recommend the Starfire series by David Webber & Steve White. Its kind of like Star Trek with navel warfare. A far more realistic view on future technology and politics. There's no warp drive, and instead they use natural random wormholes to travel between colonies. The wormholes also serve as strategic staging and buffer zones during war. Fleets of ships maneuver and fire at long range, calculating the future position of their enemy a light year away so they can aim ahead of time.

Starfire series chronologically
Crusade
In Death Ground
The Shiva Option
Insurrection
Exodus
Extremis

[TheEconomist]

If you're going to go that route then nothing beats Peter F. Hamilton although you need the patience of monk to read his books.

[Quirel]

Try K.J. Parker's "Engineer Trilogy".
It's science fiction, even if it does have a medieval setting. And it's pretty darn good.

And if you can power your way through Eon, try "The Faded Sun Trilogy".

[SebiAlex]

Thanks everyone, I'll give them a look. They should keep me entertained for a while.

I did in fact read Dune some 8 years ago. Completely forgot. Oh and the first 2 books of the Foundation series by Asimov; haven't finished the series.

As a side note, fantasy wise: Wheel of Time, Song of Ice and Fire (way before the HBO series), Mistborn.

I recently got into the Master and Commander series (1800's historical naval warfare, 20+ books in that one). So far I like it, I'll see how it goes.

Haven't done as much reading as I wanted for the last 4 years because of university, but now that I'm done, I'll definitely pick up the pace.

[Quirel]

Actually, it most closely resembles space opera. A fanfic author should know this.

Well, yes, but I think that the presence of an all-powerful unifying force, the users of which are essentially demigods and sorcerers (I.E: Magic), pushes Star Wars from the realm of "Science Fiction" firmly into the realm of "Fantasy".