One of my favorite types of books are Sci-Fi that involve some sort of discovery or exploring. I enjoy the intrigue, the discovery, the mystery, etc.
A few examples:
* **Annihilation – Jeff Vandermeer** \- crazy book and series, and so much to unpack
* **Three Body Problem – Liu Cixin** \- one of my favorite series of all time. The ending to each of these books (especially the Dark Forest) were mind blowing
* **Sphere/Congo – Michael Crichton** \- a lot of people dislike these, but I love both of these. (I like a lot of Crichton, but these are my favorite).
* **2001: A Space Odyssey/Rendezvous with Rama – Arthur C Clark** \- I find Arthur C Clark has fascinating concepts, but has super dry writing. I wish he would have just given a list of his story ideas to somebody else who knew how to write well.
* **Gone World – Tom Sweterlitsch** \- holy smokes, this book is nuts. Need to read this again.
I’m generally not a big fan of space opera books (like Dune), although there are handful of exceptions (like Ender’s Game).
What else should I add to my list?
by distinct_frequency
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If you enjoyed Ender’s Game. You might like his other series. Pathfinder series. It “feels” like fantasy. But its a lot more than that. And the discovery and exploration is the fun part of this series.
To be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers
Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor was a lot of fun.
*The Sparrow* by Mary Doria Russell
If you really want straightforward exploration it’s hard to beat Bobiverse.