Sci-fi books
I asked for help figuring out which sci-fi books to read. This is the list of responses, most recommended first.
- Martian
Recommended by fideloper, emd, VicVijayakumar, deathweasel, sarahkpeck, jdlien, mrkurt, dbchhbr, kennethmayer, negcx, successfulsw, gilbitron, gconnery, Nempiri.
- Foundation
Recommended by zrail, earthlingworks, deathweasel, ihorvorotnov, julian_rubisch, jsb_sol, FilArons, OksidDisko, gilbitron, awazels, timacdonald87, mateusjatenee, tongedev.
- Expanse
Recommended by fideloper, natron99, strandafili, VicVijayakumar, pat_ramsey, chris_mccord, kennethmayer, minn_finn, _andypeacock, tnorthcutt, KeshavKSingh90, gconnery, ellisthedev.
- Ender's Game (series)
Recommended by utdiscant, fideloper, earthlingworks, sarahkpeck, emd, elhalvers, negcx, gilbitron, awazels, mdanderson, profdml, Nempiri.
- Project Hail Mary
Recommended by igorbenic, emd, strandafili, VicVijayakumar, sarahkpeck, dbchhbr, negcx, iAmKevinMcKee, Nempiri.
- Dune
Seems like a lot. Recommended by DaronSpence, julian_rubisch, jsb_sol, awazels, mheusser, tongedev, florian_karsten, Nempiri.
- Ready Player One
Lots of 80s and retro tech. Recommended by utdiscant, jdlien, mizouzie, nkohari, mlescaille, Nempiri, kickrg.
- Hyperion
Recommended by sisyphos2dot0, ihorvorotnov, _andypeacock, earthlingworks, matthewpaulking, timchilcott, porestar.
- Murder Bot (Series)
Recommended by sisyphos2dot0, fideloper, emd, jackmcdade, jbrancha, bastihilger.
- Red Rising (series)
Recommended by typeoneerror, warsh33p, chris_mccord, ericlbarnes, WylesOne, bastihilger.
- Old Man's War
Recommended by natron99, VicVijayakumar, ethangunderson, pat_ramsey, Catalyst_Red, kevinb9n.
- We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
Supposedly great on audio. Recommended by WyattCastaned44, ericlbarnes, CSN_UK, akirathedev, EzraTerLinden.
- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Recommended by VicVijayakumar, julian_rubisch, jsb_sol, gilbitron, gconnery.
- Ringworld
Inspiration for Halo. Recommended by realscottellis, kennethmayer, solenopsis, fig_dev.
- Snow Crash
Recommended by AtriskMedia, zrail, gconnery.
- Children of Time
- Dark Matter
Recommended by Shpigford, adamwathan, strandafili.
- Forever War
Recommended by successfulsw, Brophensteen, toflidium.
- Broken Earth Trilogy
Maybe more fantasy than sci fi? Recommended by minn_finn, inxilpro, browniepoints.
- Ancillary Justice
Recommended by zrail, matthewpaulking.
- I, Robot
Recommended by emd, jamesarosen.
- Three Body Problem (Series)
Recommended by drew_bellcock, mlescaille.
- Red Shirts
Recommended by VicVijayakumar, Catalyst_Red.
- Station 11
Recommended by sarahkpeck, inxilpro.
- Recursion
Recommended by Shpigford, mlescaille.
- Velocity Weapon
Short. Recommended by mrkurt, KeshavKSingh90.
- Left Hand of Darkness
Recommended by jbrancha, keithpurtell.
- Mistborn
Fantasy. Recommended by mrkurt, tnorthcutt.
- Skywards
Sci-fi, not fantasy. Recommended by JoshDance, bastihilger.
- Expeditionary Force
Light. Recommended on audio. Easy but entertaining. Recommended by negcx, PJUllrich.
- Wayward Pines
Post-apocalyptic with a hint of sci fi. Recommended by strandafili, Shpigford.
- Andreas Eschbach (Author)
Blackout, Lord of all things, Gliss, One Trillion Dollar. Recommended by stefanriehl, stefanriehl.
- Pandora's Star
Recommended by sean_harmer, _andypeacock.
- Altered Carbon
Recommended by _andypeacock, CraigCaruana.
- Exhalation (Short Stories)
Recommended by NicholasLYang, jamesarosen.
- The Diamond Age
Recommended by zrail.
- 7 Eves
Recommended by fideloper.
- Wayfarers
Recommended by zrail.
- The Man Who Sold The Moon (Short Story)
Recommended by zrail.
- Kim Stanley's Mars Series (??)
Recommended by emd.
- Southern Reach Trilogy
Recommended by hey_rick__.
- Ghost V (Short Story)
Recommended by TyNoryan.
- Beyond Lies the Wub (Short Stories)
Recommended by strandafili.
- Kaiju Preservation Society
Recommended by VicVijayakumar.
- Year Zero
Recommended by julian_rubisch.
- Sirens of Titans
Recommended by benholmen.
- Rememberance of Earth's Past
Supposedly great for a noob like me! Recommended by tomikokkola.
- Kindred
Recommended by sarahkpeck.
- The Commonwealth Saga
Recommended by ethangunderson.
- Upgrade
Recommended by Shpigford.
- Artemis
Recommended by jdlien.
- The Space Between Worlds
Recommended by mrkurt.
- Odyssey One Series
Recommended by mrkurt.
- A Memory Called Empire
Recommended by jbrancha.
- The Star Diaries
Polish writer and philosopher. Recommended by D_Lewandowicz.
- Revelation Space
Not entry level. Recommended by chris_mccord.
- The Nine Billion Names of God (Short Story)
Recommended by ZekeAranyLucas.
- Galactic Civil War
Part sci-fi, part spy novel. Recommended by 1pairofshoes.
- Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Recommended by kennethmayer.
- Deepness in the Sky
Recommended by kennethmayer.
- The Machine Stops (Short Story)
Recommended by mizouzie.
- Binti Trilogy
YA, quick read. Recommended by minn_finn.
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
Recommended by milos85487250.
- Frontier Saga
Recommended by gerhardlazu.
- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Recommended by keithpurtell.
- Emphyrio
Recommended by keithpurtell.
- Iain M Banks (Author)
Utopian, apparently. Recommended by _andypeacock.
- Neuromancer
Sounds tough to read. Recommended by nkohari.
- Reality Dysfunction
Recommended by CSN_UK.
- A Scanner Darkly
Recommended by ceiling_rat.
- I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon (Short Story)
Recommended by ceiling_rat.
- Dark Eden
Recommended by richhods.
- Michael Chrichton (Author)
Prey, Timeline, Sphere. Recommended by nateritter.
- War of the Worlds
Recommended by paulredmond.
- Last Tango in Cyberspace
Bad title, good book. Recommended by CurtisGarrett_.
- The Devil's Dictionary
Bad title, good book. Recommended by CurtisGarrett_.
- Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
Recommended by jamesarosen.
- Three Moments of an Explosion
Recommended by jamesarosen.
- Liaden Universe
Recommended by NoTieTroy.
- Parable of the Sower
Recommended by browniepoints.
- Beggars in Spain
Recommended by suepaustian.
- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Fun series. Recommended by stympy.
- C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy
Recommended by jesseleite85.
- The Road
Recommended by gconnery.
- The Girl With All the Gifts
Recommended by gconnery.
- The Infinite Man
Recommended by gconnery.
- Rendezvous with Rama
Recommended by _JamesRG.
- Diaspora
Recommended by nz_.
- Armada
Recommended by Nempiri.
- The Dispossessed
Talks a lot about time. Recommended by mlescaille.
- Way Station
Recommended by solenopsis.