Sci-2 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 The discussion in the Grim Company thread got me thinking. Here's a few:The Stress of Her RegardDeathlessThe Darkness That Comes BeforeThe Crippled GodBefore They are HangedSwan Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 The Dancers at the End of Time. I liked the title more than the book, tbh.Terry Goodkind has some oddly good titles, particularly The Pillars of Creation.City of Saints and Madmen. Apparently I like my long titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterOJ Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Titles do very little to turn me on to a book.But, a bad one can turn me off.I guess with me, authors and publishers are in a no-win situation with regard to titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errant Bard Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Hard boiled wonderland and the end of the world I bought the book just (almost) because of the title, never regretted it either.Small Gods It's problably the shintoist vibe.Snow Crash It just sounds awesome, and it actually is.The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Why did it ever get cut to "the guide to the galaxy" in my language? It just sounds like the campy fun it is with the original title. Yes, the title would make me want to read the stuff, if I didn't already. Same as the tough guide to fantasyland, really.The Lies of Locke Lamora Not many books advertising lies in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastard of Godsgrace Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 The Mote in God's EyeThe Shadow of the TorturerThe War Hound and the World's PainA Fire upon the DeepBrightness Falls from the AirFlow My Tears, The Policeman SaidDevices and Desires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Frost Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Neuromancer, Count Zero and Burning Chrome - William GibsonDr Bloodmoney - a rare punchy title from Philip K DickA Feast for Crows - you know what you're getting.I, Robot - Isaac Asimov, it's equally dramatic and cheesyStarship Troopers - Robert Heinlein, although I don't like the book it sounds excitingOur Lady of Darkness - Fritz Leiber, sounds evilAnd this is probably bad form, but I'm quite proud of having come up with Wrath of the Lemming Men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errant Bard Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Starship Troopers - Robert Heinlein, although I don't like the book it sounds excitingNot The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Ent Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Woken Furries, by Richard K. Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. E Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I Am Legend.A Scanner Darkly.Infinite Jest.I Am Legend, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datepalm Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 The Lies of Locke Lamora is fabulous. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, yes, and the Hebrew translation is pure poetry. While we're at it, i'm fond of Have Spacesuit - Will Travel. A little silly, maybe, but it works for me. I like a lot of Zelazny's titles - Nine Princes in Amber, Jack of Shadows, A Night in the Lonesome October.Rivers of London is a good one. Why the hell they changed it for the US edition is just going to be one of those eternal mysteries, I guess. A Madness of Angels too, thought the rest of the series isn't quite as inspired. A Deepness in the Sky has a nice sort of, sense-of-wonder vertigo quality just in the title, somehow. The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I've always been disappointed theres no actual union in the book. William Gibson's All Tomorrow's Parties. Don't ask me what happens in the book, but the title sticks. Use of Weapons is one of the few I can think of where the title really add a nuance to the reading of the book.Intrusion by Ken McLeod is clever in the same way. Rule 34 is just funny. The Year of Our War is very evocative, for some reason,so is Perdido Street StationDoes One Hundred Years of Solitude count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 the thousandfold thought is still the best. titles that pile up genitives usually suck. only thing that's worse is a title with a predicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastard of Godsgrace Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Woken Furries, by Richard K. Morgan.I think By Furries Possessed by Ted White sounds more intriguinghttp://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/ted-white/by-furies-possessed.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sci-2 Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 I Am Legend.A Scanner Darkly.Infinite Jest.I Am Legend, again.Well, it only makes sense to list one of the ultimate vampire stories twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Buck Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 A Scanner Darkly and I Am Legend are both great ones. I think A Feast for Crows is the best of ASoIaF. I've also always liked The Witcher as a title, though I've never read any of the books themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procrastimancer Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 And Blue Skies From Pain - As it turns out, all you have to do to draw me to your series is to take your title from a Pink Floyd song.Escape From Hell! - The exclamation point just nails it and tells you what to expect from such a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoë Sumra Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Woken Furries, by Richard K. Morgan.Best typo of the year so far.On the Gibson angle, I'm fond of Mona Lisa Overdrive.The Stars My Destination is a nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I think Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination might be my favourite SF book title.Use of Weapons is one of the few I can think of where the title really add a nuance to the reading of the book.Banks does have some good titles. I liked Against A Dark Background, it would have been an apt title for several of his books.The Year of Our War is very evocative, for some reason.I also liked the sequel's title No Present Like Time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistlepong Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 William Gibson's All Tomorrow's Parties. Don't ask me what happens in the book, but the title sticks.I love that book. I also love that I bought it at The Spacecrime Continuum.The Illegal Rebirth of Billy the KidSchismatrixBlood MusicDad's Nukenot typically shelved SFFNaked LunchPussy King of the Pirates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Frost Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Not The Moon Is A Harsh MistressMoon at a Harsh Mistress would be funnier.I'd also like to nominate Confessions of a Crap Artist by Philip K Dick, which for years I thought was about a bad painter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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