Sci-fi book recommendations for summer reading

[ThomasEdison]

Some notables not mentioned :
Contemporary:
Neal Asher
Iain Banks
Peter Watts
David Marusek
Ian Mcdonald

Then for older stuff John Varley, Alan Dean Foster.

Oh yeah I forgot my favorite Sci-Fi book of all time: Battle Royal by Koushin Takami.

 

[hotvette]

I agree about Asimov's Foundation series (I have ~30 books by Asimov), but I have to say my all time favorite is Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

 

[Integral]

Just finished Eon by Greg Bear. Good read, though the politics are a bit outdated.


I enjoyed Ender's Shadow by O.S. Card as much as I did Ender's Game.

 

[theJorge551]

I particularly enjoyed "The Player of Games" by Iain M. Banks. A bit of futuristic sci-fi, with an interestingly different path than some of the other's I've read recently.