emtilt
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Reply 8 of 68 (Originally posted on: 11-10-04 08:58:42 PM)
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All the reccomendations so far are excellent. Here's some more:
Anything by Phillip K. Dick, especially Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? or The Man In the High Castle or Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said. Marvelous science fiction, with a dystopian tone. Big influence on the cyberpunk literature that came after him.
You might have already read it, but, if not, A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess.
Anything by William Gibson, I suggest starting with Neuromancer. If you like Gibson, then you will probably also like Spiff's suggestions. He's one of the forerunners of the cyberpunk genre.
Candide by Voltaire. It's hilarious.
If you are up for a plays, I suggest Our Town by Thornton Wilder or No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre. The latter was originally written in French (it's French title is Huis Clos), and is a very interesting depiction of hell. The second quote in my sig is a famous line from it.
Anything by Vonnegut- especially Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five, or The Sirens of Titan.
If you haven't already, read some of Bradbury's short stories. In my opinion, the two best collections are The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man, but all his stuff is good. He, along with Poe, is possibly the best short story writer ever.
If you like Gibson or Stephenson, also check out Bruce Sterling. Heavy Weather and Holy Fire are both good. If you like this style, then you may also want to check out stuff by Rudy Rucker and Pat Cadigan.
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is both funny and excellent, if you are willing to tolerate something that old.
Hemmingway is always good; personal favorites are The Sun Also Rises and The Old Man and the Sea.
If you like fantasy with some sci-fi elements, I suggest something by Roger Zelazny, especially The Amber Chronicles.
HG Wells - The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine
Anything from the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card is good. It's a pretty easy read, too.
The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect is a great dystopian science fiction novel. It was originally published online (and is still available for reading for free on the net) and the only way to get a hard copy of it is by ordering it. It's quite good though, and very, very graphic.
Hope those helped. If you have any more specific requirements for what you want, I'm sure I can come up with more that meet them.
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This reply was last edited on 11-10-04 11:11:38 PM by emtilt.
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