Friday, 1 August 2014

The Best Science Fiction Books

By Annabelle Holman


Reading is an art yet to be chained. Humans, even in the presence of computers and other devices, still use it. The most intriguing subject being science. Below are the best science fiction books that have made this art a long lasting trait of this race and have been outstanding all along in the market.

The best in town is Ringworld by Larry Niven. He analyses the sociology between humans and the puppeteers who descend on earth involuntary. Helped by humans, they set off back to their planet but tag along a few humans who get the shock of their lifetime. This book reveals possibilities in science like remaining youthful by using a fluid and the immunity puppeteers had against matter.

The Demolished Man is a piece that could get you going. Taking place in the future, the book analyses the nature in which governments and law could shift from a democratic state to another system. In this book the psychological synchrony in the way people think and act is more like the current internet platform. The peepers who are the same people who possess this abilities, are capable of curbing cases arising due to premeditated murder for a record seventy years.

Thirdly, Gateway by Frederik Pohl will intrigue you. Released in 2010, this book looks into the greed that humans have for riches. Stray ships abandoned by aliens attract a number who board them. With programmed destinations, these locomotives take them to the Heechee planet. Many die in the process and some who got lucky not to be disfigured beyond recognition become the new Bill Gates, just like that.

Done by John Brunner, Stand on Zanzibar, houses two characters. House and Hogan. Hogan is in the forefront of a conglomerate that is poised to take over a country in Africa. The company he leads is called general technics and also deals with genetic engineering products. Hogan on other hand is his spy and takes a geek personality to conceal his true intention. In the end he dies but after successfully getting the solution to genetic engineering.

Timescape by Gregory Benford involves the technological aspect of teleporting. The two sets of scientist; 1962 and 1998 have the huge role of safeguarding the future from huge environment catastrophe. The 1998 group being aware of the future, tell the 1962 group on how they can prevent this. The level of drama in the book will leave you at the edge of your seats.

The Stars is my Destination, done by Alfred Beester is a classic worth reading. The original piece went under the name Tiger! Tiger! Till 2011 where it went under a restructuring and republished. The main character has the ability to teleport virtually to any part in world and easily escape danger. This on the contrary affects the ones he had to run from. It is a masterpiece worth reading.

Lastly Snowcrash, this analyses how the internet can crumple down a whole nation. A good hacker can possibly hack his way to riches and in turn govern the society. The US is portrayed in ways you could not imagine. Till a pizza guy, a pro-hacker who is out to revenge, comes up with the Snowcrash virus which changes the game. The Neal Stephenson, piece will give you a hint on how the internet could in future fictionally turn into a nasty place to be.




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