“The Mote in God’s Eye” Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
mrbbrj on
Ring world
WilliamHSpliffington on
Isaac Asimov
Nyuk_Fozzies on
*The Moon is a Harsh Mistress* by Robert Heinlein
*The Forever War* by Joe Haldeman
GuruNihilo on
The best one I’ve read is **Network Effect** in Martha Wells’ *Murderbot Diaries* series. (The series builds on itself so they have to be read in order.)
The one I’ve read the most often is Robert A. Heinlein’s **The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress**.
Sad_King_Billy-19 on
man I can recommend so many. I’ll say it’s A Fire Upon the Deep.
check out the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K Dick awards. so much good stuff in there.
oldfart1967 on
The gateway series by Fredrick phol, battlefield earth by l Ron Hubbard, the stainless steel rat books by Harry Harrison
TweedleDum348 on
I would say all The Expanse books are great.
I’ve only read 2 of the Murderbot Diaries, but already they are fantastic.
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson is amazing.
elphring on
Steel Beach by John Varley
Much-Year-3426 on
“The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams. Yup, it’s very funny, but his sci-fi elements are really underrated. Much of the humor is reasonable explanations for unreasonable things, such as the babblefish.
Taste_the__Rainbow on
Seveneves
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The Dark Forest, Liu Cixin . . . the 2nd (but best) book in a trilogy. It is an excellent read as a stand-alone without reading the trilogy.
jellyfish5678 on
Macroscope by Piers Anthony
askallthings on
Project Hail Mary is my favorite book I’ve read in a long time, across all genres.
KoriMay420 on
The Murderbot Diaries – Martha Wells
Sirens of Titan – Kurt Vonnegut
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams (1st book especially)
Starship Troopers – Robert A Heinlein
To Be Taught if Fortunate – Becky Chambers
Awkward-Sir-5794 on
Ender’s Game
Impossible_Detail35 on
The original Frankenstein (specifically my copy with illustrations by Bernie Wrightson) and Imago by Octavia Butler
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Hyperion/The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Simple_Carpet_49 on
Blindsight by Peter watts or the children of time series I think.
Old_Cyrus on
Riddley Walker. Also one of the most difficult to read, but it’s worth it.
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“The Mote in God’s Eye” Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Ring world
Isaac Asimov
*The Moon is a Harsh Mistress* by Robert Heinlein
*The Forever War* by Joe Haldeman
The best one I’ve read is **Network Effect** in Martha Wells’ *Murderbot Diaries* series. (The series builds on itself so they have to be read in order.)
The one I’ve read the most often is Robert A. Heinlein’s **The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress**.
man I can recommend so many. I’ll say it’s A Fire Upon the Deep.
check out the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K Dick awards. so much good stuff in there.
The gateway series by Fredrick phol, battlefield earth by l Ron Hubbard, the stainless steel rat books by Harry Harrison
I would say all The Expanse books are great.
I’ve only read 2 of the Murderbot Diaries, but already they are fantastic.
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson is amazing.
Steel Beach by John Varley
“The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams. Yup, it’s very funny, but his sci-fi elements are really underrated. Much of the humor is reasonable explanations for unreasonable things, such as the babblefish.
Seveneves
The Dark Forest, Liu Cixin . . . the 2nd (but best) book in a trilogy. It is an excellent read as a stand-alone without reading the trilogy.
Macroscope by Piers Anthony
Project Hail Mary is my favorite book I’ve read in a long time, across all genres.
The Murderbot Diaries – Martha Wells
Sirens of Titan – Kurt Vonnegut
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams (1st book especially)
Starship Troopers – Robert A Heinlein
To Be Taught if Fortunate – Becky Chambers
Ender’s Game
The original Frankenstein (specifically my copy with illustrations by Bernie Wrightson) and Imago by Octavia Butler
Hyperion/The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Blindsight by Peter watts or the children of time series I think.
Riddley Walker. Also one of the most difficult to read, but it’s worth it.