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« on: February 17, 2016, 03:26:23 PM »
Hi everyone,
can you recomend any new sci-fi writers? Most of the stuff out there is mostly sword and magic not sci-fi.
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Re: sci-fi books
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2016, 05:09:19 PM »
Sorry - nothing new.  Old Stuff, William Gibson and the like. Or if you're up for it, there's a series of books by Jasper Fford and/or Connie Willis that are mostly time-travel related but a heckuva lot of fun to read.
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« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2016, 05:24:54 PM »
I know it's sort of swords but have you read the Disc world  series by Terry Pratchett?
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Re: sci-fi books
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2016, 05:21:49 AM »
i have read all the terry prachett books.
currently reading Touch by Clair North. started yesterday and almost finished. i usually read 3-5 books/week.
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« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2016, 05:31:49 AM »
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« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2016, 12:02:29 PM »
Always good to run through the Philip K. Dick catalog even if it is not new.
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Re: sci-fi books
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2016, 06:41:50 PM »
These aren't quite new but are more recent than some other suggestions here, I've enjoyed:

Charles Stross
Iain Banks
Alastair Reynolds
Robert Reed
Lois McMaster Bujold
John Ringo
John Scalzi
Neal Stephenson

and of course I'm also a big fan of
Greg Egan
Stephen Baxter
Kim Stanley Robinson
William Gibson
Hal Clement
Arthur C. Clarke
Poul Anderson
Greg Bear
Larry Niven
and of course Isaac Asimov, to name a few.

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Re: sci-fi books
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2016, 06:51:03 PM »
Not Sci if but really really  enjoyed hunger games.  Read all three back to back.
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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2016, 07:07:13 AM »
Dont leave out The Dark Tower (series), by Stephen King...
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Re: sci-fi books
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2016, 09:55:39 AM »
Quote from: flybox1 on February 22, 2016, 07:07:13 AM
Dont leave out The Dark Tower (series), by Stephen King...

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Re: sci-fi books
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2016, 10:12:38 AM »
Not new by anyones standard, but I haven't seen Jack Vance come by here.....
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Re: sci-fi books
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2016, 09:59:55 AM »
Found this on Kindle....  Year Zero, a novel by Rob Reid

About earth music and aliens who love it....  Very funny as well. 

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« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2016, 02:44:23 PM »
Seveneves by Neil Stephenson Is hard SF about the moon's destruction and it's effect on us.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22816087-seveneves
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www.goodreads.com/book/show/294045.Deep_Fathom
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Re: sci-fi books
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2016, 08:25:17 AM »
Not new, but just in case:    Orson Scott Card    Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Ender's Shawdow etc.

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