Going old school in my Sci-fi ... all the way to "Barsoom"

[DaDairyDruid]

I was lucky enough to find copies of all 4 of "Doc" Smith's Skylark of Space series at a used bookstore. Along with Verne and Wells, one of the series that changed SF forever.

[aqutalion]

*makes note of other series mentioned for future reading*

Finally found the Captain Future series in e-book format. Fun reads, if you don't mind that fact that the hero is the Mary-Sue-est Mary Sue that ever Mary Sue'd.

[Kal]

*makes note of other series mentioned for future reading*

Finally found the Captain Future series in e-book format. Fun reads, if you don't mind that fact that the hero is the Mary-Sue-est Mary Sue that ever Mary Sue'd.

I'll see your Mary Sue and raise you Doc Savage. Not terrible books (if you've got nothing else to read, they're ok) but ye gods it's a wish fulfillment character if ever I saw one.

My best recommendation for sci fi though is H Beam Piper, not the most well-known of authors but he was a master at it. Good characters (and the women were even characters on their own, rather than just fluff) and intelligent settings.

[dalesys]

... H Beam Piper...

Assassination of politicians as free speech...