I'm looking for good scifi books

I need some help finding some good sci fi books, more specifically some series set in the near future. wikipedia pops up with to many books to browse through the synopsis of. I am particularly interested in reading about the development of mankind from nowish to the future.

If anyone has any ideas please help me out

Ender's Game is a great book. So is Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Dune.

Not something you just skim through...it requires thought.

don't read any of the new Sci-fi.. Majority of the new sci-fi is so similar to fantasy.. that you don't get a whole lot out of it.

You want to be reading stuff like Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clark

Dune.

Not something you just skim through...it requires thought.

the_one34

You wouldn't think so, but most of the Star Wars books are very good (beware some are extremely corny).

Its a long time ago though :P

Shatterpoint, Darth Bane, or The New Jedi Order are good.

Dune.

Not something you just skim through...it requires thought.

the_one34

DUNE is god of sci-fi,i remember trying to read children of dune in hospital high on morphine.....it didnt work out.40k books are also good sci-fi books if you like it to focus on action a bit more than normal,the horus heresy series is awesome especially SPOILERS!!!! the bit were Horus finally betrays The Emperor and virus bombs the planet of istvann,the description for Exterminatus is so much better than i ever imagined it would be playing 40k for good 10 years.Hell even my mum likes them which surprised me,she wanted a book to read for work and picked my book up in a hurry,then had to wait a week for her to finish so i could get it back lol

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Dune.

Not something you just skim through...it requires thought.

Judza

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Dune.

Not something you just skim through...it requires thought.

StripTheSoul

I second Enders game and Hitchhikers. best sci fi stuff out there.

I would say Warhammer 40k...

This one was my favorite..

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[QUOTE="Judza"] In particular, the original Dune Novels by Frank Herbert. The later novels by his son are questionable.Judza

I would say Warhammer 40k...

This one was my favorite..

Xx_Hopeless_xX

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I would say Warhammer 40k...

This one was my favorite..

EMOEVOLUTION

No it's Sci-Fi fantasy...they use...futuristic weapons and stuff..:P

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I would say Warhammer 40k...

This one was my favorite..

Xx_Hopeless_xX

No it's Sci-Fi fantasy...they use...futuristic weapons and stuff..:P

Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy is a standard Sci-fi book, I'm not much into fantasy, but it's the book I'm reading right now, and it's...really funny.

This one was also very good..

If you don't mind thousands of years in the future, the entire Dune Saga is your best bet. In my opinion they are the greatest works of science fiction in existence.

EDIT: Just to make sure I'm clear, by Saga I mean the ones written by Frank Herbert himself. Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse Dune.

Dune Chronicles (by Frank Herbert, forget about the newer stuff by Brian), Ender's Game and sequels, and Neuromancer, as others have already mentioned, are all fantastic. I would also check out some Robert Heinlein stuff, he was amazing. Specifically, Stranger in a Strange Land is a masterpiece, and is near-future. Also check out Time Enough for Love, one of my very favorites, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, and Starship Troopers.

The Dune and Ender's Game series are the best places to start

If you enjoyed the game, then this is a pretty good read.

Earth by David Brin

EDIT: Spelling