That's okay. If one is going to be a fanatic, he is a pick to be fanatical about!

The Dune novels by Frank Herbert and his son are excellent. Dont watch the movies. They suck. But the novels are classics.

I was just going to mention that the Dune movies were horrible so I never bothered with the novels. I wish I had just read them before trying to watch that stuff.

Basically forget everything about the movies and read the novels. The crappy movies totally screwed up the Dune franchise. The books are a zillion times better. You will pretty much barf after you read the books and then watch how badly they screwed up in the movie versions. If I was Frank Herbert or his son, I would be pissed.

The first couple were great. There was one that was horrible. I never read another after.

3 chapters of nothing but introspective thought of the main character. And it happened more than once. Blah.

After "God-King of Dune" it became "talk fest", but the new Dune novels by Frank Herberts son are action packed.

H.P. Lovecraft

Yes, awesome

Totally. I can't wait until payday. I'm hitting the book store.

Very cool

]Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle's "The Mote in God's Eye"

(haha I'm still thinking, Skyhook. I didnt ignore you)

I was going to mention that one myself. I remember I liked it trmemndously, but hardly remembered what it was about, so I didn't feel right about recommending it.

A couple more...

"Ophiuchi Hotline" (John Varley) The premise is a fairly standard "Dicovery of the existence of an extinct race that left advanced technology behind", but the story is about how that technology is obtained and the twist is pretty original. And if I recall correctly, there were a couple sequels to this that were pretty good too.

"When Worlds Collide" (Philip Wylie, Edwin Balmer, and John Varley) And the sequel "After Worlds Collide". Classic "End of the World due to cosmic collision" premise, but one of the first ever done, and done very well.

and the Pern stories

I know they are dragons and such but everything in the stories are based on science

and Morita's Story made me cry haha

I would have to agree with that. Hoover to the max.

And on that same subject, if anyone has seen "Starship Troopers", the book was another one of Heinlein's Hugo winners. The movie can only be described as "a monumental hatchet job". It is virtually nothing like the book.

Also, the movie "Robert Henilein's The Puppet Masters" was only a slightly better representation of the book it was based on. That is to say, on a scale of 1-10, Starship Troopers would be a 1 and Puppet Masters would be maybe a 4.

A.E. Van Voght. I've loved pretty much everything I ever read of his. Most notably "Slan", "The Weapon Shops of Isher", and the "Null-A" series. I'd pick the Null-A series if I had to choose only one of his.

I have to admit that I dig the Starship Troopers movie (even though it bears no resemblance to the novel)

the sarcasm and tongue in cheek slams at "propaganda patriotism" made me laugh

and I know it's fantasy and not science fiction

but the Gor books keep me laughing too

I was really into those until the main character's "fall from grace". Read a couple more after that and then gave it up.

And yes to the Dragon Riders of Pern series. Good stuff there too.

Authors:
Greg Bear
Isaac Asimov
Arthur C. Clarke



Series:

X Files
Fringe
4400

Yea, if taken on it's own without comparing it to the book, it is a fun and amusing romp of a comedy/adventure.