Favorite Sci-Fi book or series

cereberus said:

I used to love the Stainless Steel Rat books by E E Doc Smith when many years younger (a pint of beer in UK was 10 new pence).

Err.. Harry Harrison wasn't it? The Stainless Steel Rat - Wikipedia

And not forgetting his Deathworld series.

Bree said:

Err.. Harry Harrison wasn't it? The Stainless Steel Rat - Wikipedia

And not forgetting his Deathworld series.

Yeah for sure. Like I said I read these books when Stella was 10p per pint. In those days - spend 30p and get huge hangovers. No wonder my memory is flakey lol.

I love classic scifi books, and one of the greatest was

HG Wells - the Time Machine.

The book 2001 by Arthur C Clarke is interesting as unusually it is the book of the film, not the more normal other way round.

The film was based on a short story - the Sentinel. Only the early scenes in film are based on the short story.

Also, HAL was named so as it was one step ahead of IBM (work it out Dave).

cereberus said:

Also, HAL was named so as it was one step ahead of IBM (work it out Dave).

That assertion has been strongly denied as being just a coincidence, as has the one that Windows NT was named to be a step forwards from VMS.
(yeah, sure... not deliberate at all )

I was thinking only the other day that it was about time I re-read the Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny, a series of 10 books in two cycles, the first from 1970 to 1978, the second set from 1985 to 1991.

Who could forget 'Rocket to the moon' by the the Grandfather of Scifi - Jules Verne

And who could surpass the influential "La Planète des singes" by Pierre Boulle.

I reasd the French version at school.

For those who do not read French - clue film of book uttered immortal words "Take your dirty stinking paws of me ....."'

I started out with Tom Corbett and the Space Cadets and was hooked forever.
I've also read a lot of fantasy, just about anything with dragons in it. One of my favorites was Guardians of the Flame, a 5 book series.

Also liked all the Jim Butcher Dresden File books.

Too many to choose from.

Ray Bradbury - Martian Chronicles.
Jules Verne - Journey to the Center of the Earth.

I think I read just about all the golden age sci-fi authors.