1. Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement
2. The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
3. Ringworld by Larry Niven
4. Dragon’s Egg by Robert Forward
5. Timescape by Gregory Benford
6. The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle
7. Tau Zero by Poul Anderson
8. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
9. Contact by the astronomer Carl Sagan
10. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Ones I've read are in bold print. I don't know enough science to critique those aspects, and because of that, it might as well be magic as far as I'm concerned. I think there are very few science errors I would catch if an author decided to write something that claimed to be all science-y but was nonsense instead.
HT: SF Signal
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Alas, 0-for-10 on the hard science...
ReplyDelete-- A Pal
i'm shocked, _shocked_!
DeleteThe Moon is a Harsh Mistress seemed to be equal parts science and Political science.
ReplyDeletei have't read any heinlein in long ages time. it does seem like plenty of sf writers have political and religious beliefs they aren't afraid to use.
Deletemainstream writers are like that, too. i quit reading barbara kingsolver because i tired of being beat to death with her agenda when i just wanted an interesting story.