The excellent Foundation series was also not plausible science, although some elements of it were based on plausible science. Things like psychohistory, the Mule and the Second Foundation are not based on any science other that "Isaac Asimov needed a plot device".
GENESIS- Adam, Eve, Noah, etc. and Original Sin
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bohm
haha, he was one of the greatest writers of all time, his characters just happened to be so uninteresting even writers of actions movies found them somewhat shallow.
you need to read some asimov!
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EntirelyPossible
All in all you need to consult science on your major story elements or else you are not going to sell many books in the genre. Which is what it's all about in the end.
Good science fiction is rarely about science.
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EntirelyPossible
Oh yeah, Ringworld is amazing.
Also, the Ender series by Orson Scott Card.
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bohm
I want to suggest "The system of the world" and "The diamond age" both by Neal Stephenson.
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why are publushers the devil?
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cofty
There used to be this radio show called "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Gallaxy." The story was turned into a book series by Douglas Adams - Sab
The radio show was based on Douglas Adams' books not the other way round.
Adams also gave us the memorable quote.. " Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?"
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Cofty, I am pretty sure the radio show was first.