Favourite Sci-Fi Books?

[Bill Phil]

13 minutes ago, Just Jim said:

Oh, wait... Admittedly these are young adult, but I forgot about The White Mountains and the rest of The Tripod Trilogy, by John Christopher. I first read these when I was... I'm not sure... 8... maybe 9.... and I still have copies of all three to this day.  

These books were definitely my gateway drug, so to speak, into really hardcore stuff like Asimov and Verne and Herbert. 

Wasn't one of the characters called beanpole?

[Just Jim]

41 minutes ago, Bill Phil said:

Wasn't one of the characters called beanpole?

Yes! Jean-Paul... a.k.a. Beanpole!  

[TheSaint]

48 minutes ago, Just Jim said:

Oh, wait... Admittedly these are young adult, but I forgot about The White Mountains and the rest of The Tripod Trilogy, by John Christopher. I first read these when I was... I'm not sure... 8... maybe 9.... and I still have copies of all three to this day.  

These books were definitely my gateway drug, so to speak, into really hardcore stuff like Asimov and Verne and Herbert. 

Ah, yes, I remember those books. I loved them too. I need to pick up copies for my kids, I think they will appreciate them.

34 minutes ago, Bill Phil said:

Wasn't one of the characters called beanpole?

Yep, Bill, Fritz, and Beanpole, IIRC.

[Bill Phil]

2 hours ago, Just Jim said:

Yes! Jean-Paul... a.k.a. Beanpole!  

Yeah. I remember reading the first one and the prequel.