Best sci-fi recommendation on Reddit
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#1
John Scalzi
4.8
(10)
"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."
"Lock In by John Scalzi"
"{{The Android's Dream by John Scalzi}}"
"The Interdependency trilogy by John Scalzi."
"Old Man’s War by John Scalzi."
"Old Man's War John Scalzi."
"Agent to the Stars- John Scalzi"
"Fuzzy Nation- 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
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
The Expanse
5.0
(4)
"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."
#8
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"
#9
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"
#10
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."
#11
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."
#12
N/A
4.0
(5)
"300% recommend Bobiverse and Murderbot diaries."
"“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."
"On Netflix: The OA, Colony, Frequency."
"Ex machina."
#13
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."
#14
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."
#15
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."
#16
Hyperion
5.0
(2)
"“Hyperion” from Dan Simmon is what you need."
"Hyperion by Dan Simmons. Its structured like a story within a story."
#17
Dune
5.0
(2)
"Is a classic."
"The obvious one is **Dune** by Frank Herbert."
#18
Cixin Liu
5.0
(2)
"Cixin Liu's The 3 Body Problem."
"You should check out The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin."
#19
Mars Trilogy
5.0
(2)
"The Mars Triology by Kim Stanley Robinson."
"Kim Stanley Robinson! Mars trilogy was awesome."
#20
Peter Watts
5.0
(2)
"{{Blindsight}} by Peter Watts."
"Pretty much anything by Peter Watts."
#21
Brandon Sanderson
5.0
(2)
"{{Skyward by Brandon Sanderson}}"
"Skyward by Brandon Sanderson"
#22
Dennis E. Taylor
5.0
(2)
"Bobiverse series by Dennis Taylor"
"I've really enjoyed the "Bobiverse" series from Dennis E. Taylor."
#23
Frank Herbert
5.0
(2)
"For Sci Fi, it’s always Dune."
"If you haven't listened already I can't recommend DUNE enough"
#24
Philip K. Dick
5.0
(2)
"A Scanner Darkly -Philip K Dick."
"Most of Philip K. Dick's stuff is fantastic."
#25
Craig Alanson
4.5
(2)
"Expeditionary force by Craig Alanson."
"Craig alanson - expeditionary force"
#26
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."
#27
Orson Scott Card
4.5
(2)
"Enders Game and Enders Shadow are also both must reads"
"Ender's Game"
#28
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"
#29
Dan Simmons
4.5
(2)
"Check out Hyperion by Dan Simmons - I couldn’t put that one down."
"*Hyperion* by Dan Simmons -pretty creepy"
#30
Neal Stephenson
4.5
(2)
"Seveneves by Neil Stephenson."
"Seveneves by Neal Stephenson."
#31
Isaac Asimov
4.5
(2)
"*Foundation* series by Isaac Asimov, a classic"
"The foundation series by Asimov is definitely hard scifi."
#32
Bobiverse
4.0
(2)
"For something lighter and comedic."
"Is really fun."
#33
Expeditionary Force
4.0
(2)
"By Craig Alanson."
"For light military."
#34
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."
#35
Pierce Brown
4.0
(2)
"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."
#36
Ann Leckie
5.0
(1)
"Ancillary Justice."
#37
Liu Cixin
5.0
(1)
"The three body problem!!!"
#38
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
5.0
(1)
"By Becky Chambers."
#39
Jack Campbell
5.0
(1)
"Just a few sci fi books"
#40
Machineries of Empire
5.0
(1)
"The world building is ridiculously creative and out of the box."
#41
Gideon the Ninth
5.0
(1)
"Exhilarating blend of dark fantasy, science fiction, and horror."
#42
Genesis Alpha One
5.0
(1)
"This little gem is amazing. I've been playing it loads."
#43
2312
5.0
(1)
"Read 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson."
#44
Alliance Union
5.0
(1)
"Read the books about the Alliance Union universe by C.J. Cherryh."
#45
Leviathan Wakes
5.0
(1)
"I'll throw in another obvious one. Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey."
#46
Alastair Reynolds
5.0
(1)
"I'll start with the obvious choice - any book Alastair Reynolds published between 2000 and 2008."
#47
Planetfall
5.0
(1)
"Made me fall back in love with sci-fi."
#48
Grass
5.0
(1)
"Also Grass by Sheri Tepper. This is a straight up sci fi horror and it's amazing."
#49
Spyridon
5.0
(1)
"The best sci-fi book I've read recently is Lillian James' Spyridon."
#50
Simon R. Green
5.0
(1)
"Just a few sci fi books"
#51
Amal El-Mohtar
5.0
(1)
"This is How You Lose The Time War."
#52
David Weber
5.0
(1)
"David Webber's honor Harrington series is the best space Opera I've read."
#53
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)."
#54
Starforged
5.0
(1)
"I would highly recommend Starforged for this."
#55
Project Hail Mary
5.0
(1)
"The Audiobook narrated by Ray Porter is amazing."
#56
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"
#57
Robert Silverberg
5.0
(1)
"Just a few sci fi books"
#58
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."
#59
Robert Asprin
5.0
(1)
"Just a few sci fi books"
#60
M.R. Carey
5.0
(1)
"I fully recommend The Rampart Trilogy by M.R. Carey."
#61
Snowpiercer
4.0
(1)
"Sci Fi elements, not space-y."
#62
Amazon Prime
4.0
(1)
"I really enjoyed Fallout on Amazon Prime. Some good grungy apocalyptic sci-fi, and a good dose of dark humour as well."
#63
Amazon
4.0
(1)
"It's a slow burn based on Philip K. Dick book and The Handmaid's Tale are two series worth checking out."
#64
Cloudpunk
4.0
(1)
"It's a little more story based but I really enjoyed Cloudpunk."
#65
Player of Games
4.0
(1)
"Player of Games by Iain Banks."
#66
Seveneves
4.0
(1)
"*Seveneves* might be a better fit if you're looking at Stephenson."
#67
Eon
4.0
(1)
"A little older, but Eon by Greg Bear. It has a little bit of everything."
#68
Blindsight
4.0
(1)
"You'd probably like *Blindsight* by Peter Watts."
#69
Murderbot
4.0
(1)
"All Systems Red is the first novella in the accessible series."
#70
Drew Hayes
4.0
(1)
"I really really enjoyed Forging Hephaestus by Drew Hayes."
#71
Y: The Last Man
3.0
(1)
"Only had one season."
#72
Colony
3.0
(1)
"Pretty good."
#73
Falling Skies
3.0
(1)
"Better than it initially looks."
#74
Netflix
3.0
(1)
"I enjoyed the first series of Altered Carbon on Netflix, second series was a bit of a slog though."
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