After many discussions, it has been decided that questions calling for unending lists of works (or authors, etc) or more or less personalized recommendations are not acceptable. The site FAQ has been adapted accordingly.
In order not give the wrong impression of the site to new visitors, most of these questions should be deleted. I propose to
- close all these questions next week-end (Saturday 2011-03-05 or Sunday 2011-03-06)
- delete them a few days later
Closing and deleting off-topic questions is normally done by the community. This is a one-time cleanup now that we have an official FAQ.
Here is the list of the 80 questions tagged list or recommendations as I write this. The number in parentheses is the number of answers. If you feel that a question is in this list but should not be deleted, or that a question not in this list should be deleted as per the faq, answer this question with a link to the question and an argument why it should/shouldn't be deleted.
- What science fiction novels have well developed alien languages? (8)
- What are the different types of robots in Total Recall 2070? (0)
- I want to read Cyberpunk story, series or movie can you give me a list of good/famous ones (6)
- Who are the top "Hard Science" authors past and present? (5)
- What are some of the social sci-fi novels out there? (19)
- Are there any science fiction stories without humans at all? (20)
- Other than Douglas Adams, who are some humorous SF authors? (10)
- What are the most important science fiction books for the new Sci Fi reader (8)
- What are some sci-fi stories that are about computer programming? (8)
- Reccommend sci-fi novels about languages and phonetics in the style of Babel-17 (5)
- What are the most common ways of communication between humans and aliens? (12)
- What else should I be reading to make better sense of Cyclonopedia? (1)
- What are some interesting alternate history stories? (10)
- What are the most realistic space-exploration books you are aware of? (8)
- What works were most influenced by The Prisoner? (1)
- What are some good SF books by authors not generally known for science fiction? (24)
- Which actors have played Dr. Who over the years? (2)
- What sci-fi movies are about cyberspace? (8)
- What short sci-fi movies are available online? (2)
- Can any one give me some sites featuring short sci-fi stories (13)
- Other than the ones on IMDB's top Sci-fi list, what are some good "pure" sci-fi movies? (10)
- What are some good sci-fi authors for kids / young adults? (5)
- Who are some well-known female scifi authors? (12)
- What are some websites with SF quotes from movies or books? (3)
- How you choose your sci-fi? (4)
- Which movies inspired books? (4)
- What works do you wish more people knew about? (18)
- What are the most influential dystopian novels, films, games and other works? (18)
- What Sci-fi film scores and soundtracks have won an Oscar? (2)
- Are there reference sci-fi websites that maintain lists of "must have" books? (4)
- Are there any sci-fi novels or stories narrated in reverse chronolgy (a la Memento)? (2)
- What's the best reason to attend SF conventions? What's the worst reason to attend? (3)
- What resources exist to help SF fans meet other fans, face-to-face? (4)
- What science fiction authors were also scientists or engineers? (9)
- What are the most powerful ship-to-ship weapons, that obey relativistic physics, found in SF ? (3)
- Actor or actress that have won best actor Oscar for role in sci-fi film (1)
- List favorite sci-fi animations? (2)
- Are there any other writers who hide their real name as Cordwainer Smith did? (8)
- What movies do you think could be considered an improved adaptation of a sci-fi book? (5)
- Which SF works not written by Asimov did include his laws of robotics? (3)
- What stories feature a non-FTL interstellar society? (7)
- What works feature humans gaining immortality and its effects? (24)
- What are the different types and classes of FTL engines? (6)
- What characters or stories originally debuted in a sci-fi magazine prior to being novelized? (3)
- What are some recommended works that feature the development of a self-aware AI? (15)
- What Sci-Fi universes feature human xenophobia as a main feature? (7)
- What are some websites with free novel length science fiction? (3)
- Online subscription based sources of stories. (0)
- What are some sites that provide science fiction stories in audio form (for free)? (7)
- What works feature the human race getting decimated by a superior race? (9)
- What works feature artifical or engineered universes? (6)
- What books or movies feature the early colonization of Mars? (12)
- Are there any stories in which appliances with AI mock or defy their owner? (13)
- Which obvious predictions about modern time turned out to be greatly exaggerated? (11)
- Are there more novels like Daniel Suarez's Daemon and Freedom™? (4)
- What Sci-Fi authors write about economics while featuring macro- and micro-economic consequences? (18)
- What words/phrases from science fiction have entered common speech? (9)
- Novels like Larry Niven's "The Mote in God's Eye" (7)
- Science Fiction that actually puts organized religion in a good light. (4)
- Steampunk/Cyberpunk Epic (4)
- Works of science fiction featuring as-of-yet inexistent narcotics/drugs (14)
- Human modification and upgrades, genetic, biochemical and hardware (1)
- What modern technology was never predicted by any prior sci-fi? (4)
- Are there any stories that feature people who worship black holes? (1)
- Which science fiction books, if any, are good examples of a rationalist approach to reality? (1)
- Book recommendations that deal with the Fermi Paradox (7)
- Is there anyone like Terry Pratchett in the sci-fi world? (2)
- Are there any authors that write in a similar style to Heinlein? (3)
- Moorcock reading order, Can I start reading Moorcock with the Dancers at the End of Time series? (2)
- I'm looking for authors similar to early Spider Robinson can anyone help? (4)
- SciFi books written for the youth market that are worth reading (5)
- Does a story or book exist which combines elements of a scarcity future, with cryo-preserved present time people? (5)
- What are the best sci-fi novels that take place over a long period of time? (6)
- Which ebook reader for the serious reader? (2)
- High Fantasy novel suggestions with a female main character and concurrent plots (no more than 5) (5)
- Book recommendations that contain both science fiction and fantasy (11)
- Recommendations of novels where societies are inside of a ship and most of the people are oblivious to that fact (4)
- How to pick new books to read (2)
- Which SF books are easy reads, while still going into quite a lot of depth? (2)
- Fantasy novel with all female characters (name that novel or a short story) (0)
