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best Science fiction book
Jul 27^th, 2012 at 8:58pm

So what are the best science fiction books you have read.
I'll kick off with Borus by Neil Asher. It's about a couple of smooth talking war machines sneaking into Cp'n Borus's old
space freighter. They get sprung by the secretary and have to sign on as crew. They look like ten foot iron cockroaches with enough fire power to destroy a large city. extremely well written, humorous. ripping yarn.
Then Tim Holt's Blonde bombshell'. The planet of intelligent dogs send a very intelligent bomb to blow up the earth but unfortunately it has an existential problem. A very funny yarn

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: best Science fiction book Reply #1 - Jul 27^th, 2012 at 9:02pm haven't read those so I can't comment on them ... one of my favourites was Space Odessy 2001 ...
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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26588 Australia	Re: best Science fiction book Reply #2 - Jul 28^th, 2012 at 6:58am I mentioned galileos dream in another thread. Bloody good book. Anything by Larry Niven SOB
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Chrislee New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 13 Gender:	Re: best Science fiction book Reply #3 - Aug 27^th, 2012 at 7:33pm I like to read it.
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Emma Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9853 OZ Gender:	Re: best Science fiction book Reply #4 - Aug 29^th, 2012 at 7:47pm not possible to name just one. But there is no doubt in my mind that science fiction contains the best of literature....
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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26588 Australia	Re: best Science fiction book Reply #5 - Aug 30^th, 2012 at 5:31am Emma wrote on Aug 29^th, 2012 at 7:47pm: not possible to name just one. But there is no doubt in my mind that science fiction contains the best of literature.... Indeed it does. SOB
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Reply #6 - Aug 30^th, 2012 at 8:01pm

what I really love about reading science fiction...( not the movie of the same name) .... is that there are no limits to creativity.

Because you can't really just say 'science fiction', and expect to encompass it's breadth.

That's not to say that there haven't been some excellent movies based on SF novels. Or novellas.

First to mind of course must be Blade Runner. Closely followed by the 2001 ;A Space Odyssey, Silent Running, Soylent Green... and Alien etc etc
The film AVATAR.... was a conglomerate of many science fiction 'genres'.

But they cannot match the written work.
They may never... because a person reads a book... a unique and individual experience.

That can't really be said of passive movie watching.

You can split science fiction onto many 'genres', as I've suggested , above.
'Science fiction' is a limiting term... er no offense Bludger.

Its not like Romance - or Thriller, or Mystery , or Horror, it includes all of that.!!

There really is nothing like a good SF read.!!

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Emma Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9853 OZ Gender:	Re: best Science fiction book Reply #7 - Aug 30^th, 2012 at 8:13pm but ... the visual media did impact on my consciousness as a young child in the early 70's. I was an outdoor type, BUT Dr WHO, and LOST IN SPACE were never to be missed.!! Altho I was reading at the time, it took a few yrs before I discovered science fiction novels. BLISS!!
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Emma Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9853 OZ Gender:	Re: best Science fiction book Reply #8 - Aug 30^th, 2012 at 8:27pm OOOOPs I am getting old.!! That should have been ...in the 60's. And lets not forget the Jetsons,.... and even Buck Roger int the 2? th Century.!! These are what lead me to read science fiction.
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Soren Gold Member Offline Posts: 25654 Gender:	Re: best Science fiction book Reply #9 - Aug 30^th, 2012 at 8:34pm bludger wrote on Jul 27^th, 2012 at 8:58pm: So what are the best science fiction books you have read. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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Emma Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9853 OZ Gender:	Re: best Science fiction book Reply #10 - Aug 30^th, 2012 at 9:03pm hoping to get a grip eh?
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Soren Gold Member Offline Posts: 25654 Gender:	Re: best Science fiction book Reply #11 - Aug 30^th, 2012 at 9:04pm Emma wrote on Aug 30^th, 2012 at 9:03pm: hoping to get a grip eh? No. Part of the job.
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Emma Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9853 OZ Gender:	Re: best Science fiction book Reply #12 - Aug 30^th, 2012 at 9:24pm so ...you like..!! work in Science Fiction.???
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Re: best Science fiction book
Reply #13 - Aug 31^st, 2012 at 4:36am

Emma wrote on Aug 30^th, 2012 at 8:01pm:

what I really love about reading science fiction...( not the movie of the same name) .... is that there are no limits to creativity.

Because you can't really just say 'science fiction', and expect to encompass it's breadth.

That's not to say that there haven't been some excellent movies based on SF novels. Or novellas.

First to mind of course must be Blade Runner. Closely followed by the 2001 ;A Space Odyssey, Silent Running, Soylent Green... and Alien etc etc
The film AVATAR.... was a conglomerate of many science fiction 'genres'.

But they cannot match the written work.
They may never... because a person reads a book... a unique and individual experience.

That can't really be said of passive movie watching.

You can split science fiction onto many 'genres', as I've suggested , above.
'Science fiction' is a limiting term... er no offense Bludger.

Its not like Romance - or Thriller, or Mystery , or Horror, it includes all of that.!!

There really is nothing like a good SF read.!!

I dont like the way the bookshops are classifying all that vampire crap as scifi though. It pollutes the genre.

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The Heartless Felon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2869 Gender:	Re: best Science fiction book Reply #14 - Aug 31^st, 2012 at 11:54am "The Day of the Triffids" - John Wyndham, as good now as when it was written. "Out of the Silent Planet", "Perelandra" and "That Hideous Strength" - C S Lewis.
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