Neuromancer452 reviews
William Gibson

Ace Hardcover, 2004

Still Good After All These Years

+ If Only Gibson Had Continued With This Story...
+ Lives up to the hype

I first read Gibson's "Neuromancer" when it first came out (about 24 years ago) and really enjoyed it. I just finished reading it again, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it's weathered the intervening decades very well. This book created a genre by envisioning a wired world when, at the ...
  
  











  



  
Foundation344 reviews
Isaac Asimov

Spectra, 2004

Amazing Asimov read !!!!!!

+ Psychohistory and the statistical prediction of mob behaviour!
+ Amazing book to get hooked on Asimov!
+ Excellent
+ Science Fiction at its best
  
  











  



  
Cities in Flight28 reviews
James Blish

Overlook TP, 2005

You don't know what science fiction is until you've read Cities in Flight

+ Happy to see these stories together
+ It shows its age, but the grandeur is still there...
+ Renewing an old friendship
  
  











  



  
The Red Magician5 reviews
Lisa Goldstein

Orb Books, 1995

My second read 20 years later was much better ....

+ Surprisingly realistic fantasy
+ Magical and wonderful
+ A wonderous novel of a horrific time.
  
  











  



  
Ringworld169 reviews
Larry Niven

Del Rey, 1985

Ring world is solid entertaining reading

+ Probably the best novel that is pure Niven.
+ One of the Ten Quadrillion Wonders of the Universe!

This is the first of the ring world series of books, and all of them are entertaining and fun to read as a whole set. These are stay up all night reading books good, with compelling characters, an excellent story line, and an awesome plot to go along with it that unfolds over the book and ...
  
  











  



  
Asimovs Science Fiction13 reviews

Penny Press

Some of the best science fiction shorts out there

+ The Best Science Fiction MAGAZINE
+ Possibly the greatest SF magazine in existence.
+ Amazing!
  
  











  



  
Helliconia Winter (The Helliconia Trilogy, Book 3)4 reviews
Brian W. Aldiss

I Books, 2002

Fitting ending

Just as the series began with everything waking up with spring, so it ends with the world once again falling asleep for winter. Definitely ranking as one of the best series of all time, Aldiss finishes weaving his masterful plot, somehow making a book that is in the vein of the others and yet ...
  
  











  



  
Fantasy & Science Fiction11 reviews

Spilogale Inc

A monthly magazine of short stories? How can you go wrong?

+ Excellent read
+ A Proven Track Record of Excellence
+ The Best Digest for Fantasy
+ THE GOLD STANDARD...
  
  











  



  
Starship Troopers689 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein

Ace, 1987

The future Sparta-style.

+ Excellent reading and much better than the movie.
+ Deeper than you think
+ All I can say is.. Wow..
  
  











  



  
Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology14 reviews
Greg Bear, Pat Cadigan, ...

Ace Books/Berkley, 1988

Best Collection For the Genre

+ for cyberpunk n00bs and other scifi lovers
+ Not Free SF Reader
+ A mixed bag, but still pretty good
  
  











  



  
Helliconia Spring: The First Book in the Helliconia Trilogy (Helliconia Trilogy, Book 1)14 reviews
Brian W. Aldiss

I Books, 2002

A Different kind of Epic

I read this book in the late 90's when I was in high school. To bring it into perspective today - makes a lot of sense. The book is a collection of science, astronomy, society ,physical/human geography and a touch of Science fiction. Most important to potential buyers is the fact that this ...
  
  











  



  
Second Foundation65 reviews
Isaac Asimov

Spectra, 2004

Fun Fun Fun

+ Excellent
+ The climax to the series, and for most people, the place to stop reading
+ Thinking man's Foundation novel
  
  











  



  
The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective (Revised and Expanded)13 reviews
Harlan Ellison

Morpheus International, 2005

I Have No Book, And I Must Read

+ A treat !!
+ it's ellison and it's the size of a brick! :)
+ Life without Ellison would be dull
+ Xenogenesis and so much more
  
  











  



  
The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1: Crimson Shadows (Best of Robert E Howard)6 reviews
Robert E. Howard

Del Rey, 2007

The best stories from the best story writer

+ Not Free SF Reader
+ An excellent REH Sampler
+ A Must Have for Any Fantasy Collector
  
  











  



  
Age of Wonders: Exploring The World of Science Fiction4 reviews
David G. Hartwell

Tor Books, 1996

Why The Golden Age of SF is 12 years old (and male).

+ Not Free SF Reader
+ Want to know what SF is all about?
+ Useful for explaining to friends and family why you read SF
  
  











  



  
Triplanetary54 reviews
Edward Elmer Smith

CruGuru, 2008

"Galactic Patrol" is THE classic 1950's space epic

+ Greatest Saga in Science Fiction History

The Lensmen series comprises the following books: 1 - Triplanetary 2 - First Lensman 3 - Galactic Patrol 4 - Gray Lensman 5 - Second-Stage Lensman 6 - Children of the Lens Without exaggeration, the "Galactic Patrol" series is one of the greatest classic space epics ever written, ...
  
  











  



  
Alternate Worlds The Illustrated History Of Science Fiction
James Gunn

Prentice-Hall, 1975

The Illustrated History of Science Fiction
  
  











  



  
A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1)400 reviews
Ursula K. Le Guin

Spectra, 2004

perfect

+ The original teenage wizard story

This book arrived well before the expected date and was a great buy. I will be buying from them again.
  
  











  



  
Think Like a Dinosaur: And Other Stories6 reviews
James Patrick Kelly

Golden Gryphon Press, 2003

A brilliant collection.

+ Not Free SF Reader
+ Not Free SF Reader
+ Masterpiece
+ Wonderful story collection
  
  











  



  
Helliconia Summer (Helliconia Trilogy)3 reviews
Brian W. Aldiss

I Books, 2002

One of the best

+ Best book in the series
+ Almost as good as Spring

Continuing his very successful (critcally at least I have no idea how well it sold, though the book trumpets that it's an "international best seller") Helliconia series about a planet with a two thousand year long revolution and two hundred year seasons (give or take), he expands and clarifies ...