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Question: Help me choose a good Sci Fi book to read!?
I have finished The crystal singer trilogy of Anne McCarthy and is looking for something new to read!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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A lot of it depends on your taste in Science Fiction!. Anne McCaffery has about 30-40 novels covering Dragons as well as Telepathy/Telekinesis!. She also writes a universe with neither of the above which I like!. Look for Helva, The Ship who sang, The Ship to searched, and others!. All are a good read!.

If your into Military Science fiction there are a variety of authors who write good MSF with strong woman leads!. Examples include David Webber's "Honor Harrington" series, LE Modesitt, Jr writes both good MSF and good fantasy!. He also works ethical issues into his plots!. Look for a lady author named Elizabeth Moon's "Once a Hero" an excellent book!.

If you like hard Science Fiction old masters like Aurthur C!. Clarke, Robert A Heinlein (you might like his Juvenile series even though some of the science is dated) and Isaac Asimov (I like Tales of the White Hart)!.

I like a juvenile called "Balance of Trade" which is even more fun when you read further in the Universe it is set in!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Hi !
The Ghormenghast trilogy by Mervyn Peake ;
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Gormenghast!.!.!.
TitusGroan
Gormenghast
TitusAlone
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Titus_Groan!.!.!.

Plot introduction
The book is set in the huge castle of Gormenghast, a vast landscape of crumbling towers and ivy-filled quadrangles that has for centuries been the hereditary residence of the Groan family and with them a legion of servants!.
At the beginning of the novel, two agents of change are introduced into the stagnant society of Gormenghast!.
The first, more obvious agent of change is Titus Groan, the heir to Lord Sepulchrave, the seventy-sixth Earl of Groan!. His birth interrupts the daily rituals which are practiced at all levels of the castle society, from the kitchens to the Hall of Bright Carvings in Gormenghast's upper reaches!. However, the novel only covers the first two years of Titus' life, and he plays a minor role!.
The second is Steerpike, a ruthlessly ambitious kitchen boy, who is the driving force for the plot of Titus Groan!. His entry into Gormenghast society, at the same time as Lord Titus is born, introduces a steady rate of change into a stagnant world!.

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Gormenghast!.!.!.
Plot summary
The second book follows the story of Titus from the age of seven to seventeen!. As the novel opens Titus, as the 77th earl and lord of Gormenghast, dreads the life of pre-ordained ritual that stretches before him!. Barquentine as Master of Ritual, and Steerpike his apprentice, are seen by Titus as the embodiment of all he wants to rebel against!.

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Titus_Alone
Plot summary
The story follows Titus' journey in the world outside Gormenghast Castle, having left his home at the end of the second book!.
Finding himself lost, he suddenly discovers exactly how outdated his home really was, as he stumbles into a city of strange technological marvels, of shimmering metal and glass buildings, whose inhabitants travel by motorcar and airplane — and yet which also houses an entire culture of outcasts beneath the city itself in the "Under-River"!. The book also includes themes more usual to dystopian science fiction, such as marked inequality of wealth and involuntary euthanasia, and in many ways anticipates the steampunk genre!.

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If you liked that series then you'll probably love the Samaria series by Sharon Shinn!. Has some similarities!. If you want to stick to soley Sci-Fi with no Fantasy interspersed, try some Orson Scott Card!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Ringwold by Larry Niven is a good series!. Michael McCollum has some interesting books!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Any thing by Piers Anthony!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Try Asimov's novels!. They're really good sci-fi fictionWww@QuestionHome@Com