Best sci-fi novels on Reddit
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#1
Alastair Reynolds
4.8
(16)
"House of Suns - Alastair Reynolds"
"Pushing Ice - Alastair Reynolds"
"Revelation Space (series) - Alastair Reynolds"
"House of Suns by Alistair Reynolds"
"House of Suns - Reynolds"
"House of Suns and Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds."
"House of Suns and Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds."
"A good standalone to start with is Pushing Ice"
"Probably *Revelation Space* based on what you’ve listed that you’ve enjoyed."
"Revelation space series by Alastair Reynolds."
#2
Dan Simmons
5.0
(15)
"I think Hyperion by Dan Simmons is the most fun sci-fi read I’ve ever done."
"Hyperion."
"Hyperion - Dan Symonds"
"5. Hyperion (Book 1 Hyp"
"Hyperion (and Fall of Hyperion?)"
"Hyperion by Dan Simmons"
"5. Hyperion - Simmons"
"Hyperion - Simmons"
"Hyperion - Simmons"
"My favorite sci-fi novel that is kind of a classic now and would be easy for a newcomer to get into is *Hyperion* by Dan Simmons."
#3
Neal Stephenson
4.8
(13)
"Snowcrash - Neal Stephenson"
"Some of my favorite contemporary books are Anathem by Neal Stephenson."
"Some of my favorite contemporary books are Seveneves by Neal Stephenson"
"Anathem would be my top recommendation"
"Seveneves - Neal Stephenson."
"Utterly beatific work."
"Probably in order: * Anathem (2008) by Neal Stephenson."
"A popular sci-fi novel."
"A popular sci-fi novel."
"Tops the list."
#4
Ursula K. Le Guin
5.0
(12)
"The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula le Guin"
"Le Guin, The Dispossessed"
"2. The Left Hand of Darkness - Le Guin"
"1. "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin (1969) Why?: This novel is a cornerstone of scien"
"I find "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin to be the best one."
"From Left Hand I’d suggest one of the following: The Dispossessed."
"From Left Hand I’d suggest one of the following: The Telling."
"Everything else LeGuin has written."
"From Left Hand I’d suggest one of the following: diving into her Hainish novellas and short stories."
"Left hand of darkness by Ursula le guin."
#5
Andy Weir
5.0
(11)
"Project Hail Mary."
"The Martian by Andy Weir"
"Project Hail Mary - Weir"
"Pretty much anything by Andy Weir. Project Hail Mary, Artemis, and The Martian."
"Project Hail Mary and The Martian by Andy Weir assuming you haven't read them."
"The Martian or Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir."
"The Martian - Andy Weir."
"A popular sci-fi novel."
"**Andy Weir - The Martian (2014)** - Excellent pacing and enjoyable protagonist."
"A popular sci-fi novel."
#6
Peter Watts
5.0
(9)
"Blindsight - Peter Watts"
"4. Blindsight - Watts"
"- Blindsight"
"Some of my favorite contemporary books are Blindsight by Peter Watts"
"Blindsight, by Peter Watts - amazing and bleak book."
"Blindsight (plus sequel) by Peter Watts."
"Presents a novel argument about consciousness."
"A popular sci-fi novel."
"A popular sci-fi novel."
#7
Arthur C. Clarke
4.9
(9)
"Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke"
"Rendezvous with Rama by A.C. Clarke;"
"'Rendezvous with Rama on steroids'."
"Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke."
"Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke."
"I really loved Rendezvous with Rama."
"A classic of xenoarcheology."
"Rendezvous with Rama."
"Childhoods End. Surely an inspiration for Liu."
#8
Frank Herbert
4.9
(8)
"Dune by Frank Herbert"
"Dune"
"1. Dune - Herbert"
"Dune by F Herbert"
"Dune - Herbert"
"If you haven’t read Dune, that’s a must for any SciFi fan."
"Dune by Frank Herbert."
"*Dune* (Frank Herbert) - the rest of the series is so sub-par."
#9
Orson Scott Card
4.9
(7)
"Ender’s Game"
"Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card"
"1. Enders Game."
"Ender's Game"
"Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card."
"Looking for teen focused sci-fi though, there are few things I would recommend more than 'Ender's Game'."
"Incredible insight on human nature."
#10
Adrian Tchaikovsky
4.9
(7)
"Children of Time - Tchaikovsky"
"Adrian Tchaikovsky's *Final Architecture* trilogy (currently my favorite space opera)."
"He also won the Arthur C. Clarke award for Children of Time."
"The Final Architecture series from Adrian Tchaikovsky is pretty great."
"{{Children of Time}} was a sci fi book like no other I have read."
"Also take a look at {Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky} and its sequel."
"Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky"
#11
Lois McMaster Bujold
5.0
(6)
"Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold"
"Vorkosigan saga is in your future."
"Anything at all by Lois McMaster Bujold."
"Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan saga needs to be on your list."
"Have not also read any of the Vorkosigan saga by Louis McMaster Bujold?"
"The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois Macmaster Bujold."
#12
Iain M. Banks
5.0
(6)
"Honourable mentions - Use of weapons - Ian m. Banks"
"4. The Player of Games (Book 2 Culture Series) - Banks"
"Pick up anything by Iain M Banks (the M is important) especially any of his Culture novels."
"The Culture novels by Iain Banks"
"The Culture novels by Iain M Banks are set against a backdrop of a society where work is entirely unnecessary."
"The Culture novels by Ian M Banks."
#13
William Gibson
4.7
(6)
"-**Neuromancer** (1984) by William Gibson."
"Based on your likes I reckon the peripheral by William Gibson."
"Can’t miss Gibson’s Sprawl trilogy: Neuromancer, Count Zero & Mona Lisa Overdrive."
"A popular sci-fi novel."
"Wonderful stuff by William Gibson."
"I don't recommend it if you are new to reading or have a low reading level, that shit is very confusing at the beginning."
#14
Ann Leckie
5.0
(5)
"Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie."
"A popular sci-fi novel."
"**Ann Leckie - Ancillary Justice (2013)** - Breq was a very unique character."
"A popular sci-fi novel."
"A popular sci-fi novel."
#15
Isaac Asimov
4.6
(5)
"Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov;"
"Foundation series by Asimov"
"Asimov, foundation and robots."
"At that age I loved Asimov's Norby stories"
"I'd suggest giving The God's Themselves by Isaac Asimov a chance."
#16
Joe Haldeman
5.0
(4)
"* The Forever War - Joe Haldeman."
"The Forever War by Joe Haldeman"
"The Forever War - Haldeman"
"Another good intro read could be *Forever War* by Haldeman."
#17
Strugatsky Brothers
4.8
(4)
"* Roadside Picnic (Strugatsky brothers)"
"Their 'Roadside Picnic' is a great novel."
"Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky."
"Most of Strugatsky brothers’ books are going to be pretty accessible."
#18
Paolo Bacigalupi
4.5
(4)
"The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi. Set in a future climate dystopia."
"The Windup Girl."
"A popular sci-fi novel."
"A popular sci-fi novel."
#19
Kim Stanley Robinson
4.5
(4)
"Utterly beatific work."
"Far and away the book of the year."
"*Red Mars* and (YMMV) sequels by Kim Stanley Robinson"
"An interplanetary, multigenerational voyage largely from the point of view of the ship's AI."
#20
Martha Wells
5.0
(3)
"The rest of the Murderbot Diaries!"
"The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells - fantastic protagonist."
"The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells."
#21
Blake Crouch
5.0
(3)
"Dark Matter, Recursion, and Upgrade by Blake Crouch."
"I recommend Dark Matter and Recursion by Blake Crouch."
"I really enjoyed Dark Matter by Blake Crouch."
#22
Stephen Baxter
5.0
(3)
"Ring by Stephen Baxter;"
"Stephen Baxter's Manifold trilogy is great, particularly Manifold: Time."
"Some Baxter. Time ships."
#23
Walter M. Miller Jr.
4.7
(3)
"-**A Canticle For Leibowitz** (1959) by Walter M. Miller Jr."
"3. A Canticle For Leibowitz - Miller"
"{{A Canticle for Leibovitz}}"
#24
Tom Sweterlitsch
4.7
(3)
"The Gone World - Tom Sweterlitsch"
"The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch"
"The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch is one of my favorite things I've read in the last 5 years."
#25
Charles Stross
4.0
(3)
"Accelerando by Charles Stross is hard economics sci-fi."
"*Accelerando* by Charles Stross."
"Singularity on Red Bull."
#26
Tamsyn Muir
5.0
(2)
"The Locked Tomb Series by Tamsyn Muir!"
"*The Locked Tomb* series by Tamsyn Muir"
#27
Hugh Howey
5.0
(2)
"I really enjoyed Wool - actually I kinda thought this sub was circlejerking about this book."
"It's dystopian, but 'Wool' is really good and has a female protagonist."
#28
John Christopher
5.0
(2)
"Tripods trilogy by J Christopher"
"The Tripods Trilogy by John Christopher."
#29
Ada Palmer
5.0
(2)
"Too Like the Lightning (& sequels) by Ada Palmer."
"{{Too like the lightning}} flattened me."
#30
Pierce Brown
5.0
(2)
"Red Rising by Pierce Brown. Pretty dark at some points."
"I don’t really enjoy Sci Fi in books, movies, tv etc but I loved Red Rising."
#31
China Miéville
5.0
(2)
"Perdido Street Station by China Mieville"
"Perdido Street Station."
#32
Kazuo Ishiguro
5.0
(2)
"Never Let Me Go."
"Affecting reading experience."
#33
Philip K. Dick
5.0
(2)
"* Ubik (P.K.Dick)"
"Ubik by Philip K. Dick."
#34
Jo Walton
5.0
(2)
"Jo Walton has a number of books that cross boundaries between SF & fantasy- Among Others is probably my favorite."
"I LOVED Among Others!"
#35
Nnedi Okorafor
5.0
(2)
"She also has the Akata Witch series that is great too!"
"The *Binti* series by Nnedi Okorafor"
#36
James S.A. Corey
5.0
(2)
"Leviathan Wakes"
"The Expanse series."
#37
Stanisław Lem
5.0
(2)
"I'd recommend The Invincible and Solaris by Stanisław Lem"
"I'd recommend The Invincible and Solaris by Stanisław Lem"
#38
N.K. Jemisin
5.0
(2)
"{{The fifth season}}"
"The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K Jemisin"
#39
Robert A. Heinlein
5.0
(2)
"-**Starship Troopers** (1959) by Robert Heinlein."
"One of my favorite YA stories."
#40
Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
4.5
(2)
"Xenoarchaeology is definitely a theme in parts of The Long Earth books."
"Xenoarchaeology is definitely a theme in parts."
#41
John Scalzi
4.5
(2)
"I loved Old Man's War by John Scalzi."
"A popular sci-fi novel."
#42
Stanislaw Lem
4.5
(2)
"Lem, The Cyberiad"
"A collection of stories about robots."
#43
Margaret Atwood
4.5
(2)
"The Oryx and Crake series by Margaret Atwood"
"A popular sci-fi novel."
#44
David Mitchell
4.5
(2)
"Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell."
"A popular sci-fi novel."
#45
Catherynne M. Valente
4.5
(2)
"Try *Silently and Very Fast* by Catherynne Valente."
"*The Past is Red* by Catherynne Valente (dystopian with sci-fi elements; maybe not pure sci-fi)"
#46
Elizabeth Moon
4.5
(2)
"Elizabeth Moon’s Serrano and Vatta series."
"For a tour through military science fiction written by a vet Elizabeth Moon."
#47
Cory Doctorow
4.0
(2)
"Walkaway by Cory Doctorow."
"Walkaways by Cory Doctorow and stealing Worlds by Karl Schroeder are two of my favorites."
#48
David Brin
4.0
(2)
"Xenoarchaeology plays a major role throughout Existence by David Brin."
"One of those rare books that just kept getting better."
#49
Anne McCaffrey
4.0
(2)
"Dragon Riders of Pern (I know it doesn't sound like scifi, but check it out)"
"Anne McCaffrey's Pern stories (some of them have a sci-fi background but read as fantasy novels)"
#50
C. M. Simak
5.0
(1)
"* City (C.D.Simak)"
#51
Becky Chambers
5.0
(1)
"Check out the Monk & Robot duology by Becky Chambers."
#52
Doris Lessing
5.0
(1)
"Shikasta by Doris Lessing."
#53
Claire North
5.0
(1)
"Claire North is amazing. The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August."
#54
Joanna Russ
5.0
(1)
"Joanna Russ and Marge Piercy. *The Female Man* (Russ) and *Woman on the Edge of Time* (Piercy) would be really interesting."
#55
Lois Lowry
5.0
(1)
"The Giver by Lois Lowry."
#56
Douglas Adams
5.0
(1)
"Douglas Adam’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series is so funny."
#57
Emily St John Mandel
5.0
(1)
"*Station Eleven* by Emily St John Mandel."
#58
Kurt Vonnegut
5.0
(1)
"Slaughterhouse Five - Vonnegut"
#59
Mur Lafferty
5.0
(1)
"Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty: 5/5, murder mystery in space with clones"
#60
Ann Aguirre
5.0
(1)
"The Sirantha Jax novels by Ann Aguirre."
#61
Melissa Scott
5.0
(1)
"Silence trilogy (Five Twelfths of Heaven and sequels) by Melissa Scott."
#62
Patricia Kenneally Morrison
5.0
(1)
"The Keltiad by Patricia Kenneally Morrison (Celts in space)."
#63
Sue Burke
5.0
(1)
"I am obsessed with Semiosis by Sue Burke"
#64
Elizabeth Lynn
5.0
(1)
"Sardonyx Net, A Different Light by Elizabeth Lynn."
#65
Catherynne M Valente
5.0
(1)
"*Radiance* by Catherynne M Valente."
#66
Marc-Uwe Kling
5.0
(1)
"OP, you must read Qualityland by Marc-Uwe Kling."
#67
Mary Robinette Kowal
5.0
(1)
"The Lady Astronauts by Mary Robinette Kowal is very good."
#68
Peter F. Hamilton
4.0
(1)
"Maybe try the Salvation Sequence by P.F. Hamilton?"
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