Good morning,
Since the subjects of reading and writing can hardly be keep too separate, I thought today I'd list my top most influential books, mostly older. I’d love to hear which books most influenced you. Here goes:
The eleven most influential books I’ve read (I couldn't stop at ten.):
Last and First Men Olaf Stapledon
Foundation Series Isaac Asimov
Stranger in a Strange Land Robert Heinlein
Brave New World Aldous Huxley
Childhood's End Arthur C. Clarke
Lord of the Rings Trilogy JRR Tolkien
I Ching Unknown
The Book Alan Watts
Narcissus and Goldmund Hermann Hesse
The Stand Stephen King
The Mote in God's Eye Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Larry
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Mmm, Those are some of my choices, too.
ReplyDeleteBrave New World Aldous Huxley
1984 George Orwell
Dune Frank Herbert
LOTR JRR Tolkein
Scottish Play Shakespere (Yes, I know the name and I don't want the bad luck.)
Troilus and Cresside Chaucher
Day of the Triffeds John Wyndham
Handmaid's Tale Margaret Attwood
Mists of Avalon Marian Zimmer Bradley
Witch Worlds Andre Norton
Elizabeth H.
It's amazing how similar our influences are when it comes to F&SF. I might have picked 'The City and the Stars' over Childhood's End (which I also loved), and 'Time Enough For Love' and 'Starship Troopers' were two other big Heinlein influences in addition to SiaSL. And I would have added 'More Than Human' (Theodore Sturgeon), 'End of Eternity' (Asimov) and 'Dune' (the first book only) to round up my 'classic SF' influences.
ReplyDeleteI guess those most of our influences are at least half similar to yours! Here's mine.
ReplyDeleteLord of the Rings Trilogy JRR Tolkien
Dune Frank Herbert
LOTR JRR Tolkein
More Than Human' (Theodore Sturgeon), '
Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula Leguin
Jack Vance Demon Princes and World of Adventure
Nine Princes of Amber ( Zelazny)
Darkover Series, Marion Zimmer Bradley
Larry Niven's Known Space books and stories, definitely Ringworld
John Christopher's Tripod series – read that as a kid before I knew sf existed.
Bo