Best best sci-fi books on Reddit
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#1
Andy Weir
4.3
(7)
"-The Martian by Andy Weir."
"Thankfully we have Andy Weir and other new writers changing this atmosphere."
"The Martian, Project Hail Mary seem fine as long as they are curious about the science."
"The Martian, Project Hail Mary seem fine as long as they are curious about the science."
"Any of Andy Weirds books (The Martian, Project Hail Mary, Artemis)."
"The Martian and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir."
"The Martian and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir."
#2
Isaac Asimov
4.3
(6)
"For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme."
"Books by Isaac Asimov and Arthur Clarke."
"Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C Clarke, Philip K Dick..."
"Asimov"
"I, Robot is a good start to Asimov’s works on sci-fi."
"Anything by Asimov is an easy read. I, Robot is a good collection."
#3
Douglas Adams
5.0
(5)
"Hitchhiker's guide!"
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is hilarious and generally PG."
"Then hitchhikers guide"
"The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams."
"Is a great one that you should definitely try."
#4
Orson Scott Card
5.0
(4)
"Enders Game, it’s a power fantasy for smart nerdy kids."
"Ender's Game! It was the book that introduced me to the sci-fi genre."
"Enders Game."
"I definitely recommend that. It's an easy read with a compelling story."
#5
John Scalzi
4.8
(4)
"For something little pulpy and space opera with military focus I would say Old Man's War by Scalzi."
"John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday."
"If you want outer space and aliens and ships and things - Old Man's War by John Scalzi is a fun and easy read."
"Old man’s war by Scalzi."
#6
Dune
5.0
(3)
"* Dune"
"Dune"
"Same with Dune and I, Robot."
#7
Hyperion
5.0
(3)
"Loved the stories and how they connected into the overall story."
"Dan Simmon's Hyperion"
"Hyperion"
#8
Adrian Tchaikovsky
5.0
(3)
"My favorite is Children of Time, and it’s sequels, by Adrian Tchaikovsky."
"I enjoyed 'Shards of Earth' by Adrian Tchaikovsky."
"It's good to find that you think the book is recommendable!"
#9
Lois McMaster Bujold
5.0
(3)
"Great space opera: the Vorkosigan Saga."
"Is excellent space opera."
#10
Frank Herbert
4.7
(3)
"Dune. I read this the first time at 13."
"Dune by Frank Herbert."
"Dune saga is not a friendly introduction to scifi."
#11
James S.A. Corey
4.7
(3)
"The Expanse series is very good choice."
"The expanse or altered carbon are great, both have decent TV series too."
"The Expanse by James S.A. Corey."
#12
The Forever War
4.3
(3)
"Incredible book."
"The Forever War by Joe Haldeman"
"The Forever War - Joe Haldelmen"
#13
Ender's Game
5.0
(2)
"Ender's Game is one of my favorites."
"Ender's game."
#14
The Left Hand of Darkness
5.0
(2)
"* The Left Hand of Darkness"
"The Left Hand of Darkness."
#15
Pierce Brown
5.0
(2)
"Very fast paced and thrilling. Easy to just plow through the book in a few days."
"I've always thought **Red Rising** by Pierce Brown is a good bridge from fantasy to scifi."
#16
Blake Crouch
5.0
(2)
"Recursion / Dark Matter by Blake Crouch"
"I love PHM! I also loved The Wayfarers, Children of Time, Murderbot Diary, Xenogenesis."
#17
N/A
4.5
(2)
"These are literally my three favorite sci-fi books."
"It's quite interesting and a fairly short read."
#18
Becky Chambers
4.5
(2)
"I also really like Becky Chambers’ Wayfarer series."
"Super fun read with some interesting alien species."
#19
Peter F Hamilton
4.5
(2)
"Peter F Hamilton is by far my favorite sci-fi author, his Commonwealth saga is so amazingly good."
"I’d recommend Peter F Hamilton’s books."
#20
Old Man's War
4.0
(2)
"Old Man's War by John Scalzi"
"Old Man's War - John Scalzi"
#21
Leviathan Wakes
4.0
(2)
"Leviathan Wakes and Hyperion are also quite good."
"Leviathan Wakes."
#22
Stories of Your Life and Others
5.0
(1)
"* Stories of Your Life and Others"
#23
A Fire Upon The Deep
5.0
(1)
"Venor Vinge's A Fire Upon The Deep"
#24
Foundation
5.0
(1)
"Foundation"
#25
Nightfall
5.0
(1)
"Nightfall (first the short story, then extended to a full novel) by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg."
#26
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
5.0
(1)
"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep"
#27
Anything Asimov or Clarke Wrote
5.0
(1)
"Anything Asimov or Clarke wrote, Bank's Culture series, the Neuromancer trilogy."
#28
The Uplift Series
5.0
(1)
"The Uplift Series by David Brin is an awesome set of books."
#29
Foundation Series
5.0
(1)
"I would also recommend the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov."
#30
The Hyperion Cantos
5.0
(1)
"The Hyperion Cantos. All four of them in my opinion."
#31
Stranger In A Strange Land
5.0
(1)
"Stranger In A Strange Land or The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein are my two favorites."
#32
Mary Doria Russell
5.0
(1)
"The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell."
#33
Ken Liu
5.0
(1)
"The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu."
#34
Ursula Le Guin
5.0
(1)
"Classic sci fi: The Left Hand of Darkness."
#35
Joe Haldeman
5.0
(1)
"My favorite of all time, 'The Forever War' by Joe Haldeman."
#36
Sarah Gailey
5.0
(1)
"-The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey."
#37
T.J. Berry
5.0
(1)
"A few recent favorites of mine from Science Fiction... -Space Unicorn Blues by T.J. Berry."
#38
Neal Stephenson
5.0
(1)
"Snowcrash / The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson"
#39
Hugh Howey
5.0
(1)
"I'll add: The Silo series by Hugh Howey"
#40
Emily St John Mandel
5.0
(1)
"Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel."
#41
Arthur C. Clarke
5.0
(1)
"I would like to add 'Rendezvous with Rama' by Arthur C. Clarke."
#42
M.R. Carey
5.0
(1)
"The Rampart series by M.R. Carey"
#43
Connie Willis
5.0
(1)
"I also really loved the Oxford Time Travel series by Connie Willis."
#44
Margaret Atwood
5.0
(1)
"Oryx and Crake / Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood"
#45
Martha Wells
5.0
(1)
"Personally I loved Murderbot."
#46
Ted Chiang
5.0
(1)
"Exhalation by Ted Chiang."
#47
Octavia Butler
5.0
(1)
"I love PHM! I also loved The Wayfarers, Children of Time, Murderbot Diary, Xenogenesis."
#48
Wesley Chu
5.0
(1)
"If time travel is your thing **Time Salvager** by Wesley Chu."
#49
Julian May
5.0
(1)
"Swords, (alien) elves, dwarves and dragons."
#50
Le Guin, Kim Stanley Robinson
4.0
(1)
"They are both quite pessimistic about space exploration."
#51
Frank M. Robinson, Greg Bear
4.0
(1)
"Are two good generation ship novels."
#52
The Lunar Chronicles
4.0
(1)
"Kinda fantasy sci fi, but actually really good series"
#53
Last of His Kind
4.0
(1)
"It's interesting because he's kind of a "low tech" cyborg."
#54
Murderbot Diaries
4.0
(1)
"They’re a fun read."
#55
Cold Fire Trilogy
4.0
(1)
"I highly recommend the Cold Fire Trilogy."
#56
Omega Force Series
4.0
(1)
"I found them to be enjoyable."
#57
Man of War Series
4.0
(1)
"A Series of books that I cannot recommend enough."
#58
The Shiva Option
4.0
(1)
"This is more combat focus."
#59
Sprawl Trilogy
4.0
(1)
"I'd recommend The Forever War over the Sprawl Trilogy."
#60
Dust
4.0
(1)
"Is an interesting take on the generation ship theme."
#61
Aurora
4.0
(1)
"Is an interesting take on the genre."
#62
Mechanical Failure
4.0
(1)
"Is great."
#63
Radiance
4.0
(1)
"It takes a while at the beginning to figure out the direction of the story."
#64
The Windup Girl
4.0
(1)
"Not enough people know about that."
#65
Starship Troopers
4.0
(1)
"Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein"
#66
Red Mars
4.0
(1)
"* Red Mars"
#67
The Dispossessed
4.0
(1)
"* The Dispossessed"
#68
City
4.0
(1)
"* City"
#69
Altered Carbon
4.0
(1)
"Richard K Morgan's Altered Carbon (Note: Adult material)"
#70
Ancillary Justice
4.0
(1)
"Ancillary Justice - Ann Lecke"
#71
Ringworld
4.0
(1)
"Ringworld"
#72
Moon is a Harsh Mistress
4.0
(1)
"Moon is a Harsh Mistress"
#73
Gateway
4.0
(1)
"Gateway"
#74
Ray Bradbury's Sci-Fi Books
4.0
(1)
"Ray Bradbury's sci fi books"
#75
Ring
4.0
(1)
"Ring by Steven Baxter."
#76
The Gap Cycle
4.0
(1)
"My favourites are the Gap Cycle by Stephen Donaldson and Ender's Game."
#77
Ender's Shadow
4.0
(1)
"Ender's Shadow, the parallel story to Ender's Game, is pretty awesome too."
#78
Excession
4.0
(1)
"Excession"
#79
Lord of Light
4.0
(1)
"Lord of Light"
#80
Rendezvous With Rama
4.0
(1)
"Rendezvous With Rama."
#81
100 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
4.0
(1)
"NPR did a survey and published a list of the 100 best science fiction and fantasy books."
#82
Cixin Liu
4.0
(1)
"Great books all around."
#83
Scott Meyers
4.0
(1)
"Is pretty good."
#84
Catherynne Valente
4.0
(1)
"Like Hitchhiker's Guide: Space Opera."
#85
Stephen Baxter
4.0
(1)
"If you're into 'hard' SF novels (Asimov-ish), go for it."
#86
Iain M Banks
4.0
(1)
"Iain M Banks culture novels."
#87
Dennis E Taylor
4.0
(1)
"The Bobiverse series by Dennis E Taylor."
#88
Chrome
3.0
(1)
"It's not the best, and not for everyone, but it is different and good (if not great)."
#89
The Dark Beyond the Stars
3.0
(1)
"It's a really extreme book."
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