Best sci-fi novels on Reddit

139 reviews from r/printSF, r/scifi, r/suggestmeabook and 4 more subreddits

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Andy Weir

5.0

(7)

"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."

"A popular sci-fi novel."

"**Andy Weir - The Martian (2014)** - Excellent pacing and enjoyable protagonist."

"A popular sci-fi novel."

Neal Stephenson

5.0

(7)

"Seveneves - Neal Stephenson."

"Utterly beatific work."

"Probably in order: * Anathem (2008) by Neal Stephenson."

"A popular sci-fi novel."

"Tops the list."

"A popular sci-fi novel."

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."

Peter Watts

5.0

(5)

"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."

Alastair Reynolds

4.4

(5)

"Revelation space series by Alastair Reynolds."

"I also like Alastair Reynolds, the Revelation Space series."

"The Revelation Space series by Alastair Reynolds has a strong xenoarchaeology component."

"A popular sci-fi novel."

Arthur C. Clarke

5.0

(4)

"Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke."

"Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke."

"A classic of xenoarcheology."

"Rendezvous with Rama."

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."

William Gibson

4.5

(4)

"Based on your likes I reckon the peripheral by William Gibson."

"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."

Strugatsky Brothers

4.5

(4)

"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."

"I’d add It‘s Hard To Be a God."

#10

Kim Stanley Robinson

4.5

(4)

"Utterly beatific work."

"Far and away the book of the year."

"An interplanetary, multigenerational voyage largely from the point of view of the ship's AI."

"Icehenge by Kim Stanley Robinson."

#11

Orson Scott Card

4.5

(4)

"Ender's Game Series. Petra is a great protagonist and even has a book all to her self."

"Looking for teen focused sci-fi though, there are few things I would recommend more than 'Ender's Game'."

"Incredible insight on human nature."

"Same timeline, but from different characters perspectives."

#12

Liu Cixin

5.0

(3)

"Three-Body Problem (plus sequel) by Liu Cixin."

"A popular sci-fi novel."

#13

Karl Schroeder

4.0

(3)

"Not any one of his books, but all of his books."

#14

Charles Stross

4.0

(3)

"Singularity on Red Bull."

"**Charles Stross - Singularity Sky (2005)** - Full of big ideas and interesting concepts."

"A popular sci-fi novel."

#15

Kazuo Ishiguro

5.0

(2)

"Never Let Me Go."

"Affecting reading experience."

#16

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."

#17

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."

#18

Jo Walton

5.0

(2)

"I LOVED My Real Children!"

"I LOVED Among Others!"

#19

Vernor Vinge

5.0

(2)

"Deals with this topic frequently."

"To a greater extent the sequel."

#20

Isaac Asimov

5.0

(2)

"The Foundation and I, Robot series by Isaac Asimov."

"His 3 Laws of Robotics are paramount to the entire genre."

#21

Philip K. Dick

5.0

(2)

"Ubik by Philip K. Dick."

"Do Android's Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick."

#22

Ted Chiang

5.0

(2)

"Story of Your life and Others."

"Not novels, but short story collections by Ted Chiang: Exhalation."

#23

Larry Niven

5.0

(2)

"Ringworld is great."

"Known Space series by Larry Niven."

#24

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."

#25

Tom Sweterlitsch

4.5

(2)

"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."

#26

John Scalzi

4.5

(2)

"I loved Old Man's War by John Scalzi."

"A popular sci-fi novel."

#27

Jack McDevitt

4.5

(2)

"Engines of God, by Jack McDevitt. Terrific book."

"A great sci-fi read."

#28

Hannu Rajaniemi

4.5

(2)

"The Quantum Thief."

"A popular sci-fi novel."

#29

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."

#30

Yahtzee Croshaw

4.0

(2)

"An unemployed star pilot tries to get by in a universe."

#31

Stanislaw Lem

4.0

(2)

"A collection of stories about robots."

#32

N/A

4.0

(2)

"New author, new series, but still pretty good."

"They are really good, and this is coming from a 26 year old male."

#33

Robert Silverberg

4.0

(2)

"Relates the unusual adventures of an archaeological expedition."

"Has a big xenoarcheology element."

#34

James S. Corey

4.0

(2)

"A popular sci-fi novel."

#35

Gene Wolfe

5.0

(1)

"Slow burn transition from low fantasy into high sci fi over four books."

#36

Robert Charles Wilson

5.0

(1)

"My personal favorite."

#37

Ian McDonald

5.0

(1)

"The best."

#38

Kurt Vonnegut

5.0

(1)

"Kurt Vonnegut Sirens of Titan. A bit different."

#39

Mark Lawrence

5.0

(1)

"The broken empire series by Mark Lawrence. Hands down the best I've ever read."

#40

Warren Hammond

5.0

(1)

"The KOP series by Warren Hammond is super awesome."

#41

Audrey Niffenegger

5.0

(1)

"The Time Traveler's Wife."

#42

T.M. Havilland

5.0

(1)

"The Sentinel by T.M. Havilland was one I enjoyed as well."

#43

Peter Hamilton

5.0

(1)

"The Reality Dysfunction by Peter Hamilton."

#44

Martha Wells

5.0

(1)

"The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells."

#45

Becky Chambers

5.0

(1)

"You should definitely read The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet."

#46

James S.A. Corey

5.0

(1)

"I've been enjoying the Expanse series this year."

#47

Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

5.0

(1)

"The Aurora Cycle trilogy by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff"

#48

Richard K. Morgan

5.0

(1)

"The Takeshi Kovachs trilogy dives into xenoarchaeology."

#49

Simon Ings

4.0

(1)

"A popular sci-fi novel."

#50

Anne McCaffrey

4.0

(1)

"A great sci-fi read."

#51

Iain M. Banks

4.0

(1)

"A popular sci-fi novel."

#52

Emily St. John Mandel

4.0

(1)

"A popular sci-fi novel."

#53

Margaret Atwood

4.0

(1)

"A popular sci-fi novel."

#54

Cory Doctorow

4.0

(1)

"A popular sci-fi novel."

#55

Tamsyn Muir

4.0

(1)

"Is a fun sci-fi novel!"

#56

James P. Hogan

4.0

(1)

"Features some archaeology."

#57

China Miéville

4.0

(1)

"A popular sci-fi novel."

#58

David Mitchell

4.0

(1)

"A popular sci-fi novel."

#59

Jeff VanderMeer

4.0

(1)

"A popular sci-fi novel."

#60

Stephen Baxter

4.0

(1)

"Vacuum Diagrams by Stephen Baxter touches on some of this."

#61

John Brunner

4.0

(1)

"Total Eclipse by John Brunner. Triple dystopias - need I say more."

#62

Mary Doria Russell

4.0

(1)

"The Sparrow by Maria Doria Russell. Great book, but disturbing."

#63

Peter F. Hamilton

4.0

(1)

"The Salvation trilogy by Peter F Hamilton"

#64

Stephen King

4.0

(1)

"The running man by Stephen King is very grim dark."

#65

Ray Bradbury

4.0

(1)

"The Martian Chronicles is like that in some ways."

#66

Stephen R. Donaldson

4.0

(1)

"Try The Gap Cycle by Stephen R. Donaldson. You'll need a shower during reading brakes because it's that dark but it's good."

#67

Alan Dean Foster

4.0

(1)

"[The Dig] by Alan Dean Foster. It's pretty solid."

#68

Dan Abnett

4.0

(1)

"The entire Giant’s Ghost series by Dan Abnett it’s set in the warhammer 40k universe."

#69

Greg Bear

4.0

(1)

"Forge of God by Greg Bear."

#70

Christie Golden

4.0

(1)

"There's the Starcraft novel Firstborn by Christie Golden."

#71

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.0

(1)

"Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky"

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