Posted by
Far_view on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 9:13:13 AM
Apparently the
Instapundit put out a call for lists of science fiction classics and the fellow who runs MarsBlog has
his own list. Mine would be:
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Dune by Frank Herbert
Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Forge of God and The Anvil of Stars by Greg Bear
The Star King and its 4 "sequels" (actually intended as a 5 book set) by Jack Vance
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Geez, I could go on and on. Just about anything by Heinlein (actually probably my favorite Heinlein novel is one of his few forays into fantasy- "Glory Road") or
Jack Vance
I love. Jack Vance is someone who doesn't typically come up in these
types of lists I think, but he is simply an amazing writer. He doesn't
write hard SF, it's more like adventure novels (and in many instances,
social commentary) with SF trappings, but he has such a gift for prose
that his novels are just an immense pleasure to read.