Adam Savage's Top 5 Science Fiction Books
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Published 2019-04-28
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1. Neuromancer Trilogy, by William Gibson: amzn.to/2VrqOOA
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3. Dune, by Frank Herbert: amzn.to/2XFtHZo
4. 1Q84, by Haruki Murakami: amzn.to/2XQBhAF
5. Girl in Landscape, by Jonathan Lethem: amzn.to/2Vyc8No
6. Shikasta: Re, Colonised Planet 5, by Doris Lessing: amzn.to/2IY9R7x
7. The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. Le Guin:
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All Comments (21)
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ICYMI, here's Adam and Will discussing another favorite book of Adam's: Seveneves: www.tested.com/science/space/536338-seveneves-spoi…
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Also, it’s a great sign of a true sci-fi fan when their top 5 list has way more than 5 books on it.
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Neuromancer has one of the best opening lines in SF Literature: "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel."
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I found reading all the comments very enjoyable!!! I began reading SF when I was 15 and am now 75. I must have read many many many sci-fi stories. The comments brought back remembrances of having read so many stories. It was also nice to know I was not the only Sci-Fi nerd.
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I read The Left Hand of Darkness when I was 16, and I still remember the lessons it taught me as a reader. That was 15 years ago, and it may be one of the more influential books I read in my teens. Also, I really love the Heinlein series. The way all of his books interact is always interesting and mind bending.
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'The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy' I first read the four part trilogy 35 years ago after having watched the British TV series. In all those years I don't think a week has gone by that some element within those books hasn't been analogous and relative to the reality of life, the universe and everything.
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Rendezvous With Rama, The Invincible, The Foundation Trilogy, Dune, The Martian Chronicles
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Ursula LeGuin's parents were Anthropologists. They met someone who was essentially an alien. He was a California Indian who was the last of his tribe. Her Mother, Theodora Kroeber wrote a YA and an adult book about him. They are Ishi, Last of his Tribe and Ishi in Two Worlds. The writing is luminous and immersive. Ursula's Mother was a marvelous writer who is not well enough known.
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So glad you mentioned The 3 Body Problem trilogy. I thought it was an incredible trilogy and a very interesting cultural vantage point. Lots of original ideas...atleast new to me.
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“Tell me of the waters of your homeworld, Muad’dib.”
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How does any top 5 list have less then 20 books in it?
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Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky) is an astounding novel - gets you thinking about what it means to exist. Three Body Problem series - tough but well worth the effort. Superb. Loved the Asimov Robot short stories and the Susan Calvin stuff. Does I am Legend count? Herbert's world building in Dune is the equal of Tolkein's Middle Earth.
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I love, love, love that you included Left Hand of Darkness. Such an amazing book at any time but especially when it was written. Ursula for all the recognition she got is truly underated in my opinion.
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So, just a insider point on 1Q84: the title is a pun. In Japanese, the number 9 in commonly pronounced kue (kyu in proper romaji). So, the pun is 1984, just in Japanese. Ichi, kyu, hachi, shi.
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Vonnegut wrote Sirens of Titan, Cat's Cradle, and a short story collection Welcome to the Monkey House. Asimov wrote a great novella Nightfall.
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Just about every Robert Heinlein book from the short (Glory Road, Citizen of the Galaxy, etc) to the big hitters (To Sail Beyond the Sunset, Strange Land, Job) is what got me hooked on Sci-Fi as a small boy. And that start lead me to one of all-time favorites, Peace and War by Joe Haldeman along with Iain M Banks's Culture series. But Adam's initial comment is perfect: "This is a really really tough one - Simply because there are so many to choose from."
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"The Forever War" by Joe Haldeman altered my mind.
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3 classics not mentioned: Rendezvous with Rama (Arthur C. Clark), The Foundation Series (Isaac Asimov), and Ringworld (Larry Niven).
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Two books that were an absolute thrill to read (and had me re-reading parts just because they were so darn interesting): * Hyperion by Dan Simmons * A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
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Mine has to be “The Chrysalids” by John Wyndham, followed closely by “A Canticle For Leibowitz” by Walter M. Miller. Amazing books!
