What books to read while waiting?

[WaffleTheBard]

I would recommend Inherit the Stars by James P. Hogan, it's a very good hard science fiction book.

 

[Director]

Um... given the orbital gyrations he puts the Moon through, I don't know that I'd call it hard SF. But it is a very good book - one of his best, I think.

 

[WaffleTheBard]

Um... given the orbital gyrations he puts the Moon through, I don't know that I'd call it hard SF. But it is a very good book - one of his best, I think.

If you can overlook the bad astronomy then its hard science fiction.

 

[State Machine]

I guess I read them 10 times completely - started with them as a kid. I love these books (although not scifi ) And if you are into these kinds of literature you might also like Richard Sharpe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpe_(novel_series)

In case you don't know of the Aubrey-Maturin books by Patrick O'Brien you are in for a great treat. Hornblower meets immersive circa-1800 realism. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey–Maturin_series. To be relevant to SF, this series was the inspiration for David Drake's RCN series. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCN_Series.

I would recommend Inherit the Stars by James P. Hogan, it's a very good hard science fiction book.

I need to reread "The Two Faces of Tomorrow" by Hogan (no Wiki on this book). It deals with AI run-amuck. Interestingly it seemed completely "fantasy" when it was published, but seems relevant today...

Cheers,

State

 

[greylord72]

Peter F Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy is really good.
+1 Alistair Reynolds' Chasm series
+1 Glen Cook's The Dragon Never Sleeps
+1 Joe Haldeman's The Forever War

 

[delra]

Banks.

 

[Wenla]

Banks.

Iain or Iain M. or both?

 

[Tartan Spartan]

On the Space Opera front I'd second the recommendations for Alastair Reynolds - the Inhibitors would make a great addition to Stellaris!

But for some other great books in a sci-fi setting which aren't ey on this list I'd suggest taking it back to the 70's

Ursula K. Le Guin
- The Dispossed
- The Left Hand of Darkness

Samuel R Delaney
- Babel -17

Also Takeshi Kovacs is quite good fun

 

[stormblind]

Hello, I am really looking forward to this game, and I'm thinking about spending the wait by catching up on some classic as well as newer sci-fi literature,especially stuff that could serve as inspiration for a game such as this. What would people suggest?

I'd recommend checking out the HFY forums on reddit. Some really good reads on there, even if its all amateur. I also find that it's probably better for inspiration for this stuff then many other sources

 

[CptWilly]

Currently reading and enjoying The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, which holds up reasonably well. Very much looking forward to Stellaris and hoping the POPs make that sort of colonial rebellion possible.

 

[State Machine]

On the Space Opera front I'd second the recommendations for Alastair Reynolds - the Inhibitors would make a great addition to Stellaris!

But for some other great books in a sci-fi setting which aren't ey on this list I'd suggest taking it back to the 70's

Ursula K. Le Guin
- The Dispossed
- The Left Hand of Darkness

Samuel R Delaney
- Babel -17

Also Takeshi Kovacs is quite good fun

Very tasteful...

btw, in case you don't know of it or missed a prior post of mind (I think...), consider Mary Gentle's "Golden Witch Breed" which is compared to Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness".

 

[Fawr]

Pournelle has some great books (Someone lent me The Prince 20 years ago and I read it once quickly but it stayed with me) - if you can find them for a reasonable price.

If you aren't adverse to reading online then http://hell.pl/szymon/Baen/Windrider's Oath/The Prince/The_Prince.htm