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  3 0 You'd probably appreciate China Miéville. "Perdido Street Station" is a good place to start! Elizabeth Crouch answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Sphinx… 0 0 Seconded. Sphinx commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  3 0 Try R.R. Martin's Song of Fire and Ice series. I've only the read the first so far, but I thought it was pretty darn good. Also check out Garth Nix's Abhorsen trilogy. It's a YA series, but one of the best fantasy new series I've seen in years. Catherynne Valente's books In the Night Garden and In the Cities of Coin and Spice are fairly good and never boring puzzle-narratives that utilize a lot of semi-obscure folktale motifs in a fresh way. You might like Charles de Lint, although his work can be a little simplistic and juvenile at times. I recommend the short story collections over the novels. Elizabeth's suggestion of Perdido Street Station is a good one. Sphinx answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 Can't go wrong with the classics: Larry Niven: Esp. Crashlander stories, Ringworld series. Asimov Foundation Series if you haven't read it is the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire set about 10K years in the future. William Gibson is a must, if you haven't read Neuromancer. His newer stuff I could do without. Sorry if you've read all these, but if you haven't you are loving it. infernactual answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 Neal Stephenson is amazing. Snow Crash is awesome, Anathem is genius, and if you also dig historical fiction, The Baroque Cycle is also great. Gitai Ben-Ammi answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 Oh, I like all the authors you mention! Check out Guy Gavriel Kay's Fionavar trilogy. Or Tigana. Sooo absurdly good. So is his historical fiction, but definitely read his fantasy! Squirrel Girl answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 Try some Paolo Bacigalupi. "Shipbreaker", while young adult, is wonderful. "The Windup Girl is spectacular." Mark Ballinger answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 John Varley - Millenium, start with that one, or Steel Beach. I also second the Fire and Ice suggestion, and The Last Unicorn (I know, I know, but really), and Beagle's The Innkeeper's Song and The Folk of the Air. BasementDweller3 answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 I would second Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card); its one of my most favorite books, sci-fi or not. (I would also agree the sequels in the series are less good; I'd skip straight to the parallel series he wrote called Ender's Shadow... much much better). tofu oyako answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle, and maybe "Tamsin" as well. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card is excellent. He wrote lots and lots of sequels to mixed reviews, but this first book stands alone nicely. "Reefsong," by Carol Severance, was surprisingly good (my copy has a reaaaaaally cheese cover). Heinlein irritates me in large doses, but I really enjoyed "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" and "Starship Troopers" (nothing like the movie). Definitely read "Fahrenheit 451," by Ray Bradbury. "Wizard's First Rule," by Terry Goodkind, is not bad. Luckily, it stands alone just fine, as the series degenerates over time. Sacrelicious answered in Book Recommendations about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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