r/ScienceFictionBooks
28k members
r/ScienceFictionBooks is a subreddit with 28k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses sci fi, books, book, scifi, and novel, and they frequently recommend/review science fiction books, novels, and audiobook.
Welcome to a Science Fiction book club! We read Science fiction books from the old masters to new authors and everything in between!
Popular Themes in r/ScienceFictionBooks
#1
Advice Requests
: "Your Favorite Science Fiction Book?"
66 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "How do people feel about authors suggesting their new sci-fi books here?"
6 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Help!"
1 post
#4
News
: "Anyone know what happened to author David Weber?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/ScienceFictionBooks
#1
Sci Fi
: "5 important Sci Fi books?"
126 posts
#2
Books
: "Is the Dune Books (or at least the first one) as influential to science fiction as Lord of the rings was to fantasy?"
74 posts
#3
Book
: "Sci-fi Book suggestions"
52 posts
#4
Scifi
: "More Comedy Scifi Please"
51 posts
#5
Novel
: "Is this Novel real, or am I having a Mandela Effect moment remembering it?"
26 posts
#6
Recommendations
: "Where do you go for Recommendations?"
25 posts
#7
Series
: "Looking for a Sci-fi/Horror/Mystery novel or Series"
18 posts
#8
Science Fiction
: "Is Science Fiction just ‘Future-Fantasy’?"
15 posts
#9
Author
: "Dan Simmons, Author of Hyperion and The Terror, dies aged 77"
14 posts
#10
Specific Book
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/ScienceFictionBooks
Science Fiction Books
16 reviews
#1
Andy Weir
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Hugh Howey
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
James S.A. Corey
5.0★ from 1 review
Novels
10 reviews
#1
John Ringo
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Max Brooks
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Otto Schafer
5.0★ from 1 review
Audiobook
6 reviews
#1
Ben Aaronovitch
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Patrick Lee
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/ScienceFictionBooks
#1
Recommendation
: "Looking for a mind-bending, dark sci-fi or space opera"
56 posts
#2
Question
: "Are there no women in The Foundation?"
19 posts
#3
Opinion
: "so i recently read live free or die by john ringo.....how did no one mention how racist this man is..."
11 posts
#4
Suggestion
: "Hope-punk"
6 posts
#5
WhatIsThatBook
: "Looking for old Scifi Novel"
6 posts
#6
Solved
: "Children of Time"
1 post
Member Growth in r/ScienceFictionBooks
Yearly
+11k members(68.5%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026