Great Scott's Sci-Fi Books Thread

[Adeptus Astartes]

Nice list. FoundationStranger in a Strange Land
I was recommended Hyperion by the janitor at my old job, and have a copy. Never got around to reading it.
I'll have to check some of the others out too. I'll throw in a couple of my favorites.

Sirens of Titan and Cat's Cradle: My favorite Vonnegut books
Childhood's End: Quick, but really fun read
Even though they're kid's books, I'll always have love for the Time Quintet

 

[Macallik86]

Make sure you read The Dark Forest too. It's better thand 3BP. It's where we learn about The Wallfacer Project.

As far as movies, last I heard 3BP was in development hell. But apparently there's an animated project.



I'd prefer a well funded live action trilogy, but I'll take anything I can get at this point.

Or a Netflix series.

Halfway through Dark Forest. Much more action than 3BP. At least you are getting that Netflix series as long as no more Chinese execs get merked

 

[Starman]

Halfway through Dark Forest. Much more action than 3BP.

The Wallfacer Project!

 

[Macallik86]

The Wallfacer Project!

The concept of the 'Wallfacer smile' indirectly reminds me of Doublespeak from George Orwell in a way.

Spoiler

Of course things have changed now, but I was LOLing at Luo Ji just saying fukk it, commandeering a lakefront house and a wifey and living the life instead of following the mission.

 

[Starman]

The concept of the 'Wallfacer smile' indirectly reminds me of Doublespeak from George Orwell in a way.

Spoiler

Of course things have changed now, but I was LOLing at Luo Ji just saying fukk it, commandeering a lakefront house and a wifey and living the life instead of following the mission.

By far the funniest part of the book. Outright selfish, yet respectable on some level...Or should I say "understandable". I loved that part.

Edit: I do vaguely remember some dragging building up to that part though.

 

[Starman]

Wool. This book, and it's sequels Shift and Dust make a fantastic trilogy. Although dystopian future might be more accurate than sci-fi.

 

[Vandelay]

I have no mouth, and I must scream.

 

[FromStLouis]

I gotta get back to reading more regularly.

I saw this thread and I'll add

Pandora's Star.

It's the first book in a Saga. I read it years ago I still need to read the sequel* but it's a great book and deserves to be adapted one day.

 

[MidniteJay]

I gotta get back to reading more regularly.

I saw this thread and I'll add

Pandora's Star.

It's the first book in a Saga. I read it years ago I still need to read the rest but it's a great book and deserves to be adapted one day.

Just copped for kindle. Plot sounds ill.

 

[FromStLouis]

Just copped for kindle. Plot sounds ill.

Oh it's a rich world. A big book but you should find yourself reading it in chunks. It's definitely epic.

 

[Macallik86]

Working my way through The Expanse book series and then I'll watch the show. Currently on book #5.

 

[CopiousX]

I have no mouth, and I must scream.

Reading it now. Depressing to say the least


I'm a little bit sad the Ellen was a black woman. She wasn't really described until her end