Newby to Sci-Fi, help please

**Bob Gray** · January 15th, 2012, 11:27 AM

I've never read any sci-fi and was wondering if I could get a list of great sci-fi books to check out.

**psikeyhackr** · January 15th, 2012, 03:00 PM

I have no idea what you will regard as great.

These are by Lois McMaster Bujold and she got at least 3 Hugo awards for them

Falling Free 7/10
Shards of Honor 6/10
Barrayar 8/10
The Warrior's Apprentice 5/10
The Vor Game 7/10
Cetaganda 6/10
Brothers in Arms 7/10
Mirror Dance 8/10
Memory 8/10
Komarr 9/10
A Civil Campaign 9/10
Diplomatic Immunity 8/10
Cryoburn 7.5/10

And you can read all of them free and legal.

http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/2...rnCD/index.htm

Click that "Home" in Site Home at the top in the center.

psik

**Intrepidus** · January 15th, 2012, 04:05 PM

There are always the classics. If you haven't read anything, you can start with some of the greats of sci-fi and figure out what exactly you like and go from there.

Unless your likes are very different from most, a safe bet would be to find a book that is considered an all-time great by many in the sci-fi crowd and start there.

**Rob B** · January 15th, 2012, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by Bob Gray

I've never read any sci-fi and was wondering if I could get a list of great sci-fi books to check out.

Having no idea what you like, what kinds of stories/novels towards which you are drawn, or what you've read and enjoyed in the past makes this a somewhat difficult thing to do.

On the other hand, I spent a bit of time the other day creating a brand new Recommendation Thread and stickied it atop the Science Fiction forum (with links to other threads at SFFWorld) that is fairly detailed. Have a look there and you may find some things that may potentially float your boat.

The New and Improved Recommendation - Science Fiction

**ArtNJ** · January 15th, 2012, 09:25 PM

Check out Agent to the Stars. Basically Jerry McGuire with aliens, funny but a real and serious, if light, sci-fi story. Its too light to be considered a classic on this forum, but its well liked, and its Amazon ratings are fantastic (over 100 votes, mostly all 5 star).

My wife had a negative impression of sci-fi, I got her to read Agent to the Stars as her first sci-fi and she really liked it.

That is my safest recommendation without knowing what your looking for.