Subj : Good Older Fantasy & Sci-Fi Recommendations?
To : Foriest Jan Smith
From : Ogg
Date : Thu May 08 2025 08:44 pm
Hello Foriest Jan Smith!
** On Thursday 08.05.25 - 02:14, 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 from
FJS> the 70s and 80s (Machines That Think, edited by Isaac Asimov is what got
FJS> me into sci-fi!), but I'm itching for more good stuff...
Dune [trilogy], by Herbert. The later stories are ok, but the
meat of the adventure is in the 1st three.
Brave New World, by Huxley.
Ringworld, by Niven.
FJS> On the same note, I've completely neglected Fantasy. I have yet to find
FJS> ANY fantasy novels I like....
First Law Trilogy, by Joe Abercrombie
Kingkiller Chronicles (two books), by Patrick Rothfuss. The events in each book spans one day.
The Gentleman Bastard series, by Scott Lynch. 1 = The Lies of
Locke Lamora, 2 = Red Seas Under Red Skies, 3 = The Republic
of Thieves
