Science fiction eBooks add technologies imagined in the books to the way they are read. With so many series written by the great authors shortlisting to best five meant some harsh cuts where needed. Most of the work was published around the middle of the 20th Century and greatly influenced progress in technology.
Sir Arthur C Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey is the seminal item in any collection. Most people know Stanley Kubrick's classic films about a future vision shaped by mysterious obelisks shaping the future. However the books add a huge amount of extra depth and takes the story in other directions. In addition to this the latter two more books in the series were never adapted to the big screen.
Terry Pratchett's Discworld is another great series. Going Postal is probably the easiest to read book to ease into the series albeit the 33rd in the huge series. It's focused around the likable rogue character Moist von Lipwig who is saved from the death penalty if he can revive the postal service despite aggressive opposition from the rival clacks telegraph system. The story explores von Lipwig's character development from conman to hero and is very difficult to put down.
The Tripods by John Christopher is the easy reading choice. The first book, The White Mountains, is a classic adventure story targeted at young adults. Set in a post-apocalyptic England a boy facing a mind controlling cap decides to escape to a rebellion fortress in the white mountains in France. The caps are fitted on the 14th birthday and interface teenagers and adults to a hive mind controlled by 'masters' in giant three legged tripods. It was originally published as a trilogy although the author later added a prequel.
No science fiction collection is complete without a book from Isaac Asimov. Asimov was one of the most prolific author of all time and one book that really stands out from the crowd is the Caves of Steel. It envisions a future climate destroyed Earth where everyone lives in underground cities.
The story is based around a classic whodunit mystery with the futuristic twist of creating a future environment that would be visited in later novels. It developed the laws of robotics established in I, Robot and with its sequel, The Naked Sun, started a series of events that would be explored with the Empire and Foundation series of books.
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is a hugely popular contemporary classic SF comedy publish as a seven part trilogy. Based in a universe where the laws of science are irreverently dismissed and focused around the first imagined ebook. The book and aspects of the book have been a major influence in popular culture and development of technology. Notable influences include online encyclopedias, translation websites and applications, and touch pad devices.
Ray Bradbury is famous for producing individual stories rather than series. Stephen King and JRR Tolkien's works are probably better placed in other lists. The harshest cut was probably Frank Herbert's Dune. There are so many other science fiction eBooks that didn't make the list but must be mentioned. It's certainly only a starting point, happy reading.
Sir Arthur C Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey is the seminal item in any collection. Most people know Stanley Kubrick's classic films about a future vision shaped by mysterious obelisks shaping the future. However the books add a huge amount of extra depth and takes the story in other directions. In addition to this the latter two more books in the series were never adapted to the big screen.
Terry Pratchett's Discworld is another great series. Going Postal is probably the easiest to read book to ease into the series albeit the 33rd in the huge series. It's focused around the likable rogue character Moist von Lipwig who is saved from the death penalty if he can revive the postal service despite aggressive opposition from the rival clacks telegraph system. The story explores von Lipwig's character development from conman to hero and is very difficult to put down.
The Tripods by John Christopher is the easy reading choice. The first book, The White Mountains, is a classic adventure story targeted at young adults. Set in a post-apocalyptic England a boy facing a mind controlling cap decides to escape to a rebellion fortress in the white mountains in France. The caps are fitted on the 14th birthday and interface teenagers and adults to a hive mind controlled by 'masters' in giant three legged tripods. It was originally published as a trilogy although the author later added a prequel.
No science fiction collection is complete without a book from Isaac Asimov. Asimov was one of the most prolific author of all time and one book that really stands out from the crowd is the Caves of Steel. It envisions a future climate destroyed Earth where everyone lives in underground cities.
The story is based around a classic whodunit mystery with the futuristic twist of creating a future environment that would be visited in later novels. It developed the laws of robotics established in I, Robot and with its sequel, The Naked Sun, started a series of events that would be explored with the Empire and Foundation series of books.
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is a hugely popular contemporary classic SF comedy publish as a seven part trilogy. Based in a universe where the laws of science are irreverently dismissed and focused around the first imagined ebook. The book and aspects of the book have been a major influence in popular culture and development of technology. Notable influences include online encyclopedias, translation websites and applications, and touch pad devices.
Ray Bradbury is famous for producing individual stories rather than series. Stephen King and JRR Tolkien's works are probably better placed in other lists. The harshest cut was probably Frank Herbert's Dune. There are so many other science fiction eBooks that didn't make the list but must be mentioned. It's certainly only a starting point, happy reading.
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