Recommended Smart Action/Sci-Fi Novels?

Plot:

It was sometime in the twenty-first century, when one discovery revolutionized the world further than any ever before it. This was the discovery of a nonlinear power, which lies inside of every living and nonliving organism on the planet. Its discoverers termed it Meteora. With it came the ability to tap into a clean, seemingly unlimited source of energy.

With further study, it was found that only a few genetically gifted individuals could use this power World War III was fought between these new beings and the United Governments of the world. After fighting to a stalemate, the governments and the beings who had access to this power, now known as Homospiritus, came to an agreement called the Accords.

Code 23: By law, all children born who are capable of using Meteora will be taken for safety reasons to Gardens to learn to control their powers, and serve the greater good of the commonwealth. Which meant to become a soldier in the army of the new world order. Tenchi was four years old when they came for him. Despite the best efforts by his mother to keep him hidden and safe, he was taken by force to Juneau Gardens, which is the home of the Homospiritus and the new governing order of the former United States of America, now named Juneau.

Eventually, he is sent on a mission where he encounters terrorists with nuclear arms who have also taken their own dark dive into the use of Meteora, only to corrupt it. Tenchi is given the chance to abandon his mission and continue his own, which has always been to return to his mother. But now he is faced with a choice, to return home or to fight to secure and prevent the misuse of The Sword of Heaven, an ancient weapon of unparalleled power forged of Meteora itself. If not kept in check, The Sword will throw the world into an apocalyptic age from which we may never recover, a fate that will visit both Homospiritus and humankind alike.

Happy reading, enjoy!

Gardens and the Warrior of Heaven

Another vote for Snow Crash. And there's also William Gibson's Neuromancer series as well as most of his other novels. You might also try John Scalzi. His Old Man's War series is good, and he has some standalone novels like Redshirts and The Android's Dream that are great.

You might also look at some classic sci fi like Heinlein, Asimov or Philip K Dick. Frank Herbert's Dune is great as well.

You have to watch -

- Robocop

- First Blood

- Rambo: First Blood Part II

- Mad Max 2

- Mad Max 3: Beyond the Thunderdome

- Die Hard

- Krull

All wildly entertaining and cheesy in parts.

Somewhat recommended but not for everyone -

Conan the Destroyer

Big Trouble in Little China

The Running Man

Mad Max (The Road Warrior)

Rambo 3

Total Recall

Police Story (1985)

The Legend of Lock Lamora

Wool - Howley

Try the Stainless Steel Rat stories, and my favorite cyberpunk books were Head Crash (Bruce Bethke) and Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson).

Enders Game.

Try reading Issac Asimov books.

Enders game

And the host

For Smart SCIENCE FICTION, here are some I (Fittings Doc) would recommend:

"The Forever Peace" (1974 / 326 pages) by Joe Haldeman CLASSIC

(Won the Hugo and Nebula Awards.)

Using remotely controlled robots called "soldierboys" (which are nearly invincible), the Alliance military fights third world guerrillas in an endless series of economy-driven wars.

“Tool of the Trade” (1987 / 248 Pages) by Joe Haldeman

(TWO other novels by Haldeman Won the Hugo Award, and THREE Won the Nebula Award)

Nicholas Foley, a Soviet sleeper agent and a survivor of the World War II siege of Leningrad, is a scientist and technological genius quietly working in American academia. He develops an ultrasonic gadget with which he can undetectably control the minds of others.

"The Left Hand of Darkness" (1969 / 304 pages) by Ursula K. Le Guin CLASSIC

(won the Hugo Award 1970)

“Gateway” (1977 / 313 pages) by Frederik Pohl CLASSIC

(first book of the “Heechee” series)

(won the Hugo and Nebula , Campbell and Locus SF Awards)

“Rendezvous with Rama” (1972 / 252 pages) by Arthur C. Clarke CLASSIC

(won the Hugo and Nebula Awards)

“Sundiver” (1980 / 341 pages) by David Brin CLASSIC

(first book of the “Uplift” series)

(another book in the series Won the Hugo Award, and TWO others were Nominated for Hugo Awards )

"Dorsai" (1959 / 159 pages) by Gordon R. Dickson

(the first book of “The Childe Cycle”)

(Nominated for the Hugo award.)

Deals with genetic drift and specialization, and there effects on humanity as a whole.

"Downbelow Station" (1981 / 438 pages) by C. J. Cherryh

(Won the Hugo and Nebula Awards.)

"On Basilisk Station” (1993 / 448 pages) by David Weber

(the first book in the "Honor Harrington" series)

This Space Navy series has FEMALE lead character. Beyond the Technology of the spacecraft and weapons, the story revolves around interpersonal relationships with which you will be able to identify.

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“Dune” (1965 / 412 pages) by Frank Herbert

(the first book of the “Dune Series)

(Won the Hugo and Nebula Awards.)

"Sten" (1982 / 279 pages) by Chris Bunch and Allen Cole

(the first book of "The Sten Chronicles")

Sten is orphaned and then recruited into the Eternal Emperor's "Mantis" covert intelligence corps.

"The Forge" (1991) by S.M. Stirling.

(the first book of "The General" series)

On a colony planet that has fallen back to medieval technology, a military officer discovers "Battle Central", a 1000 year old computer, that shows him what will happen to the planet without intervention.

"An Oblique Approach" (1998) by Eric Flint

(the first book of the "Belisarius" series)

Belisarius, a Greek era general, is aided by a Crystalline based intelligence from the far future/

“The Ayes of Texas” (1982) by Daniel Da Cruz

(the first book of the “Republic of Texas” series)

About commercial space exploration.

"Hammer's Slammers" (1979) by David Drake

(the first book of the "Hammer's Slammers" series)

“Insurrection” (1993) by David Weber & Steve White

(the first book in the “Starfire” series)

“The Last Legion” (1999) by Chris Bunch

(the first book of “The Last Legion” series – Space/Military)

“Ensign Flandry” (1966) by Poul Anderson

(the fist book, by internal chronology, of the “Terran Empire period of Dominic Flandry” series)

“The Rim of Space” (1961) by A. Bertram Chandler

(first book of the “Rim World” / “John Grimes” series)

“Rissa Kerguelen” (aka “Young Rissa”) (1976) by F. M. Busby

(the fist book of the “Rissa Kerguelen and Bran Tregare” series)

Has a FEMALE lead character.

"Officer-Cadet" (1998) by Rick Shelley

(first book of the "Dirigent Mercenary Corps" series)

Lon Nolan's progression through the ranks of The Dirigent Mercenary Corps.

"Out of the Ashes" (1983) By W.W. Johnstone

(first book of the "Ashes" Series)

People rebuild after a nuclear and biological holocaust has wiped out most of the world.

“The Lost Fleet: Dauntless” (2006) by Jack Campbell (pseudonym for John G. Hemry)

(first book of “The Lost Fleet” series)

Two competing human space cultures clash.

“Retief: Envoy to New Worlds” (aka “Retief Unbound”) (1963) by Keith Laumer HUMOUROUS

(the first book of the "Retief" (galactic diplomat) series / satirical)

“Retief!” (2002 / posthumous omnibus “Envoy to New Worlds” (1963), “Galactic Diplomat” (1965), “Retief's War” (1966), plus the first Retief story, “Diplomat-at-Arms” (1960)) by Keith Laumer

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My Blog: Best Books (according to me and many)

#1o: His Dark Materials series by Phillip Pullman: Young Lyra Belacqua tries to prevent kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments; helps Will Parry — a boy from another world — search for his father; and finds that she and Will are caught in a battle between the angelic forces of the Authority and those gathered by her rebel uncle, Lord Asriel.

#9: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusac: Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel — a young German girl whose book-stealing and storytelling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

#8: The Giver by Louis Lowry: In the future, society has eliminated discord, converting everyone to "Sameness." In three linked stories, Jonas, destined to hold memories of the time before Sameness; Kira, an orphan with a twisted leg; and healer Matty must discover the truth about their society and restore emotion, meaning and balance to their world.

#7: The Hobbit by J. R. R Tolkien: Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.

#6: A Catcher in the Rye by J D. Sallinger: With the author's death, the classic novel about young Holden Caulfield's disillusionment with the adult world and its "phoniness" will only rise in popularity — and controversy, since it is a favorite target of censors, who often cite profanity and sexual references in their efforts to ban the book.

#5: A Hitchtaker’s guide to Galaxy- A trilogy in Four Parts by Douglas Adams: In this collection of novels, Arthur Dent is introduced to the galaxy at large when he is rescued by an alien friend seconds before Earth's destruction, and embarks on a series of amazing adventures, from the mattress swamps of Sqornshellous Zeta to the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

#4: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green: Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few more years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at the Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten

#3: To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee: This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from author Harper Lee explores racial tensions in the fictional "tired old town" of Maycomb, Ala., through the eyes of 6-year-old Scout Finch. As her lawyer father, Atticus, defends a black man accused of rape, Scout and her friends learn about the unjust treatment of African-Americans — and their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley.

#2: The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins: In the ruins of a future North America, a young girl is picked to leave her impoverished district and travel to the decadent Capitol for a battle to the death in the savage Hunger Games. But for Katniss Everdeen, winning the Games only puts her deeper in danger as the strict social order of Panem begins to unravel.

#1: Harry Potter Series series by J K Rowling: The adventures of Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, and his wand-wielding friends at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry, Ron and Hermione must master their craft and battle the machinations of the evil wizard Voldemort and his Death Eaters. The best teen book series written of all time

Cheers!

Vaishnav