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This bookshelf is for science fiction. Readers and authors are invited to share some of their favorite books in this genre!

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New Hope


(Because the movie is such a classic, New Hope was really fun to read.)

The Invisible Man

This is probably one of the greatest sci-fi books of all time:

Dune

Vincent wrote: "This is probably one of the greatest sci-fi books of all time:

Dune
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I have so many friends who love "Dune," and I didn't care for it. I had it assigned to me in Honors English back in high school, and it just wasn't my cup of tea. Overall, I found that I prefer the fantasy type of sci-fi to "hard" sci-fi. Like I said, though, lots of my friends think it's brilliant. The best thing, to me, is that there are so many books and ideas that no one has to like all of the same things. :-)

One of my favorites is:
Snow Crash

Even though I probably like Bruce Sterling more as a whole, Snow Crash just hits all my buttons.

And of course, I have to recommend my own book:
Under the Amoral Bridge A Cyberpunk Novel

Here's a few often overlooked fantasy/science fiction books that I'm quite fond of:


The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien


Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hicks


The Wayfarer Redemption by Sara Douglass


Babylon 5: In the Beginning by Peter David David

For a somewhat different approach to deep Sci-Fi, try GALACTIC EXODUS: Counterdance of the Cybergods. Check it out at Amazon or at www.somersong.com

The sequel to my novel "Future Hope" is now available. "Joshua and Aaron ITP Book Two" will take you on a ride you will never forget.
Joshua and Aaron ITP Book Two
David Gelber

Code Name: Silence is an original YA superhero novel by Kirstin van Dyke (me).

Labyrinth of Evil is one of my all-time favorite Star Wars prequel/spin-off novels.

Seen the movie? Read the books:

I'm in the middle of reading this one by Chelsea Campbell, but I like it so far; it's another original YA superhero novel.

Brilliant first contact story by Alan Dean Foster, set in his Humanx Commonwealth series


I would recommend the entire Pern series by Anne McCaffrey, but this one's my favorite



Another brilliant series about first contact and different races learning to coexist.

That's all for now.