Best science fiction on Reddit
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#1
Andy Weir
4.9
(23)
"Project Hail Mary."
"The Martian by Andy Weir."
"Project Hail Mary"
"Project Hail Mary."
"The Martian by Andy Weir"
"Artemis by Andy Weir."
"Project Hail Mary"
"The Martian"
"Project Hail Mary."
"The Martian - Very technical but exciting."
#2
N/A
4.9
(15)
"Murderbot Diaries, Ancillary Justice, The Martian, Project Hail Mary."
"Red Rising."
"Project Hail Mary."
"Project Hail Mary."
"Distress (Greg Egan), Stories of your life (Ted Chiang), The Lifecycle of Software Objects (Ted Chiang)."
"The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester (aka Tiger Tiger)..."
"Red Rising, the first three books."
"These are my favorite science fiction books so far."
"The Expanse series is great. Loved them all."
"Project Hail Mary"
#3
Neal Stephenson
4.9
(12)
"Neil Stephenson has written some modern classics: Snow Crash."
"Another good one is Snow crash."
"Seveneves by Stephenson by far my favourite."
"{{Anathem by Neal Stephenson}}"
"Anathem by Neal Stephenson"
"Anathem."
"Seveneves by Neal Stephenson"
"Snowcrash."
"Seveneves. A great read if you ever wondered what would happen if the moon exploded."
"Anathem by Neal Stephenson is one of the best multi-worlds stories."
#4
Dan Simmons
4.9
(11)
"I heard hyperion is good."
"* The Hyperion Cantos books (1989-1997) by Dan Simmons."
"Dan Simmons - The Hyperion Cantos & Endymion."
"Epic sci-fi with time travel, aliens, and deep questions about humanity."
"Hyperion. I think about it at least once a week."
"- Hyperion - Dan Simmons"
"The ones that have stuck with me the most have been Hyperion."
"Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos."
"I loved the first two Hyperion novels by Dan Simmons."
"Have you read Hyperion by Dan Simmons?"
#5
Frank Herbert
5.0
(10)
"Dune"
"Frank Herbert's Dune"
"Just a classic that set such a high bar for world building."
"There is nothing better than Dune."
"The first Dune book is a perennial favorite."
"Dune."
"Frank Herbert: Dune."
"The Dune and Hyperion series"
"For me it’s Dune."
"You also can't go wrong with Dune. It’s a classic for a reason."
#6
Ursula K. Le Guin
4.9
(9)
"The Lathe of Heaven (and all of LeGuin's books)"
"* "The Left Hand of Darkness" (1969) by Ursula K. Le Guin."
"For perfectly imagined cultures that challenge your thinking."
"Left Hand of Darkness."
"Ursula K. LeGuin: Left Hand of Darkness."
"Lathe of Heaven."
"The Dispossessed."
"The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin."
"*The Dispossessed* by Ursula K LeGuin."
#7
Douglas Adams
5.0
(8)
"The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy"
"Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (all 5 books in the Trilogy)."
"* "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (1979) by Douglas Adams."
"Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy has to be right up there for me."
"One I haven’t seen mentioned yet that I enjoyed is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy."
"Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams."
"I don’t think anything beats Douglas Adam’s Hitchhiker’s Guide for me."
"And of course, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series."
#8
Arthur C. Clarke
5.0
(8)
"The city and the Stars from Arthur.Clark made a great impression on me!"
"Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clark"
"Sir Arthur C. Clarke: Childhood's End."
"Rendevous with Rama."
"The City and The Stars by Arthur C. Clarke."
"Childhoods end - Arthur C. Clarke."
"And Childhoods end."
#9
Octavia Butler
5.0
(8)
"Blood child which is a Short story collection by Octavia Butler."
"Parable of the Sower."
"Incredibly imaginative literary science fiction."
"Bloodchild, Octavia Butler"
"Lilith’s Brood by Octavia Butler."
"I am a big fan of Octavia Butler and her book Dawn is a favorite."
"Octavia E. Butler - any of her books but Liliths Brood."
"Parable of the Sower were really good."
#10
Martha Wells
5.0
(7)
"The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells are a fantastic series of (mostly) novellas that I really can’t recommend enough."
"Specific series: Muderbot(Martha Wells)"
"Murderbot series - Compelling character."
"* The Murderbot books by Martha Wells (2017-2022)."
"The Murderbot books by Martha Wells."
"The Murderbot Diaries."
"Murderbot series has got me hooked!"
#11
James S.A. Corey
5.0
(7)
"Probably the most disturbingly plausible SF I’ve ever read."
"The Expanse. I think it ruined me for other sci-fi series."
"The Expanse Series. It’s long and takes dedication."
"The Expanse series by James SA Corey."
"The Expanse books."
"The Expanse series and the Red Rising series are my favorite ‘hard’ sci-fi."
"The Expanse by James S.A. Corey."
#12
Cixin Liu
5.0
(7)
"Some of the best hard sci-fi you will ever read is Cixin Liu's The Three Body Problem."
"Three Body Problem, easily. Read the trilogy twice, absolutely blown away."
"A Remeberance of Earth's Past - Cixin Liu (More commonly referred to as the Three Body series)."
"- The Three Body Problem (trilogy) - Cixin Liu"
"The Three Body Problem trilogy by Cixin Liu"
"The three body problem trilogy"
"The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu was an absolutely treat to read."
#13
Blake Crouch
5.0
(7)
"Dark Matter."
"I loved Dark Matter."
"I loved Recursion."
"Dark Matter - Blake Crouch"
"Dark Matter by Blake Crouch."
"Blake Crouch: Recursion, Dark Matter, Upgrade."
"Dark Matter by Blake Crouch"
#14
Liu Cixin
5.0
(6)
"Three Body Problem Series - Your mind will blow away at the ideas."
"Three Body series - Kind of long, you can skim over long parts of it."
"Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin."
"Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin"
"Three Body Problem"
"The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin."
#15
Robert A. Heinlein
5.0
(6)
"Starship Troopers"
"Check out some of R. Heinlein's early books like Space Cadet."
"Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlin"
"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress."
"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Heinlein"
"Heinlein, The Number of The Beast."
#16
Orson Scott Card
5.0
(5)
"Orson Scott Card *Ender’s Game*"
"The Ender’s Game Series by Orson Scott Card"
"Honestly, Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead."
"Ender's Game."
"The two I plug most often are "Ender's Game" by Card and the Miles Vorkosigan Saga by Lois Bujold."
#17
Isaac Asimov
5.0
(5)
"But i also love, in no particular order - Foundation."
"The Caves of Steel."
"The Caves of Steel by Asimov"
"Foundation by asimov"
"Foundation series by Isaac Asimov."
#18
Pierce Brown
4.8
(5)
"Red Rising. I love the pacing, the turmoil and development of all the characters."
"For just pure fun it's Red Rising."
"Red rising. It doesn't have much of the more theoretical stuff."
"The Expanse series and the Red Rising series are my favorite ‘hard’ sci-fi."
"Red Rising series by Pierce Brown"
#19
Kim Stanley Robinson
4.8
(5)
"Kim Stanley Robinson … the Mars series (trilogy) is my favorite."
"The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robison (hard sci-fi).followed closely by the Culture novels of Iain M Banks (space opera)."
"I second Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy (Red Mars/Green Mars/Blue Mars) plus the book of short stories taking place in that same universe, The Martians."
"Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Trilogy or his stand-alone novel “Aurora.”"
"Kim Stanley Robinson's The Years of Rice and Salt might be another sci-fi that you would enjoy."
#20
Adrian Tchaikovsky
5.0
(4)
"The children of time series is a good modern one."
"Children of Time or Hyperion."
"Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (there's a trilogy)."
"Children of Time, Tchailovsky"
#21
William Gibson
5.0
(4)
"Neuromancer, the OG cyberpunk novel."
"Neuromancer is great"
#22
John Wyndham
5.0
(4)
"The Chrysalids rocked me as a kid."
"Day of the triffids - John Wyndham."
"The Chrysalids by John Wyndham"
"John Wyndham - Day Of the Triffids"
#23
Ray Bradbury
5.0
(4)
"An Illustrated Man"
"The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury"
"The Martian Chronicles by Bradbury"
"Anything written by Ray Bradbury, but my favorite book is “The Illustrated Man.”"
#24
Philip K. Dick
5.0
(4)
"Do robots dream of electric sheep."
"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep"
"And “Ubik”."
"- Ubik - Phillip K. Dick"
#25
Kurt Vonnegut
4.7
(3)
"Sirens of Titan- Vonnegut."
"- The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut"
"The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut."
#26
Greg Egan
4.7
(3)
"Diaspora by Greg Egan was mindbendingly good."
"Diaspora by Greg egan"
"Diaspora by Egan."
#27
Ted Chiang
4.7
(3)
"- Both Ted Chiang short story collections"
"Story of your life and others - ted chiang."
"Story of your life by Chiang."
#28
Hannu Rajaniemi
4.3
(3)
"The Jean le Flambeur trilogy by Hannu Rajaniemi."
"The Jean LeFlambeur trilogy by Hannu Rajaniemi."
"Quantum Thief by Rajaneimi."
#29
Alastair Reynolds
4.3
(3)
"I think, based on your qualifiers (aliens, alternate dimensions, etc.) you would like Revelation Space."
"House of Suns by Reynolds."
"Reynold’s Revelation Space, specifically the Inhibitor Sequence."
#30
Greg Bear
4.3
(3)
"Greg Bear - Eon"
"Blood music by Bear."
"Blood Music by Greg Bear."
#31
John Scalzi
5.0
(2)
"Old Man's War by John Scalzi."
"John Scalzi *Old Man’s War*"
#32
Alfred Bester
5.0
(2)
"Alfred Bester - Stars My Destination"
"Standalone: Stars My Destination, Bester"
#33
Michael Crichton
5.0
(2)
"Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton"
"I’m a big fan of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton."
#34
Stephen King
5.0
(2)
"I don’t know if it should be considered science fiction, but since there are elements of time travel I would say Stephen King’s 11/22/63."
"For time travel, try *11/22/63* by Stephen King."
#35
Iain M. Banks
5.0
(2)
"The Culture Series by Iain M Banks"
"The Culture series, Iain M. Banks."
#36
Jeff VanderMeer
5.0
(2)
"Southern Reach Trilogy. Preferably the first book, 'Annihilation'."
"Southern Reach/Area X tetralogy by Jeff Vandermeer."
#37
Gene Wolfe
5.0
(2)
"Book Of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe... especially The Shadow Of The Torturer."
"Series: Book of the New Sun, Wolfe."
#38
Peter Watts
5.0
(2)
"Blindsight by Peter Watts, and it's not even close."
"Peter Watts' Blindsight OR Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun."
#39
Walter M. Miller Jr.
5.0
(2)
"Canticle for Leibowitz - a classic."
"Canticle for Liebowitz by Miller."
#40
Joe Haldeman
5.0
(2)
"And Forever War."
"*The Forever War* by Joe Halderman."
#41
Ken Liu
5.0
(2)
"I loved The paper menagerie and other stories by Ken Liu."
"The Paper Menagerie and other stories by Ken Liu."
#42
Vernor Vinge
4.5
(2)
"_A Deepness in the Sky_."
"Deepness in the sky by Vinge."
#43
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
4.5
(2)
"Roadside Picnic."
"Roadside picnic by brothers Strugatski."
#44
H.G. Wells
4.5
(2)
"The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells."
"If you like “fin de siècle gothic”, I recommend HG Wells “the island of doctor Moreau”."
#45
Sue Burke
4.5
(2)
"Semiosis by Sue Burke"
"Semiosis by Sue Burke."
#46
China Miéville
4.5
(2)
"Perdido Street Station by China Mieville."
"It's fantasy rather than sci-fi, but you might like Perdido Street Station by China Mieville."
#47
Frederik Pohl
4.5
(2)
"* "Gateway" (1977) by Frederik Pohl."
"Among those that haven't are Fredrick Pohl's *Gateway*"
#48
Hiron Ennes
4.5
(2)
"Leech by Hiron Ennes is definitely what you're looking for!"
"Leech by Hiron Ennis markets itself as gothic and sci-fi."
#49
Audrey Niffenegger
5.0
(1)
"The Time Travelers Wife."
#50
George R. R. Martin
5.0
(1)
"Tuf Voyaging by George R R Martin Is very good sci-fi."
#51
Eric Frank Russell
5.0
(1)
"Another fun one is Wasp by Eric Frank Russell."
#52
Yevgeny Zamyatin
5.0
(1)
"We by Zamyatin."
#53
Jack Chalker
5.0
(1)
"Jack Chalker - Well World Series"
#54
George Orwell
5.0
(1)
"- 1984 - George Orwell"
#55
James Blish
5.0
(1)
"A Case of Conscience by Blish."
#56
Nnedi Okorafor
5.0
(1)
"I love {{Binti by Nnedi Okorafor}}."
#57
J. S. Morin
5.0
(1)
"It's basically Firefly but with wizards"
#58
Tim McGregor
4.0
(1)
"*Eynhallow* by Tim McGregor is an atmospheric sequel/variation of Frankenstein."
#59
Vlad ben Avorham
4.0
(1)
"Some of the series by Vlad ben Avorham (Stranded, Refugee, Stone Cronicles)."
#60
Xiran Jay Zhao
4.0
(1)
"Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao."
#61
William Hope Hodgson
4.0
(1)
"The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson. Has Lovecraft vibes."
#62
Michael Chabon
4.0
(1)
"*The Yiddish Policemen's Union* by Michael Chabon"
#63
Harry Harrison
4.0
(1)
"Stainless Steel Rat books by Harry Harrison. Old but great reads"
#64
Ed Nelson
4.0
(1)
"The Cast In Time series by Ed Nelson."
#65
Theodore Sturgeon
4.0
(1)
"The Carpet Makers writted by Andreas Eschbach."
#66
Fein
4.0
(1)
"Points of origin by Fein."
#67
Shawn Inmon
4.0
(1)
"Currently - A Door Into Time: An Alex Hawk Time Travel Adventure by Shawn Inmon."
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