Whats your favorite Sci-fi novel?

Iain M. Banks' Culture series novels are worth a read.

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Dune

Yea Banks is supposed to be good.

I tried Dune but it bored me out of my mind.

Duuune

journey to the center of the earth

Childhoods End

Author C. Clarke

Asimovv's Foundation series

The Veils of Alzaroc.

Armor - John Steakley

"Felix is an Earth soldier, encased in special body armor designed to withstand Earth's most implacable enemy-a bioengineered, insectoid alien horde. But Felix is also equipped with internal mechanisms that enable him, and his fellow soldiers, to survive battle situations that would destroy a man's mind.

This is a remarkable novel of the horror, the courage, and the aftermath of combat-and how the strength of the human spirit can be the greatest armor of all."

Action, Humor, Suspense. Great Book.


Also

The Foundation Trilogy: Foundation; Foundation and Empire; Second Foundation - Isaac Assimov

"The premise of the series is that the mathematician Hari Seldon spent his life developing a branch of mathematics known as psychohistory, a concept of mathematical sociology. Using the laws of mass action, it can predict the future, but only on a large scale. Seldon foresees the imminent fall of the Galactic Empire, which encompasses the entire Milky Way, and a dark age lasting 30,000 years before a second great empire arises. Seldon also foresees an alternative where the interregnum will last only one thousand years. To ensure the more favorable outcome, Seldon creates a foundation of talented artisans and engineers at the extreme end of the galaxy, to preserve and expand on humanity's collective knowledge, and thus become the foundation for a new galactic empire."

Sands of Time by Sean David Morton.

See, that's 2 votes for this one.

Tom of Finland

I'll add a third, as it's a seminal work and we can see the parallel in the descent from civilization evident worldwide. We can only hope that we can save the best of what we have today, and dispense with the rest.

Ringworld...Larry Niven.

The Lathe Of Heaven

Rehla Ela Sama ( A Journey To Sky )

Good book of the same title by Nelson DeMille.

"Johnny Has Two Daddies"

Foundation Trilogy by Asimov.

The Mote In God's Eye - Niven/Pournelle

Although I definitely not a fan of Dianetics or Scientology - L Ron Hubbards Mission Earth is a great series to read as well as Battlefield Earth

Get a hardcover copy of Contact by Carl Sagan.

Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land" is a great sci-fi
tale. Tragic ending...

Ender's Shadow, the companion novel to Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. Incredible.

The original 1890's British War of the Worlds by HG Wells. Far superior to the Americanised movies.

Let's see, jsut off hand;
I'll add in with Dune.
Brave New World
1984
I like a lot of what they call, "soft science fiction" more abour social sciences.
I love C.J. Cherryh;
Cuckoo's Egg
The Chanur Series
And I miss Tanith Lee;
The Silver Metal Lover
Don't Bite the Sun.

Dune!

Dune, hands down the greatest science fiction novel ever written.

Necroscope series by Brian Lumley

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