tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post7683771152558382523..comments2024-03-18T17:09:55.964-07:00Comments on CONTRARY BRIN: David Brin's List of "Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy Tales"David Brinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14465315130418506525noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-11571144484612758452016-12-21T12:38:29.817-08:002016-12-21T12:38:29.817-08:00Mr. Brin, your link to your Top Ten Science Ficti...Mr. Brin, your link to your Top Ten Science Fiction Novels is a dead end.<br /><br />https://www.worldswithoutend.com/list/David-Brins-Greatest-Science-Fiction-and-Fantasy-Tales<br /><br />Can you please post them again.<br />Thank you.JamesKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754684505807515064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-13231094804047845362016-06-24T15:35:38.382-07:002016-06-24T15:35:38.382-07:00I like the list here and feel is is a pretty good ...I like the list here and feel is is a pretty good starting place for anyone who is looking to start reading the genres or for some who have simply missed any of these. I have been lucky enough to read nearly everything listed with varied degrees of 'like'. Of course I could suggest other authors/novels but this is YOUR list and YOUR choices.<br /><br />The best part of this, for the most part, is reading the following discussions and responses. Not only has it been informative, it's been entertaining.<br /><br />Thanks a lot.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00294270196795683343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-13114337260441546862015-10-27T13:36:44.366-07:002015-10-27T13:36:44.366-07:00Under the humor category I'd recommend adding ...Under the humor category I'd recommend adding anything by Ron Goulart. The Hellhound Project is a pretty good one to start with.James Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780967961700803212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-10429635180546672082015-03-05T12:10:15.335-08:002015-03-05T12:10:15.335-08:00"And SF isn't only Anglo-American"....."And SF isn't only Anglo-American"... said the man who then listed five -yes, a paltry five- non anglo books altogether.<br /><br />It would have been better to say "this is a list of great Anglo-American sci-fi books" from the start. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-89548339364255284902015-01-08T22:22:24.246-08:002015-01-08T22:22:24.246-08:00Wonderful list. Consider under thought experiment...Wonderful list. Consider under thought experiments AE Van Vogt's short story The Monster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-51349018330940112992014-12-08T13:35:10.541-08:002014-12-08T13:35:10.541-08:00Mr. Brin made a new list of the best near future s...Mr. Brin made a new list of the <a href="http://sciencefictionlist.com/books/best-near-future-science-fiction.php" rel="nofollow">best near future science fiction</a>!science fiction listhttp://sciencefictionlist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-57748465165856488022014-11-25T20:59:05.060-08:002014-11-25T20:59:05.060-08:00That's a good list, but imo, you're missin...That's a good list, but imo, you're missing a couple of the very <a href="http://www.mars7.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">best hard science fiction</a>.sci fihttp://www.mars7.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-28672919225463160272013-11-15T20:34:45.980-08:002013-11-15T20:34:45.980-08:00Thanks, great suggestions! Watch out for the Thre...Thanks, great suggestions! Watch out for the Three Body Trilogy when it is available. Excellent SF, currently only available in Chinese but hopefully soon to be translated - http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/07/tor-books-three-body-trilogyGTFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-38112747481201181642013-08-26T09:24:38.128-07:002013-08-26T09:24:38.128-07:00No Phillip K. Dick? No Phillip K. Dick? Cacogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598275394309803291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-15898774292184781382013-06-29T12:07:22.772-07:002013-06-29T12:07:22.772-07:00Daemon and Freedom by Daniel Suarez. Search online...Daemon and Freedom by Daniel Suarez. Search online for his talks at Google, TED, and Long Now. His stories are dystopian and warn about concentrations of power.Paul Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542509637337615962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-84690770754109039002013-04-14T09:05:41.607-07:002013-04-14T09:05:41.607-07:00Yikes! No Samuel Delaney or Michael Moorcock??????...Yikes! No Samuel Delaney or Michael Moorcock??????<br />That is frightening and an enormous oversight. <br />Two of the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-36037732825310114642013-03-08T00:46:25.160-08:002013-03-08T00:46:25.160-08:00Under beautiful words (or fantasy, if you prefer, ...Under beautiful words (or fantasy, if you prefer, or even quirky classics) I'd put Macbeth.<br /><br />Under fantasy with brains, I'd put Steven Erikson's "Gardens of the Moon" (and the nine or more books that follow it). The Malazan series supplanted LOTR as my favorite fantasy series.<br /><br />I am reluctant to suggest science fiction favorites I think missing because I suspect that your tastes differ from mine rather than you had not read them. I've read almost all of these, but then at one time I could with some legitimacy state that I'd read every fantasy and science fiction book in the Los Angeles Public Library System. Those days are long past; in the past 30 years we have seen an enormous number of genre books published. Just as this is a golden age of animation, so too is it a golden age of fantasy and science fiction. But I think it would be fair to suggest that some of the Pohl and Kornbluth collaborations deserve mention, as does A. E. Van Vogt, Jack Williamson, and especially Jack Vance. You (well, I) don't read Vance for plot; I do read him as one of the best creators of different societies and cultures every to write. Of course, you yourself do pretty well at that.Dinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03675300916356534892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-60746166655872245972012-11-26T09:49:21.780-08:002012-11-26T09:49:21.780-08:00Hi Dr. Brin. Upon finishing Existence (which I en...Hi Dr. Brin. Upon finishing Existence (which I enjoyed very much and also had a friend to purchase as his first science fiction attempt)and the Afterword, I was excited about your list of authors who eschew warp drives in favor of Einsteinian physics. Having already read much Bear and Niven, etc., I picked one of the other authors on the list that I'd never read in hopes of discovering a new favorite. I picked the top Amazon selection from Iain Banks (assuming I got the right Banks). Unfortunately I was only two pages into The Hydrogen Sonata when hyperspace was invoked. Would you mind terribly resubmitting the list, but this time adding a work (or works) from each author that serves as an example of the statement?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855253636657774670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-40580606421123873042012-07-15T20:56:26.491-07:002012-07-15T20:56:26.491-07:00I really like this list and how it's organized...I really like this list and how it's organized. I would definitely add a few more Brits and Aussies myself, but that's being picky. I haven't read much beyond the native english writers, but would be interested to find a gateway non-western scifi writer. I do think that some of the magical reality of Latin America nearly qualifies.Gary Mccoyhttp://brainstemmedia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-19506458326179754202012-06-21T11:00:16.057-07:002012-06-21T11:00:16.057-07:00Very interesting list! Thank! I'd like also to...Very interesting list! Thank! I'd like also to suggest any book by Andrew Crumey (they fit in 2-3 categories for certain, at least in my mind)!Gorgonoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519601191658245039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-2899900769634707312012-06-21T03:06:09.284-07:002012-06-21T03:06:09.284-07:00Can I buy or download the E-version of sheep look ...Can I buy or download the E-version of sheep look up?<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lovemybody.com/products/detail/obliterate/" rel="nofollow">Retinol complex</a>juliangreenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531577608381468891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-53928299582984443702012-06-20T14:11:31.292-07:002012-06-20T14:11:31.292-07:00Hm. Well, I think "Beyond This Horizon" ...Hm. Well, I think "Beyond This Horizon" is by far one of Heinlein's weakest books, so I'm surprised to see it included here. And I would think you might include one of his Juveniles on your list of Young Adults books. (And "Beyond This Horizon is really not for young adults, either.) "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel," say.Douglas Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065006638857432850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-84711925745010065602012-04-13T10:22:20.552-07:002012-04-13T10:22:20.552-07:00Way Station by Clifford D. Simak - one of the ver...Way Station by Clifford D. Simak - one of the very best... (I've read them for 50 years.)DaveCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-37277236387639007712012-02-13T14:57:19.446-08:002012-02-13T14:57:19.446-08:00Omission:
Lemprière's Dictionary, by Lawrence...Omission: <br />Lemprière's Dictionary, by Lawrence Norfolk.crfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726414637021391906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-68053066760201987532012-02-10T12:44:54.766-08:002012-02-10T12:44:54.766-08:00If it doesn't include Eric Frank Russell's...If it doesn't include Eric Frank Russell's Wasp, the most enjoyable book ever written, it isn't much of a list. :-)D.A. Trapperthttp://danktarn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-45947255076972626262012-02-10T11:28:45.418-08:002012-02-10T11:28:45.418-08:00I have 3 tall bookcases full of SF and have maybe ...I have 3 tall bookcases full of SF and have maybe 2/3 of your lists included. Wow. I will never buy one of those kindle-thingys, give me the comfort & smell of a paperback. I ditto the recommendations for Dragon's Egg and the Mars series by Robinson (his climate series is great too, though in part I found it interesting because I live in DC.)<br /><br />May I suggest a new series that would be helpful to all? 'Best new SF this year' would be terrific. Hard to keep on top of new books. Thanks for posting on G+!<br /><br />CarolynCarolyn Sorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926442615578584711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-61138036024900984302012-02-09T21:16:02.988-08:002012-02-09T21:16:02.988-08:00I'm glad to see the Methods of Rationality inc...I'm glad to see the Methods of Rationality inclusion.<br /><br />A few suggestions:<br /><br />Peter F. Hamilton's Commonwealth Saga belongs under "Harbingers of Hope."<br /><br />Replay, by Ken Grimwood, is a superlative time travel novel.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890247476626589820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-69590442961100512232012-02-09T08:03:52.242-08:002012-02-09T08:03:52.242-08:00No Terry Goodkind listing for Sword of Truth serie...No Terry Goodkind listing for Sword of Truth series ? Or am I just missing it ? If not, how sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-83829029671255852442012-02-09T07:46:54.834-08:002012-02-09T07:46:54.834-08:00Nice to see some John Brunner listed.Nice to see some John Brunner listed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10469415747809775555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-89544811627602674642012-02-09T07:12:55.172-08:002012-02-09T07:12:55.172-08:00War with the Newts by Czech author Karel Čapek. Wo...War with the Newts by Czech author Karel Čapek. Wonderful, funny story with great social commentary. He manages to insult everyone in the whole world.Cherylnoreply@blogger.com