Best colonization science fiction books according to redditors
We found 22 Reddit comments discussing the best colonization science fiction books. We ranked the 8 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 22 Reddit comments discussing the best colonization science fiction books. We ranked the 8 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Lord of Light is often referred to as "fantasy guised as scifi". Its also incredible. http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Light-Roger-Zelazny/dp/0060567236
This is essentially the scenario that takes place in one of my favorite sci-fi novels ever, Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny. Would definitely recommend people check it out, it's considered a classic.
Here's the synopsis from Amazon:
"The gods are a starship crew who subdued a colony world; developed godlike--though often machine-enhanced--powers during successive lifetimes of mind transfer to new, cloned bodies; and now lord it over descendants of the ship's mere passengers. Their tyranny is opposed by retired god Sam, who mocks the Celestial City, introduces Buddhism to subvert Hindu dogma, allies himself with the planet's native "demons" against Heaven, fights pyrotechnic battles with bizarre troops and weapons, plays dirty with politics and poison, and dies horribly but won't stay dead. It's a huge, lumbering, magical story, told largely in flashback, full of wonderfully ornate language (and one unforgivable pun) that builds up the luminous myth of trickster Sam, Lord of Light. Essential SF reading."
Children of the Star, by Sylvia Engdahl?
>Back in print! One-volume edition of the trilogy including the three novels This Star Shall Abide (known in the UK as Heritage of the Star), Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains, and The Doors of the Universe.
Noren knew that his world was not as it should be--it was wrong that only the Scholars, and their representatives the Technicians, could use metal tools and Machines. It was wrong that only they had access to the mysterious City, which he had always longed to enter. Above all, it was wrong for the Scholars to have sole power over the distribution of knowledge. The High Law imposed these restrictions and many others, though the Prophecy promised that someday knowledge and Machines would be available to everyone. Noren was a heretic. He defied the High Law and had no faith in the Prophecy's fulfillment. But the more he learned of the grim truth about his people's deprivations, the less possible it seemed that their world could ever be changed. It would take more drastic steps than anyone imagined to restore their rightful heritage.
Edit: Original cover can be seen here on the author's official page.
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
A fun mix of far-future SF with what I can only call Buddhist fantasy. Set on a world where technology has been implemented that makes real Hindu philosophy, where surveillance, mind-uploading, and biotechnology mean that everyone is reincarnated after death to a body due from the Karma of their past life, where the rich take the on the identities of Hindu gods, one man has been reincarnated from the past to wage war on the status quo and build a utopian, Buddhist society.
Winner of the Hugo award for best Novel in 1968.
Threads like these make me thankful that I started using goodreads to keep track of my books.
My top 5 most recent 5 star SF books (not including Fantasy) are:
It seems I'm quite liberal with my 5 star ratings (or maybe I've just been lucky over the last 8 months) but I believe each one of the books deserved it.
John Varley is one my favorite authors I keep coming back to him time and again.
The following are my favorites. He also has a nice website [Varley.net](http://Varley.net "Varley.net") . You can actually get a decent feel for who he is on the site. He puts up what he wants and the hell with what anyone thinks. I think thats why I like him. lol
Mammoth is on my too be read list. I have it just not gotten to it.
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Lord of Light
Has an epic poem quality to it.
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny is an excellent example of sci-fi+religion.
When we reach the point we can feed the whole human population like that, we'll see. I guess most people will go for the manufactured protein.(don't even think about everyone going vegie, it's not gonna happen)
Have you read the book Fallen Dragon by P.F. Hamilton? It describes in brief something like that.
http://www.amazon.com/Fallen-Dragon-Peter-F-Hamilton/dp/0446527084
I'm gonna stretch the rules and include some comics on this list:
This one isn't very well known but it's fun:
Fredrik Pohl - The Voices of Heaven
And Ted Chiang's short story collection Stories of Your Life and Others has a really cool story about angel visitations. Actually all the stories are excellent, and two others deal with ideas from religious mythologies.
In addition to his Stranger in a Strange Land already mentioned, Heinlein's Job: A Comedy of Justice is neat.
Sounds pretty cool!
I also have a reading suggestion along the lines of planetary colonization:
Twin-Bred. It's a pretty interesting concept.
Damn, just one?!? I don't think I can cut it down to less than three, and even that list would change year by year.
The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
Orphans of Chaos, John C. Wright
(And sorry for the Amazon links, I really freakin' hate Amazon but don't know of a better/more convenient link to offer people.)(Um, if anyone has a better kind of link to provide, I'd love to hear it, thanks.)
The Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
From the review: "Lord of Light stands with Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War and Frank Herbert’s Dune as one of the seminal novels that changed the way readers looked at science fiction."
I'd highly recommend Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
It's one of the greatest works of science fiction in my opinion. Other great ones to read are Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke (the end left me completely amazed) and The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
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Exploring the universe
82,000 words
>The door has been opened. Humanity stands on the threshold of interstellar space. There is life out there.
Commander David Decker and his team have been sent to explore a planet fifty-seven light-years from Earth. Humanity’s first encounter with life on another planet, a thriving garden in the depths of space.
>What they found was not what they expected. But that may be the least of their problems.
>One of their number is already dead. Another may be a traitor. And they’ve lost their connection to Earth.
>No communication. No supplies. No way home.
>The universe is waiting. But are we ready?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999095803/
I wish! There is a version available on Amazon but the reviews all say it’s a totally unreadable “Google-translate” job.
https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Globe-Lunar-Trilogy/dp/1543042295
You might want to check out Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light.
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny