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Recommendations
After the holidays, we'll have up proper reviews of things. In the meantime, though, here's a list of some of our favourites to start you off.
General Science Fiction
The Stars My Destination (aka Tiger! Tiger!) by Alfred Bester
The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
Hard Science Fiction
Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
Teranesia by Greg Egan
Revelation Space by Alistair Reynolds
Military Science Fiction
The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Republic of Cinnabar series by David Drake
The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
The Serrano Legacy by Elizabeth Moon
Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card
The Honor Harrington Series by David Weber
The Starfire series by David Weber and Steve White
Epic Science Fiction
Cities in Flight, by James Blish
Dune, by Frank Herbert
Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
Humorous Science Fiction/Satire
The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
Hal Spacejock by Simon Haynes
The Space Merchants, by Fred Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth
Space Opera
Consider Phlebas, by Iain Banks
The Night's Dawn Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton
Altered Carbon, by Richard Morgan
Anti-Utopias
A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell
Woman on the Edge of Time, by Marge Piercy
The Space Merchants, by Fred Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth
Post-holocaust and Disasters
The Postman, by David Brin
There Will Be Dragons by David Drake
Mother of Demons by Eric Flint
A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
March Upcountry and sequels by John Ringo and David Weber
Earth Abides, by George R. Stewart
The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham
The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham
Cyberpunk
Neuromancer, by William Gibson
Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
Alternate History
World War 2 by John Birmingham
The 1632 series by Eric Flint et al
The Belisarius series by Eric Flint and David Drake
The Rivers of War by Eric Flint
The Draka series by S.M. Stirling
The Guns of the South, by Harry Turtledove
Epic Fantasy
Magician, by Raymond Feist
A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R. R. Martin
The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce
The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien
Oath of Swords and sequels by David Weber
Stand-alone Fantasy Novels
Swordspoint, by Ellen Kushner
By The Sword by Mercedes Lackey
The Once and Future King, by T. H. White
Urban Fantasy
Gossamer Axe by Gael Baudino
Finder by Emma Bull
War For The Oaks by Emma Bull
The Newford series, by Charles de Lint
Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
Nevernever and Elsewhere by Will Shetterly
Humorous Fantasy/Satire
Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Bridge of Birds, by Barry Hughart
The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
Jingo, by Terry Pratchett
Feat of Clay, by Terry Pratchett
The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
Dark Fantasy
Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
I am Legend, by Richard Matheson
Song of Kali, by Dan Simmons
