What is your all time favorite science fiction book or novel?

Wrinkle in Time, a kids book but I reread it every year. Note: Dune was written by Frank Herbert I believe.

All else falls short...from there all sci fi begins :).

I have enjoyed the world of Robert Silverberg. Read "Lord Valentine's Castle" back when I was in my 20s. More often, I enjoy "fantasy fiction," a subcategory that is often grouped with science fiction...such as the writing of Madeline L'Engle, Tolkein, C.S.Lewis (Narnia), Ursula K.

LeGuin (Earth Sea series), etc. I am working on a picture book and a longer chapter book for middle graders that fall into that genre.

Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand could be considered science fiction. It's an alternate universe story derived from events, past and present, of this one.

Red Mars. It's epic, with great descriptions and characters.

I love Robin Hobb and Anne McCaffery. I've read all of their books.

I loved Michael Crichton's "Sphere" when I was younger.

I have to say that I loved Dune, and the prequels too. House of Harkonnen, House of Corrino etc. Such an elaborately created alternative universe. I really enjoy the intricacies of "plots within plots", and the rich character development.

Terry Pratchett is good fun - though he does wander a little into the fantasy genre.

Dune was simply awesome. I also like the tch ker's Guide to the Galaxy. Great reads.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.