The Demolished Man85 reviews Alfred Bester Vintage, 1996 Winner of the First Hugo Award + A snappy writing style - that transport you to the world of Telepaths + An original and clever work still worth reading (4.5 stars) Not to be too gushy, but this 1951 classic is one of THE towering classics of 1950's hardcore Science Fiction, and it's the winner of the very FIRST EVER HUGO AWARD. As if that wasn't praise enough, J.M. Straczynski, the creator of the highly acclaimed and award winning "Babylon 5" series, ...             Cat's Cradle372 reviews Kurt Vonnegut Dell Publishing, 1998 As relevant today as it was in the past + WONDERFUL BOOK + The master of Cat's Cradle + Great Read + Wild satire about nuclear arms and the end of the world             Puppet Masters49 reviews Robert A. Heinlein Del Rey, 1986 Great even for the NON Science Fiction Reader. + Don't trust anyone wearing a shirt! I am not a Science Fiction fan at all. I have only seen the original Star Wars movie, for example. It's just not my thing. Then my friend told me about this book, The Puppet Masters by Robert Heinlein, and how people were overtaken by alien slugs and he was curious about how people "are ...             A Case of Conscience (Del Rey Impact)36 reviews James Blish Del Rey, 2000 A Theological Science Fiction Novel + Thought provoking + Excellent Novella + religion and science work together             A Clockwork Orange618 reviews Anthony Burgess W. W. Norton & Company, 1986 Fantastic novel + A Clockwork Orange + Good but have to work to get into + Even better than the movie             The Wanderer17 reviews Fritz Leiber e-reads.com, 1964 A wonderful sci-fi/disaster book + Dated after more than 40 years, but still entertaining + Up in the sky! It's a . . . giant planet? While everyone's eyes are turned to the skies to watch a lunar eclipse, a planet appears out of nowhere. At first, people are intersted in this new planet, then the devastating earthquakes and tidal changes begin as the Wanderer, as many have named the planet, begins threatening the Moon. This ...             The Day of the Triffids (20th Century Rediscoveries)72 reviews John Wyndham Modern Library, 2003 Unexpectedly wonderful... + An 'edited' edition...! + When the Triffids Rise to Power. + A Classic!             Way Station55 reviews Clifford D. Simak Old Earth Books, 2004 Delicate telling of a sci-fi story that ages very well + A masterpiece indeed + Recommended for younger readers, devotees of classic sci-fi + a treasure             Have Space Suit, Will Travel92 reviews Robert A. Heinlein Del Rey, 2003 Space breaker + Not Free SF Reader + ... And Travel He Does! + A Great Read for 14 and Up + Utterly perfect             Earth Abides260 reviews George R. Stewart Del Rey, 2006 Thought Provoking and Relevant + fascinating and memorable read + Very interesting read This was by far the best book I've read in a long time, in terms of pure quality. Coming off a run of John Grisham books before it (and after, I'm reading another Grisham story now), it was amazing how different the quality of the story was, and how much more thought-provoking. Grisham tries for ...             Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)1030 reviews Frank Herbert Ace, 1990 Arrakis + 4 1/2! All the hype had me skeptical + Worth reading even if you saw the movies already. This is a great sci-fi story. A must read for any sci-fi fan. A real page turner and a heck of a lot of fun.             Flowers for Algernon436 reviews Daniel Keyes Harvest Books, 2005 Flowers for You by Johanna Ramm + For all the haters out there + For book clubs or teens + Are scientific advancements always good?             The Sirens of Titan155 reviews Kurt Vonnegut The Dial Press, 1998 The Meaning of Life.... + Very Good Book + amazing + My Favorite Vonnegut + Good stuff             Dr. Bloodmoney24 reviews Philip K. Dick Vintage, 2002 Look at the Future + A step away from being a true gem + one of many masterpeices by a scifi god + Where have I been all these years?             The Inheritors31 reviews William Golding Harvest Books, 1963 Memorable + Imaginative retelling of a crossover period + 3 1/2 Stars...A Masterful Muddle + A credible look at ancient peoples!             Norstrilia23 reviews Cordwainer Smith, James A. Mann Nesfa Press, 1994 May the Great Sheep Sit on You + Sheep, Stamps, and Real Treasures + I thought that it was a Dune parody... + May the Great Sheep sit on you . . .             Time Out of Joint40 reviews Philip K. Dick Vintage, 2002 Don't believe what you see... + One of the first great Phil Dick novels + A very good novel from the tail end of Dick's "early period" + Great paranoid science fiction             The Martian Chronicles (The Grand Master Editions)313 reviews Ray Bradbury Spectra, 1984 A great indroduction to Bradbury's work. + Youthful Perspective + Classic Bradbury + Masterpiece             Nova21 reviews Samuel R. Delany Vintage, 2002 Melville in the Future + Fantastic, complex, and compelling read! + Super I have a feeling this is going to be my summer of Delany. I read Nova on the heels of his short story collection Aye, and Gomorrah and the virtues that I found in that collection are also to be found in this novel in spades. Delany writes with an attention to detail, prose and character that is ...             Make Room! Make Room!19 reviews Harry Harrison Orb Books, 2008 Rumination on Overpopulation + A good read + Well written and exciting In the 1970s, many science fiction writers (Asimov included) were concerned about overpopulation, and it's effects on the planet. Make Room Make Room is Harry Harrison's take on this world gone amuck. The book is Science Fiction at it's best - not just technology as a background, but science as a ...