Adult/Literary (as opposed to Pulp/Juvinile) Books?

[Steerpike]

Any recommmendations for great adult/literary s/sf?

I loved Asimov, Clark, Heinlein, Card, etc. when I was 13; I'm looking for writers who write good fiction and write for adults. For example, I'd put Jordan and Asimov in the "juvenile" category and Peake and Wolfe in the "adult" category. I'm in the middle of "American Gods," and so far it's written for adults.

There is a site called greatsandsf.com, and it discusses literary sf and f, but the webmaster is a bit pretentious.

What other writers write for adults? What writers write "literature"?

[danlo]

Read the Neverness series by David Zindell and Metaplanetary by Tony Daniel. The sequel to Metaplanetary, Superluminal is coming out in May. 6 great Sci-Fis that sould keep you happy for awhile (to learn more about Zindell and Neverness click my www below)

[Guest]

Read the Neverness series by David Zindell and Metaplanetary by Tony Daniel. The sequel to Metaplanetary, Superluminal is coming out in May. 6 great Sci-Fis that sould keep you happy for awhile (to learn more about Zindell and Neverness click my www below)

Thanks! Neverness looks interesting. I've put it on my list.

Metaplanetary I'm not so sure about. I'm not asking in this thread for "what are you reading now" or "what's your favorite book." I'm looking for the same thing I look for when I read Joyce or Dostoyevsky. So since you threw Metaplanetary out there, what, in your view, makes its author closer to Joyce or Dostoyevsky than to John Grisham? (Keep in mind that I am not criticizing Grisham--I just listened to a book tape of The Partner in my car on my commute. It's just not what I'm asking for in this thread.)

[Steerpike]

Read the Neverness series by David Zindell and Metaplanetary by Tony Daniel. The sequel to Metaplanetary, Superluminal is coming out in May. 6 great Sci-Fis that sould keep you happy for awhile (to learn more about Zindell and Neverness click my www below)

Thanks! Neverness looks interesting. I've put it on my list.

Metaplanetary I'm not so sure about. I'm not asking in this thread for "what are you reading now" or "what's your favorite book." I'm looking for the same thing I look for when I read Joyce or Dostoyevsky. So since you threw Metaplanetary out there, what, in your view, makes its author closer to Joyce or Dostoyevsky than to John Grisham? (Keep in mind that I am not criticizing Grisham--I just listened to a book tape of The Partner in my car on my commute. It's just not what I'm asking for in this thread.)

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