-Demosthenes- Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 What do you think is the best scifi book or books ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 From what I've read, Dune had the biggest impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 I don't read too many scifi books, but I liked Contact a lot, and Andromada Strain was good also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Douglas Adams-Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy!! and the rest of the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radical Edward Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Iain M Banks' Culture novels. My favourite is a kick up between Player of Games and Use of Weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 HHGTTG is good (although as a comedy rather than as science fiction), but the other four volumes start off dire and just get steadily worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Heinlein's Stranger in a strange land. And some of Asimov's books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Andromeda Strain is one of my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 HHGTTG is good (although as a comedy rather than as science fiction), but the other four volumes start off dire and just get steadily worse. 3 copies of 'Mostly Harmless'. Why would people keep buying me it? WHY? Asimov, Arthur C Clarke and Philip K Dick are the staple. Ray Bradbury, for his general ‘I thought of that first, you hackned si fi whores’ and his kick-starting the genre (Star Trek to Twilight Zone). I vote John Wyndham, Day of the Triffids. I still can't read it without wondering if it's set in the future or past (as in present day when it was written). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 I`m with Crash, the Guide Roolz! and anything by Rudy Rucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodhound Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 quite like "the lost world" by Sir. A.C Doyle. there was another book written by the same guy which did Andromeda Strain. which i liked really. cant remember the name. The i went looking for andromeda strain in the library. couldnt find it. I read so much sci fi and fantasy i cant remember any of them names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 quite like "the lost world" by Sir. A.C Doyle. there was another book written by the same guy which did Andromeda Strain. which i liked really. cant remember the name. Micheal Crichton's "The Lost World" (Jurassic Park II). http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0099240629/qid=1082458496/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_10_2/202-4504076-4957428 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 does anyone know if "Darkstar" was ever a book? the film was great! and using past experience, it maybe safe to say that book would be even better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 3 copies of 'Mostly Harmless'. Why would people keep buying me it? WHY? Yes, that book does suck tremendously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 does anyone know if "Darkstar" was ever a book? the film was great! and using past experience, it maybe safe to say that book would be even better No, the original screenplay was written by John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon. There was a novelisation by Alan Dean Foster but judging by his butchery of other sci-fi greats I wouldn't bother: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345288718/qid=1082460830/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-5940781-7647057?v=glance&s=books Iirc it just came out on DVD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Cheerz ! I`ll have a look out for that, I highly reccomend it as a "must see" to anyone else that gets the chance to as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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