Need More Sci Fi Book Suggestions

[Greg]

To change speeds a little (I just looked at my bookshelf to jog my memory), you can try:

Harry Harrison - can be a little uneven, but the Stainless Steel Rat books can be a great deal of fun and the West of Eden books are very interesting. ISTR the Deathworld books aren't bad either.

Harlan Ellison - yes he's a maniac and an ass, but he's also very very good. He calls himself a fantasist, but much of his work is sci-fi-ish. I have several of his short story collections and they contain some real gems. Try "Stalking the Nightmare", "Deathbird Stories" and "Angry Candy" (names of collections, not names of stories)

[Jericho941]

Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium!

Truly the only sci-fi series anyone needs to read, ever.

[Jered]

The 'Phule's Company' series by Robert Asprin

[SeekHer]

The 'Phule's Company' series by Robert Asprin

And the "Myth" series written w/his wife Linda "The Time Scout" series...

Spider Robinson - Callahan's Space/time Bar series - funny and thought provoking...

** = IMO you must pursue this author's works...

I enjoy satirical or just plain funny Sci-FI usually with inept wizards and klutzy dragons and Time Travel especially of transported soldiers...

Douglas Adams - very funny
Pohl Anderson
Piers Anthony
John Barnes - Timeline Wars
Terry Brooks - magic
M. M. Buckner
Arthur C. Clarke
Rick Cook - The "Whiz" series - very funny
Matthew J. Costello - Time Warrior
John DeChancie - "Castle" series - very funny
William C. Dietz
David Drake -
Dave Duncan - "Great Game & Kings" series
Lionel Fenn - "Kent Montana" series - very funny
Eric Flint
**William R. Forstchen - "Lost Legion, Ice Prophet & Gamestar" series
Alan Dean Foster
Kurt R.A. Giambastiana - "Storm" series
Roland Green - King''s War
Simon Green - "Hawk & Fisher" series
Simon R. Green - "Deathstalker" series
Harry Harrison
**Simon Hawke - "Dark Sun, Wizards, Time Wars & Shakespeare" series
Robert A. Heinlein
Tom Holt - superb British humour
Robert Jordan - "The Wheel of Time" series
Benjamin King - "A Bullet For" - time assassins
Mercedes Lackey - lots of titles and genre
Kieth Laumer - "Retief" series
Mack Maloney - "Wingman" series
Amme McCaffrey - lots of dragons
Dennis L. McKiernan - Damn good read, "Into the Fire" & "Into the Forge"
Warren Murphy - Of "Destroyer" series fame but has written a number of other books that are quite good
Larry Niven also writing with Steven Barnes
Andre Norton
Jody Lynn Nye
Steve Perry - "Omega"
H. Beam Piper - "Fuzzy" series
Jerry Pournelle also writing with Larry Niven
Esther Preistner - "The Chick is in the Male"
Kevin Randall - "Remember" series (Gettysburg, Alamo, Little Big Horn)
Kevin D. Randall - "F.T.L."
Mike Resnick - "Oracle" series
John Ringo and w/David Weber
Martin Scott - "Thraxas" series - more superb British humour
Rick Shelley - "Mercenary & Spec Ops" series
David Sherman - "Demotach & Night Fighters" series
" w/Dan Cragg - "Starfist" series
**Mike Sirota - "Bicycling Through Space And Time"
Bill Starr - "Flinx" series creator w Allen Dean Foster
S. M. Stirling - "Change & Nantucket" series
Mark Sumner - "News from the Edge" series
Brian Thomsen - "Alternat Gettysburg"
Harry Turtledove --- The Dean of Alternative History
Harry Turtletaub --- Same guy written under the name of:
John Varley
David Weber and w/John Ringo Steve White and Eric Flint


That should keep you busy for a while -- just finding them that is!

Enjoy them as I know I have...

[ZeroGravitas]

Ian M. Banks is a very good science fiction writer. Try Against A Dark Background, or anything else.

He publishes plain fiction without the M. middle initial, and those books aren't as fun, IMO.

[Greg]

I'm really surprised nobody has mentioned this one:

"Armor" by John Steakley.

I understand he's working on a sequel. Hope he's able to finish it. (He's not exactly either young or prolific.)

[Jered]

Lots of ideas for my next trip to Barnes & Noble

[HTRN]

Something that may interest some of you interested in near future Milscifi..

The Warbots series by G. Harry Stine. Posits what future warfare may be like when it's fought via remote control(from "command couchs" that link up the human nervous system to the drones). Think UCAV's doing all the fighting, with a 50+ years of technological advance over what's available today.


HTRN

[Weetabix]

The Boosted Man by Tully Zetford

[MiddleAgedKen]

The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester.