Foundation and Empire (Foundation Novels)85 reviews Isaac Asimov Spectra, 1991 Great New Edition + First Time Reader of Sci-Fi + The middle book and the mule + Its the original "Empire strikes Back"             Probability Space (The Probability Trilogy)5 reviews Nancy Kress, 2002 exciting climax to a strong series + good reading! The war between mankind and the Fallers goes unabated as humanity's enemy still ignores any transmissions from their opponents. If anything, the hostilities are turning worse at least for humans as it looks inevitable that the Fallers are going to win. An alien victory means the end of humanity ...             Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?210 reviews Philip K. Dick Del Rey, 1996 Competing Future Religions, Animal Life Extinction, Android Pets & More + Valuing Fake Animals Above Fake Humans + Enjoyable if abstract vision of the future + Quality Read             Hominids90 reviews St. Martin's Press, 2003 The hominid we are + Does Not Disappoint + Thoughtful and Imaginative Science Fiction + This Is The Big Idea             Beggars in Spain69 reviews Nancy Kress, 2004 Smart science fiction, sometimes dense but ultimately worth the work + Pretty good, but needs more character and plot development + Super Reader In total, "Beggars in Spain" is that kind of intellectual science fiction that you must consume slowly, if you don't want to choke. This is not a "rip-roaring good yarn;" it's a thoughtful, complex exploration of some essential questions of human nature and society--specifically, the de facto ...             A Fire Upon The Deep (Zones of Thought)215 reviews Vernor Vinge Tor Science Fiction, 1993 A Solid Sci-Fi Book + A Great Find !! + Excellent + Highlight is the Tines             Neuromancer451 reviews William Gibson Ace Hardcover, 2004 Lives up to the hype + Still Good After All These Years Okay, now I understand what all the fuss is about. Gibson creates a vivd and engrossing world, entirely believable despite being so fantastic, and does so with a daring, sharp prose style that makes no apologies for bowling forward and leaving slow readers behind. He never holds you by the hand. ...             Forward the Foundation (Foundation Novels)54 reviews Isaac Asimov Spectra, 1994 Best outside of the original trilogy + Kind of a strange book, but still worth reading + A great book I am a huge Asimov fan, but I have always been dissapointed by his later fiction, which never seems to have the life and tight plotting that his earlier stuff does. That is, untll AI read Forward the Foundation. Returning to the style of the original books, Forward the Foundation is a series of ...             Foundation and Earth83 reviews Isaac Asimov Spectra, 2004 Another major work by Isaac Asimov + asimov is a genius. + I love this book! This book by Isaac Asimov is fascinating in two ways--first, it is the last of the Foundation series; second, it is another link between two of the greatest series in science fiction, the Foundation series and the Robot series. As always with Asimov, there are the irritating things--his characters ...             Ender's Game (The Ender Saga)2516 reviews Orson Scott Card ATOM, 2002 Believe the hype + Lord of the Rings for the 21st Century, Part 1? + What a deep book! I kept seeing Ender's Game recommended by others but it seemed like a young adult type book so I moved on several times. I finally couldn't ignore the shear number of 5 star ratings for this book. It lived up to it. I devoured the book in a few days (fast for me.) I was surprised to find that I ...             Stranger in a Strange Land539 reviews Robert A. Heinlein Ace Trade, 1991 Excelent Read... + Mindblowing, if you can grok it. This book is absolutely amazing. Draws you in from the very first page, and after reading it, it leaves you with no questions, but a very insightful look into human nature. Once you pick it up you will find it hard to put it down to do things like sleep or go to work.             Foundation338 reviews Isaac Asimov Spectra, 2004 Good for digestion + Wonderful concept + One of the cornerstones of science fiction Great book! First in the series of three novels, all three are worth the read. I read all three in about two and half weeks. It might be interesting to read them in conjunction with Kuhn's Structures of Scientific Revolutions. Every "Seldon Crisis" brings about a "new world". Really fun stuff. ...             Chindi65 reviews Jack McDevitt Ace, 2003 Wow! This was the best science fiction book that I have read this century! In every facet of Priscilla Hutchins search across the galaxy, I was in awe of Jack McDevit's descriptions of their findings, and their search for intelligent life. It reminded me of Arthur C. Clarke's wondrous novel 'Rendevous ...             Probability Moon20 reviews Nancy Kress Forge, 2008 An entertaining read + An Almost Great Book + Great character development -- weak ending + A little confusing, but very entertaining             Rendezvous with Rama214 reviews Arthur C. Clarke Spectra, 1990 No region on Earth left for safe celestial target practice + What could it be? + It would make a great movie! First of all: thanks to the Scandinavian parts of Texas for pointing me to A.Clarke, whom I had previously known only on a 'no name basis' as the writer of 2001 Space Odyssey. I have high respect and liking for the SF genre, but not much knowledge of it, apart from one or the other Verne, Wells, ...             Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)1028 reviews Frank Herbert Ace Trade, 2005 3 thoughts about "Dune" + Worth reading even if you saw the movies already. + One of my first loves! + Mesmerizing fantasy world created + The Greatest Sci-Fi Tale Ever Told             Spin108 reviews Robert Charles Wilson Tor Books, 2005 Very well done + Great Science, Good Characters. + Magnificent science fiction full of human drama + Thoroughly enjoyable, thought-provoking + Brilliant, thrilling, buy it!             Speaker for the Dead (Ender, Book 2)408 reviews Orson Scott Card Tor Books, 1994 A step behind the first novel... + 4.5 stars ...but an excellent follow up. Worth reading and some excellent concepts explored. Highly recommend it.             A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought)201 reviews Vernor Vinge Tor Books, 2000 Vinge pens another instant classic. + Compelling Universe + SciFi fans of the 60s and 70s + A Fascinating and Delightful Read             Farenheit 4511 review Ray Bradbury Del Rey, 2004 Dry leaves serve the fire Just try to imagine how could be our world today with every book with a death sentence... it would be worst that it is today. This is a terrific story, which comes from a desperate internal scream of liberty, `cause our freedom is made in the cements of the knowledge. Bradboury paints us a history ...