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Re: Science Fiction (was Re: Transit Time to Mars)
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Thu, 16 Dec 1999 16:00:17 GMT
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MATTDM@avoidspamMATTDM.ORG
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Nephilim <jthompson@esker.com> wrote:
> "Rendezvous with Rama" as Clarke's best work.
Quite possibly. Ironically, the sequels are some of his worst.
> "Ender's Game" as Card's.
Definitely.
> Either "Dune" (the obvious choice) or "God Emperor of Dune"
> for Herbert.
Dune, I'd say.
> I can't pick a "best" by Asimov (the too-easy choice: Foundation)
> or the others on your list.
Caves of Steel, I think. I'm not too big a fan of the Foundation series.
Ray Bradbury:
The Martian Chronicles
William Gibson:
Neuromancer, probably.
Neal Stephenson:
Snow Crash
Philip K. Dick:
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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| (...) I smell a fun geek topic. Best books by these authors? I would submit: "Rendezvous with Rama" as Clarke's best work. "Ender's Game" as Card's. Either "Dune" (the obvious choice) or "God Emperor of Dune" for Herbert. "The Mote In God's Eye" by (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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