Comments on: Top 10 Obscure But Superb Science Fiction Novels

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:54:12 +0000

I guess I should have mentioned that the book I was referring to was “WASP”

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:52:31 +0000

I’ve read this novel 10 plus times, it’s an excellent read and I highly recommend it. It would make an excellent movie, but in today’s climate making a movie where the “Hero” is essentially a terrorist would be somewhat controversial.

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By: Andrea Force

Andrea Force — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 03:45:50 +0000

I’ve been rereading science fiction books that I first read way back in middle or high school. I’ve been pleasantly surprised to find that most are as good as I remembered. Just recently I recalled that House of Stairs was the name of one that I read then, but I couldn’t recall the author and hadn’t gotten around to Googling it yet. Today I Googled “Top 10 Science Fiction Books” and stumbled across this list. House of Stairs was on it … and it’s the only book on the list that I actually have read. Weird.

Without saying anything to spoil it for someone who’ll be reading it for the first time, I find it entirely likely that people would behave as Sleator has them behave in this book.

By: bait

bait — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:43:40 +0000

grubthrower

Thanks for the tips, I will look up the books you have suggested during my next trip to the libary

By: grubthrower

grubthrower — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:31:24 +0000

bait,

The Mote in God’s Eye was written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. Since it made the New York Times bestseller list, it isn’t obscure. Most people do indeed like it, though.

If you like Niven and Pournelle, try them separately. I suggest The Mercenary or Janisaires (both military SF) by Pournelle and any short story collection or Ringworld by Niven.

Note: I’m not a truly huge fan of Ringworld, but people who like Mote tend to like that one.

By: bait

bait — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:55:59 +0000

The Mote in God’s Eye. I forget who wrote it, or even if you would consider it obscure. But as far as I am concerned it is an excellent SF book and well worth a read by anyone.

I would recommend it to anyone

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:43:11 +0000

Aw, Michael Crichton didn’t make it on the list

By: Navik

Navik — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:59:45 +0000

i read House of Stairs in one day, i know it wasn’t written perfectly but the story is so cool and bizarre, then when i read the last sentence goosebumps shot up my arms

By: brittney

brittney — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:27:05 +0000

I read The Boy Who Couldn’t Die by William Sleator and I really didn’t like it at all. Even though I heard House of Stairs was good I can’t get over how bad TBWCD was and I don’t want to read anything else by him.