Dune is the best science fiction book ever written.
+1 Dune is very intellectually stimulating.
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#22"The Diamond Age" or anything else by Neal Stephenson.
"Anathem" by Neal Stephenson is the best book I've read in years. The first 50 pages or so are a slog, but after that I couldn't put it down. "What is the What" by Dave Eggers is also phenomenal.
"What is the What" is one of the most beautifully written books of the last decade. I wholeheartedly endorse this.
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#23Heinlein is one of the masters of scify. I think Asimov is like a child, Heinlein imagination is overwhelming. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein
Stranger In A Strange Land is probably my favorite book. Vonnegut is my favorite author. By the way, if I had the money I would love to buy one of the screen prints here http://www.vonnegut.com/art.asp
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#25It seems that most recomendations fall in the sci-fi genre. I'll add my personal favourite: Stanisław Lem (the author of Solaris). The Star Diaries and Cyberiad are a lot of fun mixed with really interesting ideas.
But if you want to read a very actual story, including an anticipation of the Internet, take a look at this 1961 story:
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#26Dune is the best science fiction book ever written.
Agreed, the friends and family sequels are dire however.
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#27Kurt Vonnegut has some good stuff. Slaughterhouse Five, Cats Cradle and I really liked A Man Without a Country.
The Discworld series (Terry Prachett) is good if you liked HHG
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#28I recommend "A Fire Upon The Deep" and "A Deepness In The Sky" by Vernor Vinge. They're epic, emotional, and gripping, but also have some quite excellent hard science and future culture speculation. Also his book "Rainbows End" for something a little closer to home... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor_Vinge
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#29It seems that most recomendations fall in the sci-fi genre. I'll add my personal favourite: Stanisław Lem (the author of Solaris). The Star Diaries and Cyberiad are a lot of fun mixed with really interesting ideas. But if you want to read a very actual story, including an anticipation of the Internet, take a look at this 1961 story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_from_the_Stars
I also heartily recommend "Cyberiad", a timeless collection of short stories.
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#30Read the Cryptonomicon. It's an awesome work of fiction, and it involves lots of geek interests. Alternative suggestions are Microserfs and JPod.