I’m very much enjoying Isaac Asimov’s Foundation.

[jmctee@mastodon.social]

@tosbourn Iain M. Banks The Culture series! Player of Games and Consider Phlebas are my faves, but the whole series is great.

[tosbourn@masto.ai]

@jmctee thanks! Added Player of Games to my list.

[gregorclaus@troet.cafe]

@tosbourn @af
In terms of classics I'd recommend Stanislaw Lem (often overlooked in the west), particularly his Ijon Tichy stories.
And think in terms of the father of a genre H. G. Well War of the worlds and Time machine are good reads, even if maybe a bit less accessible than more modern writers

[tosbourn@masto.ai]

@GregorClaus @af thanks! I picked up War of the Worlds and War of the Air from a charity shop recently.

I’d not heard of Stanislaw Lem (to your point!) Will take a look! Thanks.

[jmctee@mastodon.social]

@tosbourn I am sure you'll get lots of great suggestions, but if you're looking for more, check out these two threads I posted sometime last year. Over 60 book recommendations!

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[nyrath@spacey.space]

@tosbourn

You might want to try a couple of the Heinlein Juveniles. Which despite the name are not just for kids.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinlein_juveniles#Novels_written_for_Scribner's

[nyrath@spacey.space]

@tosbourn

The traditional third in the scifi greats is Arthur C. Clarke. Good Clarke novels include Childhood's End, Earthlight, The City and the Stars, and 2001 A Space Odyssey

[unixmercenary@infosec.exchange]

@tosbourn you’re entirely welcome. Anthologies such as those I mentioned will start you out with a diverse sampling of top works from most-respected authors, which is good because it’ll help you decide what subgenres, authors, and (often) series are your cuppa. As the saying goes, Those Tastes, They Do Differ[tm].

Sometimes, you just bounce off something highly acclaimed, e.g., I just can’t connect with C.J. Cherryh’s novels, and feel bad about that, as Carolyn Jane’s personable, but somehow I just bounce off the prose. But, say, almost anything by Steven Brust, Charlie Stross, or Martha Wells, and I’m right there. And when John Scalzi hits jackpot, like with the SF satirical comedy "Starter Villain", I’m totally there.

[tosbourn@masto.ai]

@nyrath thanks! Will look into them!

[tosbourn@masto.ai]

@leej403 thanks very much! I am certainly on the look out for more Asimov. Will check out the others too.

[unixmercenary@infosec.exchange]

@rdm @tosbourn , I totally concur. Somewhat different, both good in overlapping ways. I worried about the TV series hitting the target, but have enjoyed it thoroughly, and the fleshing out of SecUnit's video binge-watching was a particularly successful addition.