Last week we put out a call for your favorite sci-fi books or series that have yet to be brought to the screen and WOW were you guys ever full of great suggestions! Between the blog and the Discover Sci-Fi Facebook group, there were over 100 titles nominated and hundreds—no, thousands—of votes were cast. This week ten of those titles are advancing to the second round of voting, and now...
Now, it's time to decide.
We narrowed down the list of your nominations to the ten most voted for, and now it's time to figure out what the best ones are out of this group!
*As always this list is made up by combining votes from this blog and our Facebook group.
Time to Decide: Which Sci-Fi Books or Series Haven’t Been Made Into a TV Series or Movie… But Should Be!
Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson 33%, 457 votes
457 votes33%
457 votes - 33% of all votes
Omega Force by Joshua Dalzelle 17%, 231 vote
231 vote17%
231 vote - 17% of all votes
Dragonriders of Pern Series by Anne McCaffrey 13%, 179 votes
179 votes13%
179 votes - 13% of all votes
Honor Harrington Series by David Weber 10%, 140 votes
140 votes10%
140 votes - 10% of all votes
Ringworld by Larry Niven 8%, 105 votes
105 votes8%
105 votes - 8% of all votes
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein 5%, 73 votes
73 votes5%
73 votes - 5% of all votes
Blood on the Stars by Jay Allan 5%, 73 votes
73 votes5%
73 votes - 5% of all votes
Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison 4%, 61 vote
61 vote4%
61 vote - 4% of all votes
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein 4%, 58 votes
58 votes4%
58 votes - 4% of all votes
The Event by Nathan Hystad 1%, 14 votes
14 votes1%
14 votes - 1% of all votes
Total Votes: 1391
September 29, 2020
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Alan Ellis says:
there are so many good ones there, it’s actually hard to choose
Stainless Steel Rat, where else can you get comedy GOLD, a villain you want to win, and the insanity of the world being used to win. Pern is awesome and would be a visual treat
I always thought Wasp by Eric Frank Russell would have made a good film. It wasn’t really possible for many years but with motion capture and digital graphics available now it would be much easier and the theme is still relevant.
As I read your intro I immediately thought of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. One of the great SciFi classics. Great characters, wild plot, and very little need for massive special effects. Super computer decides to help save the loonies from Earth’s greed. So many great books mentioned, all worthy
Joel Shepherd’s “Cassandra Kresnov” series would make a terrific series (definitely not a movie though: you’d have to lose all the subtlety, philosophical reflection and character development if you squeezed it into two hours).
It’s got action, politics, intrigue, legal proceedings, firefights, terrorism, prejudice, and probably one of the best-drawn almost-human synthetic protagonists ever to appear in science fiction. (Think android, but without the usual tropes that apply). …And it’s all done really, really intelligently.
I didn’t vote for either THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS or THE FOUNDATION since my understanding is they are being made as either a motion picture or TV series.
STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND would require an R rating and since this book was inspired by the 60’s free love and polygamy, both of which are frowned on by a large majority and free love in the era of AID and Herpes is not as free as it used to be. Plus I’d hate to see how they update this one.
I voted for Ringworld, but personally I’d rather see Rendezvous with Rama done for TV. But Ringworld is a close second.
I would haves voted for several of the choices provided, as most would be the basis for an excellent series if done properly. I admit I’m not familiar with all the choices, but chose the Omega Force collection for the following reasons: 1. 12 books and more to come. 2. Well developed characters who interact in complex ways, as most groups do when they are like family. 3. Being a small group, the interactions can easily be contained to a series that doesn’t get too complicated for viewers. 4. They have character, integrity, vulnerabilities, and work as a team. 5. Over the course of the series you see the characters grow, become more independent and individualistic, and even suffer through difficult times. 6. Generally, interesting stories that have led to the current story arc.
PS. Surprised that the Human Chronicles by T. R. Harris were not included as that has similar features and a somewhat unique premise. Plus 20+ novels for a series to build on.
there are so many good ones there, it’s actually hard to choose
Angel in the whirlwind it’s a good book it’s a four book series it’s a book by Christopher G. Nuttall
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Stainless Steel Rat, where else can you get comedy GOLD, a villain you want to win, and the insanity of the world being used to win.
Pern is awesome and would be a visual treat
I always thought Wasp by Eric Frank Russell would have made a good film. It wasn’t really possible for many years but with motion capture and digital graphics available now it would be much easier and the theme is still relevant.
As I read your intro I immediately thought of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. One of the great SciFi classics. Great characters, wild plot, and very little need for massive special effects. Super computer decides to help save the loonies from Earth’s greed.
So many great books mentioned, all worthy
How about Scalzi’s Old Man’s War?
Dorsai Series by Gordon Dixon. How quickly we forget…
Dragon riders of pern is an awesome series but expeditionary forces is my pick skippy is just to much
Clarke’s “Rendezvous with Rama.”
Clarke’s “Childhood’s End.”
Keith Laumer’s “Bolo.”
Heinlein’s “Friday.”
So, so many…..
Joel Shepherd’s “Cassandra Kresnov” series would make a terrific series (definitely not a movie though: you’d have to lose all the subtlety, philosophical reflection and character development if you squeezed it into two hours).
It’s got action, politics, intrigue, legal proceedings, firefights, terrorism, prejudice, and probably one of the best-drawn almost-human synthetic protagonists ever to appear in science fiction. (Think android, but without the usual tropes that apply). …And it’s all done really, really intelligently.
I would pick … Crystal Singer Series by Anne McCaffery…. Very worthy…
Or James P. Hogans Inherit the Stars Trillogy…
Great choice. Loved that book and it ties up the story in a well written trilogy.
Read The Crystal Singer years ago. I did not know it became a series.
Now I gotta try and find it.
Pern series first, Heinlein’s Future History next, and then Stainless Steel Rat
Red Rising by Pierce Brown (although it’s allegedly in development)
I didn’t vote for either THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS or THE FOUNDATION since my understanding is they are being made as either a motion picture or TV series.
STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND would require an R rating and since this book was inspired by the 60’s free love and polygamy, both of which are frowned on by a large majority and free love in the era of AID and Herpes is not as free as it used to be. Plus I’d hate to see how they update this one.
I voted for Ringworld, but personally I’d rather see Rendezvous with Rama done for TV. But Ringworld is a close second.
I would haves voted for several of the choices provided, as most would be the basis for an excellent series if done properly. I admit I’m not familiar with all the choices, but chose the Omega Force collection for the following reasons:
1. 12 books and more to come.
2. Well developed characters who interact in complex ways, as most groups do when they are like family.
3. Being a small group, the interactions can easily be contained to a series that doesn’t get too complicated for viewers.
4. They have character, integrity, vulnerabilities, and work as a team.
5. Over the course of the series you see the characters grow, become more independent and individualistic, and even suffer through difficult times.
6. Generally, interesting stories that have led to the current story arc.
PS. Surprised that the Human Chronicles by T. R. Harris were not included as that has similar features and a somewhat unique premise. Plus 20+ novels for a series to build on.
There are also great series by Evan Currie and B.V Larson that would lend themselves well to the movies or possibly a TV series.
There are to many to choose from that need to be made into a movie/TV Show. All of them would make great shows.