i mostly a sci fi guy, though some time i read other stuff too, here is a few of my favourite:
fiction:

by kim stanley robinson, the thing about him, is that, for me the balance between a tech and people is there the world in the story is big.
-the years of rice and salt,
it is about the black death kill all the mat salleh, the story is complicated but simple enough to digest
-red mars,
it is about terraforming mars. mostly revolve on the people

by gregory benford, he is a professor of physics, but his story is compelling, the science looks authentic, but the main interest in his book is really the process from the beginning to the end. oh yeah he is a nebula award winner, one of the prestigious prize for sci fi and fantasy writer
-time scape,
it is about tachyon, send message back to the pass, it is a nebula award winning books, very interesting read
-the martian race,
it is about martian exploration, the interesting part is the process in doing so.
-the sunborn,
is the sequel of the martian race, not that good still the idea interest me

by micheal crichton, i notice that this guys likes computer, there is alot of it in the storys, not all it seems,
-jurassic park,
i think this is better than the movie
-andromeda strain,
about disease, very interesting one
-prey,
not bad but not that good

by greg bear, his story goes far in the future, his story is more about tech, and the implication, it is mostly things that in development in the story until it is finish in the end.
-moving mars,
it is a very interesting story, the world is big, the timeline is long, and it is kinda hard to explain what is in the story, but quite good actually
-queen of angel
another very complicated story, runs in parallel, but very good read

stephen baxter, the only book i read from him is titan, about a group of astronauts having their final adventure to titan, very good read.

william gibson, i really really want to read neuromancer, where to get it.
-idoru,
well it is story in the future, adventure not really particular in tech, fun read, makes me want to live in there, this is the only book i read from him

there is this book called idlewild, the book have nothing too new in it like a sci fi, but it is quite good, have a go.



This post has been edited by sweemeng: Nov 17 2005, 12:42 PM