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Hi, I've recently taken a deep interest in science fiction that is more science than fiction. I'm particularly interested in interstellar travel and space colonization, but am open to just about any setting or subject matter. Ultimately I'm hoping to find great stories that are grounded more in science than fantasy, and I would appreciate any suggestions you might have. Thanks! |
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i might be mentioning the obvious here, but just in case: movie: contact (based on the novel by Carl Sagan). i'll try to think of more. are you looking for books, films, documentaries? |
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Futurama. |
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I loved Contact the film and will definitely seek out the book. I'm mainly looking for novels or short stories that are written by people who know enough about physics and astronomy to make the science aspect of "scifi" believable and grounded at least slightly in reality. Thanks for the suggestion. :] |
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another obvious one, Arthur C Clarke |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for the fun side. |
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Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein |
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The Jetsons |
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I've already read all 6 parts of that, but I suppose I could always read it again. :) Thanks for the suggestions guys! I'm going to the bookstore this weekend and it will be good to have a list of options to shop around for. |
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Iain M Banks, "Consider Phlebus", "The Algebraist" "Use of Weapons" - how much it's rooted on Science FACT I don't know but it's so detailed and epic in scope as to Make Its Own Physics |
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This is an excellent recommendation. |
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As per usual, you've hit the nail on the head. I'm really not bothered by liberties taken with scientific reality as long as the end result is enjoyable. Thanks for the recommendation. |
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star wars novels actually, no |
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bio dome |
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Slightly on topic did you see that John Hicklenton died, I used to love his scratchy, sketchy style in 2000AD. |
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Lol. my last past should read "enjoyable and believable" I do quite like the original starwars film, though. |
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book is both a fun read as well as a good source of information on the use and abuse of biotechnology today and in the near future. It has nothing to do with space exploration though. book is written by a physicist and mostly deals with simplified and illustrated examples of how (space)time works, what wormholes and black holes are and how we might be able to exploit them, while also pondering ideas brought forth in various sci-fi books and films. |
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No... ahhh, damn it. Nemesis... |
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watch flight of the navigator. i'm not kidding. |
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seconded although Use of Weapons is probably not the best place to start, its the only book of his i've struggled with, reading it now and hoping it will be worth the hard work. i'd also recommend Peter F Hamilton, his Void trilogy is the best of his work i have read. Dune goes without saying. |
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I've seen it a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. |
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Oh stick with "Use of Weapons", I'm not vaguely going to hint at what happens in the story as I'd love to be able to read it again not knowing. |
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The only books of his I struggled with was the semi-culture sci fi "Inversions" (I did give up) and "Complicity" (I gave up). I like "The Business" and "Song of Stone" which aren't considered his best, and I did manage to get through "The Steep Approach to Garbadale" even though it was a pretty inconsequential story with some agreeable Scottish scenery. "The Algebraist" took commitment but was well worth sticking with, a non more epic sci-fi epic with a great trick of pulling back to reveal even wider widescreened epicicity |
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I decided to go down to the bookstore tonight to check out their prices, which were considerably higher than amazon.com, so I'll be getting most of my books online. I did get "Consider Phlebus" as they had it for a fair price. Will start that as soon as I finish the book I'm reading now. Thanks again for the recommendations, everyone. And feel free to offer more! |
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Kim Stanley Robinson - Mars Trilogy |
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I remember being shocked when I first saw his work. |
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I've actually got all three of those, somewhere. I was given the set as a gift and never got around to finishing it. Will have to try to dig them up. |
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The Dune series is fantastic, but not entirely scientific. Almost more fantasy than science fiction. Snow crash and The Diamond Age by Neil Stephenson are both pretty good, and they seem to be hitting the nail on the head with some of the technology that is becoming commonplace. The Age of the Spiritual Machine by Ray Kurzweil isn't necessarily fiction, but it seems to fit your criteria, and its pretty good too. |
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Thanks Taxi, will check your recommendations out. |
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For you, Zephyr, my friend, a trip to Gandahar is a must. All you need is a lazy link and you'll be on your way! |
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might wanna check alastair reynolds too. hes been working for the european space agency before he wrote his novels. his use of advanced technology is quite sensible and adds a lot to the stories. if you seek exploration you should start with "revelation space". |
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Blade Runner |
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alien 1/2/3 Species |
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free willy |
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seconded blade runner is a great one with excellent photography |
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not to forget the soundtrack |
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Star trek the next generation Lexx Babylon 5 |
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lol.. sound of music |
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Lol, such poor recommendations according to your interests. Except Reynolds, he's a killer. I've read almost everything by him. |
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Is that an offer? |
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no. that would be big willy. |
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Wow, Gandahar! Thanks a bunch for posting that... |
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:D |
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If I thought Zephyr was after your mum's Quantum Leap fan fiction written in minge ink I'd have linked to her blog. |
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Pattern Recognition or Neuromancer by William Gibson, its more cyberpunk than scifi tho |
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yo. this is very off topic but are you zeph triplet on soulseek? |
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Hey man. I'm Zeph Triplet on Sound cloud and Zephtinwulf on slsk. :] |
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i'm passing this, still have to see all the movies of the last reccommendation round and half of the cosmos series from the last year |
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Ohh and that's a bad miss! :] |
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