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i saw that there was a favorite movies thread so i thought to make a favorite science fiction books..
by science fiction i mean, futuristic idealistic, philosophical innovative books..thnx
(and muad'dib i know youll say dune 
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14-12-2004 01:56 |
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Never been much of a reader, instead if you count in European Comics
some of the best:
- The Forever War (based on the book by Joe Haldeman, so you can count thatone in)
- A New Beginning (sequel to The Forever War, French title translates as: Freedom: Never, scenario by Joe Haldeman offcourse, I don't know if it exists as book too?)
- Dallas Barr (scenario by Joe Haldeman)
- Aquablue
- Universal War One (SUBLIME!!!)
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14-12-2004 11:56 |
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Soi
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"Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy" -Douglas Adams.
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14-12-2004 12:34 |
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KoFFiE
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"Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy" -Douglas Adams. |
now that-one's super !
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14-12-2004 13:43 |
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spudleyq
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Electric Kid -- haha.....i read this one in 6th grade.....stole it from class.....and still have it!!!
anything Isaac Asimov
anything Ray Bradbury
the Dune series was kickass
most of the books I read aren't fiction though (medical journals, Hunter S. Thompson's books[these are kinda true], Oxford's Companion to Philosophy, History of Europe(dated 1932), stuff like that)
I've got some kick ass musical notation books from the early 1900's and one from 1887!!! nothing like reading about how the ancients(
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14-12-2004 17:14 |
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Muad'Dib
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Originally posted by KoFFiE
Read Frank Herbert's Dune series - very philosophical, psychological and political books with in the first a lot of action... Becomes really complicated in the last books, the whole story spans over thousands of years...
Westwood created the Dune2 and Dune 2000 strategy games on the first book of this series (which is basicly a very good "action" book). Dune1 was an adventure game made by I think Micropose at the time... (end 80's, beginning 90's somewhere)
Then you have Asimov offcourse, don't think you can get around him 
In general - I like reading (not only sci-fi) - but don't have the time anymore 
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Didn't say anything!
No really, I think DUNE should be recognized as one of the best SF novels/books till now! Should be taught in schools as classic, and future!
Read it and know why!
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14-12-2004 17:24 |
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Polar Freq
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Oh shit, im glad peoplez read hitchhikers guide 2 da galaxy... that serial waz DA BEST.. i read all of the 5 or 6 books... ending with mostly harmless... jizs,, those were the best 5 weeks in my reading life...
i loved marvin (even though he wouldn't love me)
i gots the dune series saved and plan 2 read them during the winter holidays... that will be nice...
at the moment i am reading artur clark odiseey (Sorry bout spellin) its kinda cool but they have a couple o mistkes (in the astrophysics department
anyone to recomend a life changing phylosophical book???
peace an' rispek 2 da douglas adams peoples.. (have you played the text advanture??? itsmkool..
yeah.. he died from a heart attack at 5o years old metihnks...
okay
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14-12-2004 17:24 |
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The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan...
NOt futuristic Sci Fi... but still very good... makes yout think about responsibilities and how they can break the heroes back.... Insanity is a big theme... just an all around good series if you have time read them( All ten books
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Peace...
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14-12-2004 21:40 |
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spudleyq
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The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan...
NOt futuristic Sci Fi... but still very good... makes yout think about responsibilities and how they can break the heroes back.... Insanity is a big theme... just an all around good series if you have time read them( All ten books
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that's a good series!! that book in particular.......it's the only one i own from the series.......which is weird that you would mention it!!! 
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14-12-2004 22:39 |
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charleskoncept
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The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan...
NOt futuristic Sci Fi... but still very good... makes yout think about responsibilities and how they can break the heroes back.... Insanity is a big theme... just an all around good series if you have time read them( All ten books
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that's a good series!! that book in particular.......it's the only one i own from the series.......which is weird that you would mention it!!!
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man i have one through ten and if i thought i would get them back i would overnite them too you so you could read them They just get better as they go a long..... you really need to read em....
im glad someone out there has read them even if it is just the first one....
Another good one is Imajica By: Clive Barker.... Wicked fuckin crazy... long and very thought provoking, human cloning and wierd creature boning (literally!!
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14-12-2004 22:45 |
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spudleyq
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Clive Barker is so messed up!! Sounds like a killer book......might have to check them out!!
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15-12-2004 14:04 |
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Polar Freq
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at the moment im starting to read odysee 3001 , and it seems like much better than the previous ones,, i dono why, maybe coz its much in the future and needs alot of prophecy...
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15-12-2004 17:53 |
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Soi
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Originally posted by spudleyq
Clive Barker is so messed up!! Sounds like a killer book......might have to check them out!! |
Hmmm, rings some bells...
Any idea what else he wrote where i might know his name from?
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15-12-2004 18:06 |
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charleskoncept
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Originally posted by Soi
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Clive Barker is so messed up!! Sounds like a killer book......might have to check them out!! |
Hmmm, rings some bells...
Any idea what else he wrote where i might know his name from? |
hmmm...
the books of blood volumes 1-3
the damnation game
Weaveworld
THe great and Secret Show
The Thief of always (A childrens book)
All the Nightmare on Elm Street Movies ( I think)
IN the Flesh
The INhuman Condition
Cabal (Which actually there was a movie based on one of the books in this book)
Let me know if any of these ring a bell if not then i think your out of luck....
Peace..
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15-12-2004 19:42 |
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Soi
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Got it!. Clive Barker was also involved somehow (screenplay, exec. director, writer,...) of the following:
Candyman
Hellraiser (didn't we all just adoooore these films...)
Nightbreed.
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15-12-2004 20:07 |
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spudleyq
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clive barker didn't do the nightmare on elm street movies........wes craven did
and clive barker has also worked with todd mcfarlane on several lines or ultra action figures.......SICKNESS!!!
http://www.spawn.com/toys/series.aspx?series=180
check out the pictures of those things.......my brother has most of them.....he's only missing two.....they're sick!!
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15-12-2004 20:17 |
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charleskoncept
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Got it!. Clive Barker was also involved somehow (screenplay, exec. director, writer,...) of the following:
Candyman
Hellraiser (didn't we all just adoooore these films...)
Nightbreed. |
My mistake about the NItemare movies...
Nightbreed is actually based in part on a story in The book Cabal... Story is uch better than the movie though( Always is....)
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