Tuesday, February 05, 2019

Favorite Science Fiction Series

Companion post to the "Favorite Fantasy Series", and again in no particular order of preference.   Leaving out well known classics such as "1984", "War of the Worlds", "Brave New World", etc.

"Foundation" - Isaac Asimov* 
"The Handmaid's Tale" - Margaret Atwood
"Salughterhouse 5" - Kurt Vonnegut
"Dune" - Frank Herbert
"Remembrance of Earth's Past" - Cixin Liu
"Exhalation" - Ted Chiang
"Science in the Capitol Trilogy" - Kim Stanley Robinson
"Snowcrash" - Neal Stephenson
"Rendezvous with Rama" - Arthur C. Clarke
"Ender's Game" - Orson Scott Card
"The Red Rising Trilogy" - Pierce Brown**
"Ancillary Justice" - Ann Lecke
"Collected Short Stories" - Philip K. Dick***
"Starship Troopers" - Robert H. Heinlein
"H2G2" - Douglas Adams
"Left Hand of Darkness" - Ursula K. LeGuin
"The Lathe of Heaven"Ursula K. LeGuin

*a bit sexist and racist as I read it as an adult, but seminal
** a little pop, but great ideas
*** everything :)

Monday, February 04, 2019

My Favorite Fantasy Series/Books

In no particular order of preference, but leaving out well known classics such as "Lord of the Rings", "Chronicles of Narnia", "Once and Future King", etc. I have only included books/series I have read.

"The Powder Mage Trilogy" - Brian McClellan
"The Magicians" - Lev Grossman
"The Stormlight Archives" - Brandon Sanderson*
"Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne" - Brian Staveley
"The Shadow Campaigns" - Django Wexler*
"The First Law" - Joe Abercrombie
"Farseer Trilogy" - Robin Hobb
"Lightbringer" - Brent Weeks
"Mistborn" - Brandon Sanderson
"The Raven's Shadow" - Anthony Ryan**
"His Dark Materials" - Philip Pullman
"Kingkiller Chronicles" - Partick Rothfuss*
"A Song of Ice and Fire" - George R. R. Martin*
"Wheel of Time" - Robert Jordan (and Brandon Sanderson)
"Lord Darcy" - Randall Garrett
"Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell" - Sussana Clarke
"Broken Earth Trilogy" - N.K. Jemesin

* on-going
** the first book only