What are your fave SciFi/Fantasy Books?

[2Timothy2]

The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress - Heinlein

 

[Greythanis]

well here's another tolkien fan, and the first Dune by Herbert was good, but the sequels were not so good.
i hope in a year or two my proper name'll be mentioned

 

[RoyTheSwordGuy]

Well, I've a few favorites, namely the BattleTech books written by Michael Stackpole, the X-Wing series and I, Jedi also by Michael Stackpole, and the Dune series by Frank Herbert and Brian Herbert (I especially liked the six prequels).

 

[Agrippa]

Anything by David Weber (except his fantasy series).
Timothy Zahn's 'Conquerors Trilogy'.
Steve White's 'Eagle against the Stars'.
John Ringo's series with the Posleen invading Earth.
It's not exactly sci-fi but Harry Turtledove's World War series was well done.
And I've just started Peter Hamilton's 'Reality Dysfunction' series and it's good so far.

 

[Starrbyrd]

My favorites:
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
Watchers & Lightning - Dean Koontz
The Borrowers - Mary Norton
Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
My all time favorite The Crystal Cave, etc. by Mary Stewart
And although they are a little freaky... I enjoy the passion with which she writes...Anne Rice and her vampire novels... Interview with a Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, etc.

 

[Everglaze]

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Dune

 

[stonetoflesh]

the Uplift series by David Brin

Agreed!

Iain M. Banks' Culture novels are also some pretty good SF reads...

 

[just_dance]

I really like anything from the author of Inklord

 

[Redneck]

John Ringo's series with the Posleen invading Earth.

I've read those. Good stuff. Be afraid of Bun-Bun!

David Weber
Michael Z. Williamson
John Ringo
David Drake
Eric Flint
Steve White

 

[A New Dawn]

I have several authors who I like, as opposed to books, necessarily.

Anne McCaffery -- The DragonRiders of Pern, The HarperHall of Pern
C.S. Lewis -- The Chronicles of Narnia
Isaac Assimov -- the Robot series, the Galactic series, the Foundation series (which he tied all of the series together into one gigantic series just before he died)
Frank Herbert -- Dune and all accompanying books
Roger Zelazny -- Chronicles of Amber (loved them)
Piers Anthony -- The Incarnations of Immortality
JRR Tolkein -- The Hobbit, The LoTR
Stephen R. Donaldson -- The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever

(some of these are fantasy but they are still great!)

 

[Blackmarch]

well here's another tolkien fan, and the first Dune by Herbert was good, but the sequels were not so good.
i hope in a year or two my proper name'll be mentioned

Wow, An aspiring fiction author?
If so, this one wishes you a hearty good luck.


Any hints you want to leave about it?


Another few faves;

2001
2010
and Childhood's End
by Arthur C CLarke.

 

[cutestlilmnky]

It goes without saying that Tolkien is by far the best fantasy writer. He is my favorite author. Some other authors/books that I like, in no particular order of favorites:

Piers Anthony-----Xanth series, Incarnations of Immortality series
Terry Pratchett-----anything by him, really
Neil Gaiman-----anything
Philip Pullman-----His Dark Materials trilogy
Garth Nix-----Abhorsen trilogy
Margaret Weis/Tracy Hickman-----Dragonlance series
Douglas Adams-----Hitchhiker's books
Madeline L'Engle----A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door (the others in this series are okay but not as good as the first two)
J.K. Rowling-----Harry Potter series
Gillian Bradshaw-----Hawk of May trilogy
Alan Dean Foster-----Spellsinger series

well...I could go on and on and on...I LOVE reading, especially fantasy and sci/fi

 

[xhristlives]

Terry Pratchet
J R R Tolkein
Anne McCaffery
Douglas Adams
Issac Asimov
Brian Jacques
C.S.Lewis
Stephen.R.Donaldson...and many more

 

[MrJim]

ANYTHING by Mike Resnick (SF) or David Eddings(Fantasy)

Love LOTR but don't think I'll ever be able to read them again until I can get Elijah Wood's pathetic whining face out of my mind...besides I still don't think the series is as good as the Belgarion/Mallorean series.

 

[Nienor]

besides I still don't think the series is as good as the Belgarion/Mallorean series

sacrilege!
haha- to each their own. i've read Eddings, but i didn't find him very deep or creative

 

[Llauralin]

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen Donaldson
Stephen Lawhead
Tolkien (of course!)
C. S. Lewis
Terry Brooks (I know they're low-brow, but oh well!)
Lord Valentine's Castle

 

[Froggy]

Any Book by Tolkien!!!

 

[Blackmarch]

OH ya just remembered, these are definite musts for those who like science fiction ships, and aliens!;

Expedition by Douglas wayne Barlowe (The aliens are just insanely cool, talk about a very good artist- my fave is the Daggerwrist)


Barlowe's Guide to Extra Terrestrials

Barlowe's Guide to Fantasy

Spacecraft 2000 to 2100 AD - a very cool book detailing various spacecraft that revolve around a war between us, the Alpha Centurians, and the Proxima Centurians. Full color Illustrations/paintings.
By Stewart Cowley (paintings are done by various artists, mainly Angus McKie though)

 

[KingTyro]

Xanth series

Enders Game/shadow

Timothy Zahn star wars trilogy and the one by J.K. Andersson (I think that's his name.)

 

[The Theory]

Of course the essential is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

I loved Raymond E. Feist's books... but it's been years since I've read one and don't know what I'd think now. But he used to be a favorite.

May I be the first to mention harry potter?

Madeline L'Engle can do no wrong in my eyes.

Tad Williams' Otherworld series is pretty fantastic... though the books are impossibly long.