Science Fiction for Adults--anyone? Anyone? (Score 1)

I have problems with not just the Star Wars but also the Star Trek universes as well. Both are fascinating, inspiring works of (quasi) Science Fiction that have inspired me in various ways in my youth, but I have always been willing to recognize the inherent flaws in each. With Star Wars, many of it's problems stem from bad writing on Lucas' part as well as the franchise's kiddiefication, i.e., whoring it out to sell toys, action figures and fast food. Plus, aiming it at kids has had a noticable downward effect on the level of writing (the fart and poop jokes, etc.). In Star Trek's case many of *it's* problems come from, again, bad writing and also continuity problems--the movies don't agree with the T.V. shows which don't agree with each other with don't agree with the books. . .this is part of the reason why I so love Japanese anime (Macross Plus, Ghost In The Shell, Akira, Ranma 1/2, Shogo kakume Utena, et al) and the Babylon 5 universe--they understand the concept of the story arc and don't have that "everything must return to status quo ante" reset button that so much of American television suffers under. That said, I would very much like to know--what would you Slashdotters out there recommend in the way of Science Fiction aimed at the adult mentality? I loved "Snow Crash," H.G. Well's "War Of The Worlds" and the more recent companion piece "Global Dispatches;" and I plan to start on the (Red, Green and Blue) Mars series as soon as I finish off "Lord Of The Rings"--anything else anyone out there can recommend? _________________________________________