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I am finishing Anathem by Neal Stephenson. It is the smartest but most boring SF book I've ever read. Stay clear unless you enjoy reading Plato's Republic.

Definitely read the triology by Richard Morgan Takeshi Kovacs series Altered Carbon (2002) Broken Angels (2003) Woken Furies (2005)

My solution to the space opera novels by Alastair Reynolds is to listen to them narrated by John Lee on the way to and fro from work. Lee's readings are terrific and the stories are rivoting. I have now listened to all Reynold's novels including Terminal World. Thoroughly enjoyable experience.

I am glad Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan made it on someone's list. I just finished the sequel, Broken Angels. That is a superb read also.

I have read the first 75 pages of Neal Stephenson's, Anathem. I am finding it over-written, dense and not heading anywhere. I do not want to give up on it yet because I am told it unfolds slowly and the concepts discussed are fascinating. I am wondering what forum members think of this work...

Several websites list the following movies adapted from Cooper novels. This one is from Wikipedia: 1957 The Invisible Boy from The Brain Child 1956 1969 The Uncertain Midnight (French) TV serial, unauthorised 1978 Death Watch as "OBN in Arrivo", part of series: I Raconti di Fantascienza da...

Post script: I just realized that the copy of Foundation I am re-reading was signed by Asimov. I barely remember the book signing event.

Foundation was my exposure to SF in the mid 60's. After reading most of what Asimov had produced it was already the early 70s and I started reading Larry Niven's works. Brings back fond memories. After all these years I am currently re-reading the Foundation triology. I had forgotten much of...

For a different take on Post Apocalyptic book try Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds.

I read Ubik last month and I am reading Valis currently. I have never read anything else by Dick. Any recommendations? I really enjoyed Ubik and I am sort of enjoying Valis.

I completed, Robots of Dawn, the third book in the robot series. This book was written many years after Caves of Steel and Naked Sun. It is interesting to see how Assimov's writing reflects the social mores of decade when it was written. Bailey fully matures as a character. Very enjoyable.

In "The Naked Sun" (part of the robot series), the Solarian's do not detect that Daneel is a robot despite being the sophisticated roboticists in the Spacer worlds. However in the sequel, "The Robots of Dawn", Daneel says that the murderer of a robot on Aurora could not have been killed by a...

I just finished The Caves of Steal. I hadn't read a book by Asimov since 1973. I forgot how much I enjoy his writings. You've encouraged me to read The Gods Themselves.

Here is a list of titles from that period based on the first appearance of a sci fi invention. 1900 Aerocar - first use of idea? (from The Abduction of Alexandra Seine by Fred C. Smale) 1901 Cavorite - antigravity metal (from The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells) 1901 Breathing Dresses...

The video induced me to re-read The Martian Chronicles. It had been over 40 years since the first time. The man has a rare way with prose.

Hi Mulcebar. Thanks for the info. Although I am not Mormon or far to right, I think it is great to read good fiction from anyone that is not hateful. We can learn from the "Left" and the "Right".

Thanks. Agree. Too bad that there is no more Dr. Sheffield. I am a scientist, and that is the way I like my SF.

I am finishing the Heritage series by Charles Sheffield. Can anyone recommend other books by him?