I did read the famous one from PKD but no others of his though I think I should. I've listened to Tom Luongo quite a bit, I like the guy and respect him and he is a very big fan of PKD. Which authors and specifically which books would you recommend?
edited to add (append-only style): Foundation series and Dune seem a bit daunting (they're very long right?). Should probably read Dune, at least the first one edited to add some more: I like the fact that massive spans of time are covered / narrated in the Foundation series. Dune as well but maybe not to the same extent but still a large swath of time iirc (from reading or hearing stuff about the books) adding some more: I remember reading the Nexus series by Ramez Naam. Some guest on some interview recommended that series. Or might have listened to podcasts with the author. Might have been Singularity one-on-one. I seem to remember liking those and the way they were written.
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Wow, now you’ve got me!! I have about 2,000 paperbacks and about 200 hardback Science Fiction books. To give only a few recommendations would be difficult. Dick is good, though for starters, I would recommend Heinlein’s Future History series of short stories, novellas and novels. Otherwise Herbert’s series, Asimov’s Foundation Series and Niven’s Ringworld stories are, too. Does anyone else have good ideas to start someone off reading Science Fiction?
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