Sci-fi Recommendation reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 164 Reddit reviews across 17 subreddits and 39 posts to rank the best Sci-fi Recommendation brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/booksuggestions, r/suggestmeabook, r/audible, r/audiobooks, r/scifi. Top-rated brands include John Scalzi (5.0/5), Martha Wells (5.0/5), Andy Weir (4.8/5).
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Reviews164
Subreddits17
Posts39
Brands86
Products60
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#1
John Scalzi
5.0
(7)
"Old Man’s War by John Scalzi!!!! John Scalzi is the shit."
"Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (really anything by him) seems like it might be up your alley."
"Old Man's War 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."
#2
Martha Wells
5.0
(7)
"If you liked the Bobbiverse, project Hail Mary and the Murderbot diaries should absolutely be your next books."
"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
Andy Weir
4.8
(6)
"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."
"I really really enjoyed The Egg and Other Stories by Andy Weir."
#4
The Expanse
5.0
(5)
"The Expanse is great and Jefferson mays does amazing."
"By James S A Corey."
"By James S.A. Corey."
"The Expanse by James S. A. Corey (actually 2 writers). 7th book out soon."
"The Expanse Series by James SA Corey."
#5
Arkady Martine
5.0
(4)
"A Memory Called Empire."
"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"
#6
Adrian Tchaikovsky
5.0
(4)
"Children of Time."
"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"
#7
Lois McMaster Bujold
5.0
(4)
"Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMasters Bujold about 10 books."
"The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois Macmaster Bujold."
"The Vorkosigan saga by Lois McMaster Bujold"
"The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold, great series."
#8
Dan Simmons
4.8
(4)
"I will add the Hyperion series by Dam Simmons to the excellent suggestions above."
"“Hyperion” by Dan Simmons."
"Check out Hyperion by Dan Simmons - I couldn’t put that one down."
"*Hyperion* by Dan Simmons -pretty creepy"
#9
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."
#10
Bobiverse
4.5
(4)
"The bobiverse series is read by ray porter who read Project Hail Mary."
"Bobiverse"
"For something lighter and comedic."
"Is really fun."
#11
Becky Chambers
4.5
(4)
"Incredibly diverse characters, a really unique and hopeful approach to sci fi."
"{{The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers}}"
"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
Blake Crouch
4.5
(4)
"Have you read Recursion by Blake Crouch as well?"
"I read that right after finishing Dark Matter."
"Recursion - Blake Crouch"
"Dark Matter - Blake Crouch"
#13
James S.A. Corey
5.0
(3)
"The Expanse narrated by Jefferson Mays."
"The Expanse!"
"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."
#14
Dune
5.0
(3)
"Dune"
"Is a classic."
"The obvious one is **Dune** by Frank Herbert."
#15
Kim Stanley Robinson
5.0
(3)
"If you've not already read them, Kim Stanley Robinson's *Mars* trilogy is pretty much what it sounds like you're looking for."
"Check out Kim Stanley Robinson"
"The Mars series (Red, Green, Blue) by Kim Stanley Robinson."
#16
Brandon Graham
5.0
(3)
"King City by Brandon Graham"
"Prophet by Brandon Graham & Simon Roy"
"Rain Like Hammers by Brandon Graham"
#17
Orson Scott Card
4.7
(3)
"Orson Scott Card Enders game series is good."
"Enders Game and Enders Shadow are also both must reads"
"Ender's Game"
#18
Dennis E. Taylor
4.7
(3)
"Bobiverse series by Dennis Taylor"
"I've really enjoyed the "Bobiverse" series from Dennis E. Taylor."
"Road kill- Dennis E Taylor."
#19
Pierce Brown
4.3
(3)
"Red Rising Series by Pierce Brown."
"The first few books in Red Rising are available for free I think and they’re decent."
"The first two red rising books are on plus."
#20
Expeditionary Force
4.3
(3)
"Series:
Expeditionary force"
"By Craig Alanson."
"For light military."
#21
Cixin Liu
5.0
(2)
"Cixin Liu's The 3 Body Problem."
"You should check out The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin."
#22
Mars Trilogy
5.0
(2)
"The Mars Triology by Kim Stanley Robinson."
"Kim Stanley Robinson! Mars trilogy was awesome."
#23
Hyperion
5.0
(2)
"“Hyperion” from Dan Simmon is what you need."
"Hyperion by Dan Simmons. Its structured like a story within a story."
#24
Peter F. Hamilton
5.0
(2)
"Pandora's Star by Peter Hamilton"
"{{ Pandora's Star }} by Peter Hamilton"
#25
Brandon Sanderson
5.0
(2)
"{{Skyward by Brandon Sanderson}}"
"Skyward by Brandon Sanderson"
#26
Frank Herbert
5.0
(2)
"For Sci Fi, it’s always Dune."
"If you haven't listened already I can't recommend DUNE enough"
#27
Peter Watts
5.0
(2)
"{{Blindsight}} by Peter Watts."
"Pretty much anything by Peter Watts."
#28
Anthony Johnston
5.0
(2)
"The Fuse by Anthony Johnston & Justin Greenwood"
"Wasteland by Anthony Johnston, Justin Greenwood & Christopher Mitten"
#29
Philip K. Dick
5.0
(2)
"A Scanner Darkly -Philip K Dick."
"Most of Philip K. Dick's stuff is fantastic."
#30
David Weber
5.0
(2)
"Just a few sci fi books"
"David Webber's honor Harrington series is the best space Opera I've read."
#31
Isaac Asimov
4.5
(2)
"*Foundation* series by Isaac Asimov, a classic"
"The foundation series by Asimov is definitely hard scifi."
#32
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."
#33
Craig Alanson
4.5
(2)
"Expeditionary force by Craig Alanson."
"Craig alanson - expeditionary force"
#34
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"
#35
Neal Stephenson
4.5
(2)
"Seveneves by Neil Stephenson."
"Seveneves by Neal Stephenson."
#36
Red Rising
4.0
(2)
"Red Rising may fit this bill, especially once you are past the first book."
"6 books. 7th coming soon."
#37
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."
#38
Pierrick Colinet
5.0
(1)
"The Infinite Loop by Pierrick Colinet and Elsa Charretier"
#39
Ales Kot
5.0
(1)
"The New World by Ales Kot & Tradd Moore"
#40
Forbidden Planet
5.0
(1)
"Forbidden Planet!"
#41
Red Dwarf
5.0
(1)
"- Red dwarf"
#42
John Barnes
5.0
(1)
"John Barnes
Mother of Storms"
#43
Ender's Game
5.0
(1)
"Ender’s Game is very good sci-fi."
#44
Ann Leckie
5.0
(1)
"Ancillary Justice."
#45
Jack Campbell
5.0
(1)
"Just a few sci fi books"
#46
Simon R. Green
5.0
(1)
"Just a few sci fi books"
#47
HBO
5.0
(1)
"The Last of Us is more of a zombie thing, which I normally don't go for, but also extremely gripping."
#48
Disney
5.0
(1)
"Andor is in the Star Wars universe but very low on aliens and magic force stuff. it's basically a political thriller in space. extremely gripping"
#49
Project Hail Mary
5.0
(1)
"The Audiobook narrated by Ray Porter is amazing."
#50
Planetfall
5.0
(1)
"Made me fall back in love with sci-fi."
#51
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
5.0
(1)
"By Becky Chambers."
#52
Foundation
5.0
(1)
"Foundation"
#53
Jeff Lemire
5.0
(1)
"As a fellow Lemire fan my best scifi recs are Sentient by Lemire, Black Science and Seven to Eternity by Rick Remender."
#54
Firefly
5.0
(1)
"Firefly"
#55
Robert Silverberg
5.0
(1)
"Just a few sci fi books"
#56
Robert Asprin
5.0
(1)
"Just a few sci fi books"
#57
M.R. Carey
5.0
(1)
"I fully recommend The Rampart Trilogy by M.R. Carey."
#58
Rosemary Kirstein
5.0
(1)
"The Steerswoman series by rosemary kirstein is amazing."
#59
Indian Hill
5.0
(1)
"Indian hill"
#60
Liu Cixin
5.0
(1)
"The three body problem!!!"
#61
Amal El-Mohtar
5.0
(1)
"This is How You Lose The Time War."
#62
Kitbash Traveler
5.0
(1)
"Kitbash Traveler (as your hosting system, for the tactical character creation) + Stars Without Number (for the atmosphere and world building)."
#63
Elizabeth Moon
5.0
(1)
"Just a few sci fi books"
#64
Starforged
5.0
(1)
"I would highly recommend Starforged for this."
#65
Rick Remender
5.0
(1)
"As a fellow Lemire fan my best scifi recs are Sentient by Lemire, Black Science and Seven to Eternity by Rick Remender."
#66
Genesis Alpha One
5.0
(1)
"This little gem is amazing. I've been playing it loads."
#67
Gideon the Ninth
5.0
(1)
"Exhilarating blend of dark fantasy, science fiction, and horror."
#68
Machineries of Empire
5.0
(1)
"The world building is ridiculously creative and out of the box."
#69
2312
5.0
(1)
"Read 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson."
#70
Alliance Union
5.0
(1)
"Read the books about the Alliance Union universe by C.J. Cherryh."
#71
Leviathan Wakes
5.0
(1)
"I'll throw in another obvious one. Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey."
#72
Alastair Reynolds
5.0
(1)
"I'll start with the obvious choice - any book Alastair Reynolds published between 2000 and 2008."
#73
Scott Sigler
5.0
(1)
"Scott sigler's books. He released a new one last year called the crypt."
#74
Grass
5.0
(1)
"Also Grass by Sheri Tepper. This is a straight up sci fi horror and it's amazing."
#75
Spyridon
5.0
(1)
"The best sci-fi book I've read recently is Lillian James' Spyridon."
#76
Drew Hayes
4.0
(1)
"I really really enjoyed Forging Hephaestus by Drew Hayes."
#77
Department of Truth
4.0
(1)
"You might enjoy The Department of Truth, or Undiscovered Country."
#78
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
4.0
(1)
"Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets."
#79
Ready Player One
4.0
(1)
"Ready Player One"
#80
Iron Sky
4.0
(1)
"Iron Sky"
#81
Hugh Howey
4.0
(1)
"Might I suggest 'Beacon 23' by Hugh Howey."
#82
Cloudpunk
4.0
(1)
"It's a little more story based but I really enjoyed Cloudpunk."
#83
Player of Games
4.0
(1)
"Player of Games by Iain Banks."
#84
Seveneves
4.0
(1)
"*Seveneves* might be a better fit if you're looking at Stephenson."
#85
Eon
4.0
(1)
"A little older, but Eon by Greg Bear. It has a little bit of everything."
#86
Blindsight
4.0
(1)
"You'd probably like *Blindsight* by Peter Watts."
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