Best sci-fi book recommendations on Reddit
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#1
Andy Weir
4.8
(10)
"The Expanse series and Project Hail Mary."
"Go into project Hail Mary completely blind, don’t read up on it at all."
"And *The Martian*."
"I really enjoyed project hail Mary by Andy weir."
"Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary"
"Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir."
"Another good sci-fi book is The Martian by Andy Weir."
"The Marcian by Andy Wair."
"Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir might be a good start."
"There’s a classroom version of The Martian by Andy that has toned down the swearing."
#2
Orson Scott Card
5.0
(6)
"I loved *Ender's Game*"
"I'd also agree with reading Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game."
"Enders Game"
"Ender's Game. Ender was his age when he went to battle school."
"For a younger reader Ender’s Game."
"For sci-fi I recommend the Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card."
#3
Becky Chambers
4.8
(6)
"- Anything by Becky Chambers"
"Every book by Becky Chambers has queer characters just living their regular lives."
"For utopian solarpunk, Becky Chambers two Monk and Robot novellas are great."
"You may want to check out."
"Becky Chambers Wayfarer series"
"Anything by Becky Chambers."
#4
Isaac Asimov
4.8
(6)
"Foundation books are great."
"I suggest the Foundation series."
#5
Iain M. Banks
5.0
(5)
"Totally agreed. I recommend *Player of Games* or *Use of Weapons* as a starting point."
"Is great (it's a bit like Trek, only more)."
"Anything in the Culture series."
"Iain M Banks."
#6
Arthur C. Clarke
5.0
(5)
"Childhood’s End - Arthur C. Clark is a great read!"
"Childhood's End by Clarke."
"As is Arthur C Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama."
"Arthur C Clarke's *Rendezvous with Rama*."
#7
Frank Herbert
5.0
(4)
"Dune by Frank Herbert (great intro to Sci-Fi)"
"Dune and Dune: Messiah by Frank Herbert."
"Dune"
#8
Martha Wells
5.0
(4)
"Murderbot, series by Martha Wells."
"Murder bot Diaries is awesome."
"Try Martha Wells' Murderbot series."
#9
Ursula K. Le Guin
5.0
(4)
"The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin is a classic sci fi novel."
"There are a few books by Ursula K Le Guin that could fall into the solarpunk category."
"The entire Hainish Cycle by Ursula K Le Guin."
"I'll throw in Ursula K. Laguin's book."
#10
Kim Stanley Robinson
4.8
(4)
"Came here to say Aurora."
"Is a great book."
"I highly recommend Aurora."
#11
William Gibson
4.8
(4)
"William Gibson (Sprawl Trilogy)."
"William Gibson has a great body of work."
"Which takes place in Japan."
#12
Dan Simmons
5.0
(3)
"Hyperion, that will scratch any itch."
"Hyperion, Dan Simmons."
"If he likes Dune, he might like Hyperion by Dan Simmons."
#13
Vernor Vinge
5.0
(3)
"Vinge's other books are great too - especially the Zones of Thought books - A Fire Upon the Deep."
"A Deepness in the sky."
"A Fire upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge. One of the all time greatest Sci-fi books."
#14
Philip K. Dick
5.0
(3)
"Have you read any Philip K Dick? Because his books are BRILLIANT."
"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick."
"I highly recommend all of Phillip K Dick's short stories."
#15
John Scalzi
5.0
(3)
"The Old Man's War series is great."
"Old Man's War by John Scalzi, and really everything else by John Scalzi also."
"John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War books"
#16
Robert A. Heinlein
5.0
(3)
"My favorite is **The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.** It is about Earth's penal colony on the moon rebelling."
#17
C.J. Cherryh
5.0
(3)
#18
Pierce Brown
4.7
(3)
"I highly recommend The Red Rising series!! It's a fantastic series that reads like an epic fantasy, but with a scifi setting."
"Absolutely fantastic"
#19
Adrian Tchaikovsky
4.7
(3)
"Perhaps only surpassed by Children of Time (and its sequels) by Adrian Tcaikovsky."
"Children of Time is my favorite."
"*Children of Time*, Adrian Tchaikovsky"
#20
Alastair Reynolds
4.0
(3)
"Really think Alastair Reynolds is under appreciated."
"I enjoyed reading Alastair Reynolds’ book."
#21
Ann Leckie
5.0
(2)
"(imperial radch series has two other books)."
"Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie."
#22
Neal Stephenson
5.0
(2)
"*Snowcrash* by Neal Stephenson is very good, and a lot of fun."
"My favs are Neal Stephenson."
#23
Peter Watts
5.0
(2)
"Blindsight by Peter Watts."
"His Rifter trilogy is free and mind blowing."
#24
Daniel Suarez
4.0
(2)
"Not exactly solarpunk but I liked some of the concepts."
"If you are interested in sci fi about societal transformation."
#25
Elizabeth Moon
4.0
(2)
"Vatta's War by Elizabeth Moon."
"Vatta's War series starting with Trading in Danger"
#26
David Weber
4.0
(2)
"I'd add the Honor Harrington series by David Weber"
"David Webers Honor Harrington books might be good."
#27
Malka Ann Older
4.0
(2)
"It's been twenty years and two election cycles."
"Literally cannot get more socio-political sci-fi."
#28
James P. Hogan
4.0
(2)
"Inherit the Stars."
"The following books by James P Hogan:
Code of the Lifemaker."
#29
Robert J. Sawyer
4.0
(2)
"Illegal Alien."
"Calculating God."
#30
Douglas Adams
5.0
(1)
"Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy"
#31
Claire North
5.0
(1)
#32
John Shirley
5.0
(1)
"Great cyberpunk stories."
#33
Pat Cadigan
5.0
(1)
"Great cyberpunk stories."
#34
Dennis Taylor
5.0
(1)
"Dennis Taylor’s Bobiverse books"
#35
Arcady Martine
5.0
(1)
"In that order."
#36
Lois McMaster Bujold
5.0
(1)
"Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold."
#37
Adam Roberts
5.0
(1)
"The This by Adam Roberts"
#38
Micaiah Johnson
5.0
(1)
"- The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson"
#39
Ray Nayler
5.0
(1)
"The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler"
#40
Roger Williams
5.0
(1)
"The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect by Roger Williams"
#41
Chi Ta Wei
5.0
(1)
"Another Chinese scifi book I liked was The membranes by Chi Ta wei."
#42
Rory August
5.0
(1)
#43
Peter Clines
5.0
(1)
"The Fold series by Peter Clines"
#44
Abigail Hilton
5.0
(1)
"The cowry catchers by Abigail Hilton"
#45
Christopher Ruocchio
5.0
(1)
"Sun Eater series by Christopher Ruocchio."
#46
Marcel Theroux
5.0
(1)
"Strange Bodies by Marcel Theroux"
#47
Andrew Weir
5.0
(1)
"Project Hail Mary by Andrew Wier."
#48
Rachel Handley
5.0
(1)
"Possible Worlds and Other Stories by Rachel Handley."
#49
Neal Asher
5.0
(1)
"I used to enjoy the Polity books by Neal Asher."
#50
Tim Reutemann
5.0
(1)
"I recently read Liquid Reign by Tim Reutemann and is so good."
#51
Niall Bourke
5.0
(1)
"Line by Niall Bourke."
#52
Ryka Aoki
5.0
(1)
"- Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (bonus points for trans MC!)"
#53
Arthur Sellars
5.0
(1)
"Well worth anyone's time is Arthur Sellars's "Light Harvesters"."
#54
Nicolas Eames
5.0
(1)
"Kings of the Wyld by Nicolas Eames."
#55
S.A. Tholin
5.0
(1)
"All her books are AMAZING!"
#56
Naomi Novik
5.0
(1)
"His Majesty's Dragon series by Naomi Novik."
#57
Stanislaw Lem
5.0
(1)
"Any of Stanislaw Lem's books, I really liked "Golem XIV"."
#58
Marko Kloos
5.0
(1)
#59
Iain Banks
5.0
(1)
"Iain Banks “Culture” series is based on a that kind of utopia."
#60
Peter F. Hamilton
4.0
(1)
"It's a kind of space opera."
#61
Mary Doria Russell
4.0
(1)
#62
Margaret Atwood
4.0
(1)
"Kinda Solarpunk but not entirely."
#63
Neon Yang
4.0
(1)
"Look up the silkpunk genre."
#64
Kurt Vonnegut
4.0
(1)
"Slaughterhouse Five ( maybe not pure Sci Fi but one the best American novels ever written)"
#65
Stephen Baxter
4.0
(1)
#66
Steven Gould
4.0
(1)
"Is good."
#67
Robert Charles Wilson
4.0
(1)
"Are good."
#68
Craig Alanson
4.0
(1)
"It is a series of books."
#69
Richard K. Morgan
4.0
(1)
"I enjoyed the Altered Carbon trilogy."
#70
Jack McDevitt
4.0
(1)
"Great stories told in a straightforward way."
#71
Harry Harrison
4.0
(1)
"The Stainless Steel Rat series by Harry Harrison."
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