djflex Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) have not read anything in ages. Was thinking a sci fi would be nice to revist. Need something fairly light as i am slow reader. Thanks in advance Oops not sure how to delete this. Mods can this be moved to turn the page or deleted? Edited September 4, 2015 by djflex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 An astronauts guide to life on earth--Chris Hatfield Must read stuff. really good material 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 An astronauts guide to life on earth--Chris Hatfield Must read stuff. really good material Thank you, will look for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Virtually anything from Philip K Dick. Can't really go wrong there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatchMaker97 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I've also been out of the loop for a while. I've completed most of the Robot and Foundation series. Huxley's Brave New World (in case you didn't get it assigned in school at some point) is till a great (almost prophetic) read. I don't remember any of the others so must not have been that good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Virtually anything from Philip K Dick. Can't really go wrong there.^^^^Listen to this man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Thanks all so far! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boofie Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 the martian. Andy Weireasy read and free http://www.misterswift.com/iSTEM/The_Martian_files/The%20Martian%20-%20Andy%20Weir.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 philip k dick - do androids dream of electric sheepursula k le guin - the left hand of darknessrobert heinlein - starship troopersdan simmons - hyperionfrank herbert - duneorson scott card - ender's gameisaac asimov - foundation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 When i was young i read almost all of the asimov stuff. Also read hyperion as listed above and the dune stuff. Also rama, etc. for some reason i dont recall any of the Philip dick stuff tho, may start there as he was kisted several times 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 What kind of sci-fi do you like? There's different types. Alternate realities, space travel, other worlds… Etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 What kind of sci-fi do you like? There's different types. Alternate realities, space travel, other worlds… Etc. Most anything really, except for the alternate history stuff. I tried a few of the battle books a few years ago, warhammer i think but didnt really like this either. So i guess mostly the "classic" style if that makes sense. I kind of let reading get away from me over the last year, so figured this would be a good way jump back in. Before that i read alot of historical fiction. I tried doing game of thrones and they were good, just way too long for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 What kind of sci-fi do you like? There's different types. Alternate realities, space travel, other worlds… Etc. Most anything really, except for the alternate history stuff. I tried a few of the battle books a few years ago, warhammer i think but didnt really like this either. So i guess mostly the "classic" style if that makes sense. I kind of let reading get away from me over the last year, so figured this would be a good way jump back in. Before that i read alot of historical fiction. I tried doing game of thrones and they were good, just way too long for me. There are just a ton of great books out there that's why I was trying to narrow it down a little bit. Try the classical authors if you haven't read them. Like Bradbury, Asimov, Clarke, Niven etc. Go over on Amazon and check out some of the book reviews and recommendations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Im gonna hit the used store tom Bradbury, asimov and clarke ive read most of as a kid. Thanks for the suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 oh yeah, how could I forget arthur c clarke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Forgot Fahrenheit 451. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 Well couldnt find the phillip dick... So i got 2 by william gibson. The Neuromancer and count zero. I also got a conan book by robert jordan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Well couldnt find the phillip dick... So i got 2 by william gibson. The Neuromancer and count zero. I also got a conan book by robert jordan Let us know what you think of them. I've not read either one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 Will do, but im a super slow reader and could be ages..lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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