Some Favorite Books

There is a seemingly endless supply of books already in the world. With more being published hourly.

But, no matter, below are some of my favorites. I have read a ton of Sci-Fi, in the below list are just a few that I wanted to mention:

Bury My Heart at Wound Knee - True story about the American Indian.

The Light in the Forest - Old favorite

I, Robot - Issac Asimov, Classic, and nothing like the movie (which was good in it's own right).

Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury, Great book.

To Your Scattered Bodies Go - Phillip Jose Farmer, First in the Riverboat series. All are good.

Warriors of Dawn - Excellent Sci-fi/Martial Arts book

Ringworld - Larry Niven. Possibly my favorite hard sci-fi book of all time. "Halo" the game is loosely based on this book. There are several books in this series.

Gateway - Frederick Pohl, my favorite author. And Asimov described him as the smartest man he ever knew. The clarity of his thinking, and expression shine in his writing. Also part of a series which I loved!

Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien. If you haven't read it, what are you waiting for? It is probably the best novel I have ever read.

Dune - Frank Herbert. I feel asleep after about the third book, there are at least six, and they grow weaker with every book in my opinion. But the first three are fantastic.

Lucifers Hammer - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle are masters of "destroy the world" books.

Lord Fouls Bane - Stephen R. Donaldson. First in a six book series, similar to Lord of the Rings. Very good.

Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert Heinlein. Classic.

Battlefield Earth - L.Ron Hubbard. Surprising, I liked this book. I found it intelligent, funny and involved. The movie alluded to things, but you had to have read the book to understand what was going on.

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams. Classic. WAY better than the movie. And part of a series.

Foundation Series - Issac Asimov. Classic sci-fi literature.

Enders Game - Orson Scott Card. Great book, dies down with other books in the series.

Neuromancer - William Gibson. The guy who coined the term cyberspace. This book is original and brilliant. All his books are good.

Bladerunner - Phillip K. Dick. Similar, but in some ways better than the movie. He wrote many great stories that have been made into films, and many people don't know who he is.

Slan - Great short book. The opening paragraphs are some of the best I have ever read.

Renedevous with Rama - Arthur C. Clarke. The guy who worked out exactly how to setup geosyncrinous orbit. The whole series is good. There is a reason many call him a sci-fi master.

The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Alex Haley. Highly reccomended.

A Dark and Hungry God Arises - Stephen R. Donaldson. This is part of "The Gap" series, and is an excellent and complicated story that would make a great movie series.

I, Asimov - Issac Asimovs autobiography. He published over 430 books on every subject. I have read all of his Sci-Fi books, but most of his other stuff can be left on the shelf. I found his brilliant mind fantastic at recording information (He wrote at over 100 words a minute. Wrote, not typed. And that was on a typewriter). But for the most part, what he said was simply taking complicated things and making them simple. He was not known for adding new insights.

Otherland - Tad Williams. Great book. But I couldn't make it past the second book in the series. They are still on my shelf to complete.

Snow Crash - Neil Stephenson. This and other books by him are very entertaining.