I'll toss "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep" into the ring once again! The book that Bladerunner is based on.
-short
-packed with stuff!
-comparing it to the movie is fun
PK Dick was a great writer, although some of his works are... difficult to understand :/ Bladerunner is pretty straightforward though. They're usually well worth the effort.
"We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin. It's the template for almost all dystopian fiction and it'll probably be banned before too long at this rate (given the author is Russian).
I'll suggest Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber. An omnibus containing two collections [Swords and Deviltry/Swords Against Death] of Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser stories. They're all short, pulp, vignettes/novelletes.
Absolutely classic sword and sorcery, highly influential as the archetypal barbarian and thief for early DnD and general fantasy writing.
I know I’ve mentioned it before, but The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Heinlein. Also I’d like the LOTR discussion if you want to do that
That seems like a cool book, I'll definitely put it on my reading list
The White Plague by Frank Herbert
Seems fitting during this times.
Edit: it even fits with the current month
Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All
By Michael Schellenberger
I bought that book but haven't started it yet.
So +1 for Apocalypse Never.
I'll toss "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep" into the ring once again! The book that Bladerunner is based on.
-short
-packed with stuff!
-comparing it to the movie is fun
PK Dick was a great writer, although some of his works are... difficult to understand :/ Bladerunner is pretty straightforward though. They're usually well worth the effort.
"We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin. It's the template for almost all dystopian fiction and it'll probably be banned before too long at this rate (given the author is Russian).
Got it a couple days ago
I'll suggest Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber. An omnibus containing two collections [Swords and Deviltry/Swords Against Death] of Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser stories. They're all short, pulp, vignettes/novelletes.
Absolutely classic sword and sorcery, highly influential as the archetypal barbarian and thief for early DnD and general fantasy writing.