yeah, fucking love sci fi
I prefer the more modern stuff, so Iain M Banks' Culture novels (Player of Games and Excession in particular) and Alastair Reynolds' stuff (try Revelation Space)

I've had a lot of good recommendations from using b3ta. If you want more visit b3ta.com/offtopic and just ask.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 15:26, 1 reply)

i think iain m banks
Has a command of the english language even beyond william gibsons.
Look To Windward leaves me a quivering jelly every time I read it - utterly heartbreaking but at the same time beautiful as well.
(tjn whizzing on the electric fence of life, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 16:52, closed)

I agree
and I also love Look to Windward and for some reason always forget about it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 17:02, closed)