A List of Recommendations…Sorta
Well I wrote a post some days back asking for your thoughts, but nobody really jumped in on that convo. So, I thought what I’d do is throw in my two cents of what I think are best examples, based on what I have read, of the following genres. I haven’t read everything, so if you don’t agree or have a different suggestion, please leave a comment! Military Science Fiction — The Forever War by Joe HaldemanSpace Opera — Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (although this is more military SF)Cyberpunk (anything you guys would suggest other than Neuromancer by William Gibson) — Spin State by Chris MoriartySteampunk — The Steam Magnate by Dana Copithorne (partially because it is really damn good and partially because it’s the only book I’ve ever read that I could call steampunk)Post-Apocalyptic — Other than 1984…I don’t know…Cell by Stephen King, but that’s not a great example, though I liked the book.Hard Science Fiction — Foundation by Isaac AsimovHumorous SF — Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSoft SF (or Socio-SF) — Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDystopian SF — 1984 by George OrwellPost-Cyberpunk — I have no idea…I didn’t know there was a Post-Cyberpunk movement until recently…High Fantasy (other than Tolkien) — I can’t think of a really good example of this other than Tolkien. Some mediocre examples, sure, but nothing really concrete.Urban Fantasy — Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (though it’s sort of SFish)Dark Fantasy — The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly (this is dark YA fantasy actually)Heroic Fantasy (again, other than Tolkien) — Shadowfall by James ClemensScience Fantasy (or Scifantasy) — Bright of the Sky by Kay Kenyon.