Best sci-fi recommendation on Reddit
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#1
John Scalzi
4.7
(7)
"Lock In by John Scalzi"
"The Interdependency trilogy by John Scalzi."
"{{The Android's Dream by John Scalzi}}"
"Old Man’s War by John Scalzi."
"Old Man's War John Scalzi."
"Fuzzy Nation- John Scalzi"
"Agent to the Stars- John Scalzi"
#2
Martha Wells
5.0
(6)
"You should consider the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells - the main character's relationship to the world is damned funny!"
"{{All Systems Red by Martha Wells}}"
"“All Systems Red” by Martha Wells (first Murderbot)"
"The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells."
"Also love murderbot series by Martha Wells"
"Murderbot series- Martha Wells"
#3
Kim Stanley Robinson
4.8
(6)
"If you've not already read them, Kim Stanley Robinson's *Mars* trilogy is pretty much what it sounds like you're looking for."
"Or 2312 by K S Robinson"
"Check out Kim Stanley Robinson"
"The Mars series (Red, Green, Blue) by Kim Stanley Robinson."
"Anything by Kim Stanley Robinson. Aurora is my favorite."
"Another possibility is Kim Stanley Robinson's *Red Mars*."
#4
Andy Weir
5.0
(5)
"Project Hail Mary / The Martian by Andy Weir"
"Project Hail Mary or any of Andy Weir’s books."
"The Martian by Andy Weir."
"The Martian is great, as is the audiobook."
"The Martian is awesome and safe."
#5
Michael Crichton
5.0
(5)
"- {{Timeline}}"
"- {{Prey}}"
"- {{Micro}}"
"- {{Andromeda Strain}}"
"Time Machine by Micheal Crichton"
#6
Blake Crouch
4.6
(5)
"{{Pines by Blake Crouch}}"
"Have you read Recursion by Blake Crouch as well?"
"I read that right after finishing Dark Matter."
"Recursion - Blake Crouch"
"Dark Matter - Blake Crouch"
#7
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
5.0
(4)
"The Doomed City (very original)"
"Snail on a Slope (strange in so many ways)"
"Basically, anything they wrote."
"'Hard to be a god' by brothers Strugatsky somewhat fits this."
#8
Arthur C. Clarke
5.0
(4)
"Space Odyssey"
"Rendezvous with Rama"
"Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke"
"{{2001}} or really any Arthur C. Clarke."
#9
Peter F. Hamilton
5.0
(4)
"Great North Road - Peter F Hamilton - narrated by Toby Longworth. Utterly fantastic story, read amazingly and plenty of it."
"{{ Pandora's Star }} by Peter Hamilton"
"{{ Judas Unchained }} by Peter Hamilton"
"Night's Dawn Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton."
#10
Iain M. Banks
4.8
(4)
"I'm a big fan of *The Culture* series by Ian M. Banks its scale is pretty astounding; they're also funny and in some ways quite optimistic about the future of mankind"
"Culture Series by Iain M Banks (stand alone books set in the same universe)"
"Maybe you'd like books in The Culture series? They're a set of books written in a far future setting with incredible technology."
"A few of the Culture books by Ian M. Banks sort of fit."
#11
Becky Chambers
4.3
(4)
"{{The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers}}"
"I also like Becky Chambers Wayfair Series {{The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet}} for a more lighthearted read."
"The long way to the small angry planet by Becky Chambers"
"Becky Chamber's The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is the default optimistic sci-fi rec."
#12
Adrian Tchaikovsky
5.0
(3)
"Children Of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky"
"Adrian Tchaikovsky “Children of Time.” Colonists on a pre-terraformed earth with others in charge."
"Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky... the way this guy writes time #masterpiece"
#13
Arkady Martine
5.0
(3)
"A memory called empire by Arkady Martine is a great sci-fi book."
"{{A Memory Called Empire}} by Arkady Martine"
"“A Memory Called Empire” by Arkady Martine"
#14
Octavia E. Butler
5.0
(3)
"{{Wild seed}}"
"{{Parable of the sower}} one of the best of Octavia E. Butler works."
"{{Kindred}}"
#15
Brandon Sanderson
4.7
(3)
"{{Skyward by Brandon Sanderson}}"
"Skyward by Brandon Sanderson"
"First of the Sun by Brandon Sanderson."
#16
Neal Stephenson
4.7
(3)
"Seveneves by Neil Stephenson."
"{{Snow Crash}} by Neal Stephenson - a book that has so many genres infused within it."
"Seveneves by Neal Stephenson."
#17
Dan Simmons
4.7
(3)
"Check out Hyperion by Dan Simmons - I couldn’t put that one down."
"Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons (considered to be a Sci fi great but is not for everyone)"
"*Hyperion* by Dan Simmons -pretty creepy"
#18
Orson Scott Card
4.7
(3)
"The Ender’s Game series by Orson Scott Card is really good."
"Enders Game and Enders Shadow are also both must reads"
"Ender's Game"
#19
N/A
4.0
(3)
"“Cast Under an Alien Sun” is exactly what you described."
"I don't think its one to one what you're looking for, but Ashes of the Sun is definitely fantasy meets sci-fi."
"Ex machina."
#20
Dennis E. Taylor
5.0
(2)
"Bobiverse series by Dennis Taylor"
"I've really enjoyed the "Bobiverse" series from Dennis E. Taylor."
#21
Peter Watts
5.0
(2)
"{{Blindsight}} by Peter Watts."
"Pretty much anything by Peter Watts."
#22
Mars Trilogy
5.0
(2)
"The Mars Triology by Kim Stanley Robinson."
"Kim Stanley Robinson! Mars trilogy was awesome."
#23
Lois McMaster Bujold
5.0
(2)
"The Vorkosigan saga by Lois McMaster Bujold"
"The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold, great series."
#24
Hyperion
5.0
(2)
"“Hyperion” from Dan Simmon is what you need."
"Hyperion by Dan Simmons. Its structured like a story within a story."
#25
The Expanse
5.0
(2)
"The Expanse by James S. A. Corey (actually 2 writers). 7th book out soon."
"The Expanse Series by James SA Corey."
#26
Yahtzee Croshaw
5.0
(2)
"{{Will save the galaxy for food}}"
"{{Will destroy the galaxy for cash}}"
#27
Scott Westerfeld
5.0
(2)
"{{Uglies}} by Scott Westerfeld, my favorite sci Fi series!"
"The follow up series, {{Imposters}}."
#28
Cixin Liu
5.0
(2)
"Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy by Cixin Liu."
"You should check out The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin."
#29
Sylvain Neuvel
5.0
(2)
"{{Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel}}"
"The themis files by Sylvain Neuvel."
#30
James S.A. Corey
5.0
(2)
"The Expanse. I read the books, watched the TV show, and listened to the audio. Great hard science about space with lots of politics and human drama."
"The Expanse series."
#31
David Wong
5.0
(2)
"John Dies at the End by David Wong"
"Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong"
#32
C.J. Cherryh
5.0
(2)
"C J Cherryh's Foreigner."
"CJ Cherryh's Foreigner series might be one you would like, provided you're ok with humans being the technologically advanced side."
#33
Vernor Vinge
5.0
(2)
"A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge."
"If you like *Children of Time*, try *A Deepness in the Sky* by Vernor Vinge."
#34
Isaac Asimov
4.5
(2)
"*Foundation* series by Isaac Asimov, a classic"
"The foundation series by Asimov is definitely hard scifi."
#35
Craig Alanson
4.5
(2)
"Expeditionary force by Craig Alanson."
"Craig alanson - expeditionary force"
#36
Daniel Suarez
4.5
(2)
"You might also like Daniel Suarez. Change Agent and Influx are great."
"Daniel Suarez has a bunch of good near future books"
#37
Ancillary Justice
4.5
(2)
"Also, Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie is one of the best things I've ever read in my life."
"Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie."
#38
Alastair Reynolds
4.5
(2)
"Blue Remembered Earth by Alistair Renyolds"
"Alastair Reynolds, I don’t know about all of his stuff but I really enjoyed Pushing Ice."
#39
Stars Without Number
4.0
(2)
"I hate giving the stock answer, but Stars Without Number (plus some supplements) might be a good option here."
"Stars Without Number would probably work for this."
#40
David Brin
4.0
(2)
"Try some David Brin, also Greg Bear is fun. Both get hard into the science."
"The Practice Effect by David Brin is Sci-Fi lite and is always overlooked."
#41
Poul Anderson
4.0
(2)
"Whenever this comes up, I always suggest TAU ZERO by Poul Anderson— if you can get over the poorly fleshed characters and trite human drama, the science of the ship and its plight through spacetime is great stuff."
"Poul Anderson's *The High Crusade* fits the bill."
#42
Megan E. O'Keefe
5.0
(1)
"Velocity Weapon by Megan E O'Keefe"
#43
Philip K. Dick
5.0
(1)
"Would certainly recommend Philip K Dick's UBIK, along with several of his other novels."
#44
Gini Koch
5.0
(1)
"Also loved the hysterical Alien series by Gini Koch (first book: "Touched by an Alien")."
#45
Connie Willis
5.0
(1)
"To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis"
#46
Robert Frezza
5.0
(1)
"I recommend "The VMR Theory" and its sequel, "McLendon's Syndrome" by Robert Frezza."
#47
Derek Kunsken
5.0
(1)
"{{The Quantum Magician}} by Derek Kunsken was really fun an surprisingly innovative."
#48
Robert Heinlein
5.0
(1)
"{{ The Moon is a Harsh Mistress }} by Robert Heinlein."
#49
Zack Jordan
5.0
(1)
"{{The Last Human by Zack Jordan}}"
#50
Ted Chiang
5.0
(1)
"Ted chiang: fucking brilliant short stories in stories of your life and exhalation."
#51
Mur Lafferty
5.0
(1)
"Six Wakes by Mur Laffrety."
#52
C. Robert Cargill
5.0
(1)
"Sea of Rust by C Robert Cargill!"
#53
Charles Stross
5.0
(1)
"Saturn's Children and Neptune's Brood by Charles Stross."
#54
Caryn Lix
5.0
(1)
"Sanctuary by caryn lix."
#55
Madeleine Roux
5.0
(1)
"Salvaged by Madeleine Roux"
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