Zanaxxdu wrote:
My favourite has to be the Foundation series

I fully agree on that one. I've read it myself a couple of times, it never gets boring.

Just finished "limit" by Frank Schätzing



very nice book!

I've been reading a lot of books since I got a Kindle for my birthday, and have some good titles to throw in here...Don't know if they've been said already, but most are fairly new books, so...



The Frontier Saga by Ryk Brown

---Five books out so far, only via e-book, I believe. They're relatively short, but very fast reads. He's writing them kind of like a TV series would do episodes, which is...interesting. I really enjoy the series though, and am looking forward to seeing where it is going to go.



Odyssey One by Evan Currie

--Two book right now (Into the Black abd Heart of the Matter), with more to come. Interesting reads, with actual length to them as opposed to Brown's books. The first one is re-mastered, with better editing and what-not, and hopefully the second one gets that soon. It's still quite readable, but it needs to be sorted into chapters, as opposed to the way it is broken up into scenes. Still, good books.



The Last Praetorian by Mike Smith

--Just started this one. Came out last month, and is the first in a trilogy. Pretty good so far. Could use some editing (but what e-published work doesn't?), but I'm having a lot of fun with it.



The Lost Fleet by Jack Campbell

--Hands down my favorite series right now. Six books in the main series, which wrap up perfectly. Now he has two branch-off series: the first (The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier) continues with the characters we originally read about, while the second (The Lost Fleet: The Lost Stars) deals with characters met at the end of the previous, giving readers a look at people who lived on the other side of the war. It is a nice change of pace, and I can't wait to see both of these arcs continue.



Brother of the Snake by Dan Abett

--A Warhammer 40k book. It's a bunch of short stories following a squad in the Iron Snakes chapter of Space Marine. Pretty interesting reads, you don't need to know a whole lot about the 40k unverse to enjoy it.



The Eisenhorn and Ravenor Trilogies by Dan Abett

--Two more trilogies by this guy (for the recrod, he writes a LOT of 40k stuff. If you want more, just look him up, it's all pretty good), following the Inquisitor Eisenhorn (you'll never guess which trilogy follows him), and then his pupil Ravenor. He's started a third trilog to wrap up the loose ends left at the end of Ravenor's arc. All very good reads, and again, you don't really need to know a lot about 40k to get into them. He explains what needs to be explained, and avoids getting too technical or lore-heavy.



Angel of Fire by William King

--Another 40k book, this one dealing with the Lord Solar Macharius. Basically, this guy is Alexander the Great in space. But it isn't told from his perspective. He has a prominent role, but the main character is a soldier that served under him. I like the style, it gives the reader a sense of one of the greatest heroes known of in Warhammer 40k, both as legend remembers him, and as the man that the protagonist gets to know. Plus, Space Marines are featured quite minimally, as we see the story through the eyes of a normal human, not a genetically engineered super-soldier or a cloak-and-dagger, highly skilled Inquisitor. Just G.I. Joe doing his job, essentially, and trying to survive.





Okay, I'm done for now...Is it bad I've read all of these books in the span of a month? Albeit, Campbell's stuff was a re-read, but still...

Sci-fish series that I liked a lot:

Safehold by David Weber

The General by David Drake



They are not pure Sci-fi but I like them a lot especially Safehold.



More classic sci-fi opera:

Honor Harington and The Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov.

hey there is another book thread. damn i noticed it right now.



here another thread: /#/games2gether/forum/1-off-topic/thread/217-what-are-you-reading-your-book-recommendation

but I think that is unnecessary - not now but in future xD



back to sci-fi:



I recommend "EVE: The Empyrean Age by Tony Gonzales".



and



"Menschen wie Götter - Люди как Боги" only german and russian.

Believe it or not, the Halo novels are actually pretty good.

The Golden Age Trilogy by John C. Wright, takes the cake as my favourite 3 books. Ever.

Another vote for Alastair Reynolds Revelation Space series, that was fantastic.

The Risen Empire by Scott Westerfield is aaamazing as well.



That's all that I can think of off the top of my head right now.

Annnnd Isaac Asimov's "Imperiums of Trantor" or however it would be called - I read it in german

Don't know if it's been mentioned yet: "The Forever War" (but not the rest of the series, only TFW). One of my favourites, back then people still had great visions when it came to sci-fi, probably enhanced by the fact that a lot of technology didn't exist yet then. Now/today we've come so far and yet a lot of sci-fi somehow seems unimaginative... but perhaps that's just my impression!

adder wrote:
Just finished "limit" by Frank Schätzing



very nice book!

His other book are good too, I read them all

Co-Dominium: quite nice, really enjoyed Go tell the Spartans.



A gem I stumbled upon and am currently devouring: Leviathan wakes. Good, solid SF.

And for fun, the Kris Longknife series.

MammothIL wrote:
Lots of great book mentioned here. My personal favorites are Heinlein's "Starship Troopers", "Honor Harrington" series, "Hyperion", many other.

Also, I don't think anyone mentioned Joe Haldeman's "The Forever War" series. He's a kind of anti-thesis to Heinlein's pro-military views.

Personally, I'm in the middle of "CoDominium" right now. I neat (and logical) combination of interstellar starship technology, and early 20-th century infantry tactics.

So much to read, and so little time :-)

I'd go with the Dune series, the classic series by Frank Herbert. Some of the new novels writing by his son and Kevin J. Anderson were pretty good too but I felt there was something missing. By the way I do own ALL 17 books in the series (18 if you include Road to Dune).



I really liked the Saga of the Seven Suns by Kevin J. Anderson.



But recently I've been reading a really good series of books, the Spinward Fringe series by Randolph Lalonde.

I've actually bookmarked this thread. I've seen so many good suggestions here.

Lots of great book mentioned here. My personal favorites are Heinlein's "Starship Troopers", "Honor Harrington" series, "Hyperion", many other.

Also, I don't think anyone mentioned Joe Haldeman's "The Forever War" series. He's a kind of anti-thesis to Heinlein's pro-military views.

Personally, I'm in the middle of "CoDominium" right now. I neat (and logical) combination of interstellar starship technology, and early 20-th century infantry tactics.

So much to read, and so little time :-)

finiteHP wrote:
As has been mentioned, Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion are very good. Personally I feel Endymion and Rise of Endymion, not so much. There was some interesting stuff in them, but they mostly existed to retcon all the major plot points of the Hyperions.

Indeed, i liked the Consul!



I grew up reading fantasy and SciFi - such as many, many titles by Asimov, e.g.: Foundation-Series, several books 'bout the Robots, Hyperion-Saga by Dan Simmons, etc



I have been reading H.P. Lovecraft and other SciFi/Fantasy-Authors too, but they aren't Space Opera

I'd have to say the Foundation series. That is one hell of a good series.

As has been mentioned, Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion are very good. Personally I feel Endymion and Rise of Endymion, not so much. There was some interesting stuff in them, but they mostly existed to retcon all the major plot points of the Hyperions.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy in five parts - books are far better than the film or the TV series

Asimov's early short stories books

Dune series - well the first three books

Asimov's Foundation saga

Asimov's Robot series

Andre Norton's Star Rangers books

Being unemployed helps

I read quite some Sci fi, but not all can be classified as space opera. I liked the Dune series and the books by Iain M. Banks. Ringworld by Nevin was also nice.



I wonder how you guys(and girls) allocate your free time between reading books and playing computer games?