Recommend me a book

brushman

I want something entertaining and thought provoking. Here's the books I have already (something off this list is ideal):
-I, Robot
-War of the Worlds
-Have Space Suit -- Will Travel
-Ender's Game
-Prey
-Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
-Starship Troopers
-20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
-The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
-Stranger in a Strange Land
-Dune
-Eaters of the Dead
-State of Fear

zomgwtf

Oryx and Crake -- read it.

the curious case of the dog in the night time -- another great book

Evo

I haven't read it, but I've heard great things about Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

I'd highly recommend Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.

Dembadon

I am a huge Michael Crichton fan, so:

Sphere
The Andromeda Strain
Eaters of the Dead
Lost World

Those are my favorites. In my opinion, you can't really go wrong with anything from either Crichton or Asimov.

I've heard good things about Flatland, by Edwin Abbott.

MotoH

Malazan Book of the Fallen - Steven Erikson

Gannet

I enjoyed Jules Verne's Master of the World. It has a vehicle called the Terror which is a boat, submarine, car and airplane.

Leptos

I recommend The Culture series by Ian M. Banks and Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture

KrisOhn

Also a huge Crichton fan; you can't forget Timeline from that list

theneedtoknow

Weaveworld by Clive Barker or Altered Carbon by Richard k Morgan

TheStatutoryApe

I've liked Crichton's books but I thought State of Fear was just bad. He was trying too hard to make his statement.


The Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson is where my SN comes from. Its more entertaining than anything but Wilson prided himself on his "guerrilla ontology" so if you are looking for something that may challenge the way you perceive the world this could work.

Simone Ce-Ce

Wow! Nice reading!

How about Sherlock Holmes? You could start with The Hound Of The Baskervilles...

waht

Time's Eye Trilogy - Arthur C Clarke/Baxter

joelupchurch

If you like "Have Space Suit -- Will Travel", then you should get a copy of "Citizen of the Galaxy", which is, IMO, the best of Heinleins juveniles.

You might also want to look at "Three Men in a Boat" since it is referenced in "Have Space Suit -- Will Travel". It is in the public domain and can de downloaded from here:

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/308

Or you can view the 1889 version here: http://books.google.com/books?id=bfB...page&q&f=false

While the discussion on how to open a can without a can opener has it's points, my favorite is the discussion in Chapter IV - ADVANTAGES OF CHEESE AS A TRAVELLING COMPANION.

Insanity

The Gods Themselves - Isaac Asimov
The Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Footfall - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Wee Free Men - Terry Pratchett
The Genesis Quest - Donald Moffit
The Jupiter Theft - Donald Moffit

fasterthanjoao

The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart.

edpell

The whole Dune series by Frank Herbert starting with "Dune".

KrisOhn

Yes, but only the ones by Frank. The ones by his son, Brian Herbert, and Kevin Anderson aren't worth anything.