Subj : Re: Good Older Fantasy & Sci-Fi Recommendations?
To : Foriest Jan Smith
From : Gamgee
Date : Thu May 08 2025 08:40 am
-=> Foriest Jan Smith wrote to All <=-
FJS> I've been getting into lots of older sci-fi stuff as of late (the old X
FJS> Minus One serials, Jules Verne, some older sci-fi anthologies I own
FJS> from the 70s and 80s (Machines That Think, edited by Isaac Asimov is
FJS> what got me into sci-fi!), but I'm itching for more good stuff. I do
FJS> have an older copy of the Foundation Trilogy I've been meaning to try
FJS> but I'm wondering if there's any other good sci-fi of the 50s-60s I
FJS> should keep an eye out for (I have half a mind to look for more sci-fi
FJS> pulp magazines, lol).
I have always considered the Foundation Trilogy to be the "gold
standard" of science fiction. Doesn't get any better. Read that first.
Be advised that there are 3-4 "sequel" books to that trilogy, that are
pretty much garbage. Stick with the original three.
FJS> On the same note, I've completely neglected Fantasy. I have yet to find
FJS> ANY fantasy novels I like. A penpal sent me some ebooks of authors like
FJS> Anne McCaffery, Brandon Sanderson, E.E. Knight, etc. I had already had
FJS> some interest--having read some older short stories by Robert E. Howard
FJS> (I'd love some recommendationso f those if you have any). But I'm
FJS> mainly interested getting my hands on anything decent fantasy wise that
FJS> isn't anime or Skyrim, lol.
FJS> If anyone has any recommendations of either, I'm dying to know!
Well, again the "gold standard" (IMHO) of this genre is The Lord of the
Rings. Three books, doesn't get any better. Oh - there is a "prequel"
to these three called "The Hobbit", which should DEFINITELY be read
first.
