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My all time favorite series is Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson. Robinson does an excellent job of showing us the future from 2040 until 2240. If there is any book you would like to sit down with, this should be at the top of the list. Robinson has the science down as well as excellent writing skills.
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Geez, I'm surprised nobody's mentioned anything by multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning writer, Robert Silverberg (also named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America). On of my fav books ever, sci-fi or otherwise, is his novel "Dying Inside". Also, Arthur Clarke's "Childhood's End". I think they're both among the finest examples of what sci-fi does best, visionary thinking and exploring "big ideas".
Silverberg and Clarke in the same post. Clarke was probably one of the world's best self-promoters, and Silverberg, by his own admission is the exact opposite. Kinda funny juxtaposition there.
I like Silverberg's style better than Clarke's, but that is personal opinion. With $5 it might buy you a cup of coffee.
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Well, if somebody's only concern in life is about keeping things "consistent", it's unlikely that Sci-Fi is really gonna be their "cuppa" to begin with. Although I suppose even for the redneck types there's always the "hi-brow" stuff like Star Wars (and may the Force be with you...)!
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