'We' is excellent. It is also a lot funnier than '1984', though that is not hard.
Also, you have to hit the short-story collections to find some of the best sci-fi. Off the top of my head, Asimov, Dick, Bradbury, Clarke, Gibson, Banks, Egan, all wrote some of their best work in short form.
And, just thinking about really early stuff, 'Flatland' by Edwin Abbott is another you should really take a look at.
If you want to try any recent stuff, Alastair Reynolds and China Miéville are both excellent authors.
edit - oh, and just read everything ever written by Neal Stephenson.
edit2 - and Bruce Sterling. His tumblr blogs aren't bad either.
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'We' is excellent. It is also a lot funnier than '1984', though that is not hard.
Also, you have to hit the short-story collections to find some of the best sci-fi. Off the top of my head, Asimov, Dick, Bradbury, Clarke, Gibson, Banks, Egan, all wrote some of their best work in short form.
And, just thinking about really early stuff, 'Flatland' by Edwin Abbott is another you should really take a look at.
If you want to try any recent stuff, Alastair Reynolds and China Miéville are both excellent authors.
edit - oh, and just read everything ever written by Neal Stephenson.
edit2 - and Bruce Sterling. His tumblr blogs aren't bad either.
http://brucesterling.tumblr.com/
http://wolfliving.tumblr.com/