Three Body Problem: Great read, classic sci-fi I would say, plus the drama they released for it a couple years ago was good.
MurderBot series: Lighter and witty, plot kinda like Detroit Become Human if you’ve ever played that game, also humor reminds me of The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy which is also a great sci-fi read.
Geek Love is good, it’s more laboratory sci-fi than space and aliens
The Left Hand of Darkness: I thought it was kinda slow but very emotionally well written
Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer
Shadow Man- Melissa Scott
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The Teixcalaan duology
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Great standalone is “House of Suns” by Alastair Reynolds. It has great flow and reads like a fantasy book without leaning too much into the science and tech. Reynolds has a PhD in Astrophysics so he has a grasp on things and doesn’t feel the need to overshare the complexity of EVERYTHING. Tchaikovsky is also a great place to jump in. Then you can find if you like the tech side then you can go for the more scientific scifi, or you can lean more towards scifantasy and space operas. If you want a weird one, try Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer.
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Project Hail Mary!
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ninefox gambit byyoon ha lee, klara and the sun by kazuo ishiguro, midwich cuckoos by john wyndham have all been recent favourites for me
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Dune by Frank Herbert (and all his other works)
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I recently got sucked into The Foundation series. You can read these ‘chronologically’ or read in order of publication. Extremely easy enjoyable reads.
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I loved the Silo series (Wool, Shift, and Dust) by Hugh Howey.
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*The Forever War* by Joe Haldeman.
The Expanse series is fantastic
Three Body Problem: Great read, classic sci-fi I would say, plus the drama they released for it a couple years ago was good.
MurderBot series: Lighter and witty, plot kinda like Detroit Become Human if you’ve ever played that game, also humor reminds me of The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy which is also a great sci-fi read.
Geek Love is good, it’s more laboratory sci-fi than space and aliens
The Left Hand of Darkness: I thought it was kinda slow but very emotionally well written
Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer
Shadow Man- Melissa Scott
The Teixcalaan duology
Great standalone is “House of Suns” by Alastair Reynolds. It has great flow and reads like a fantasy book without leaning too much into the science and tech. Reynolds has a PhD in Astrophysics so he has a grasp on things and doesn’t feel the need to overshare the complexity of EVERYTHING. Tchaikovsky is also a great place to jump in. Then you can find if you like the tech side then you can go for the more scientific scifi, or you can lean more towards scifantasy and space operas. If you want a weird one, try Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer.
Project Hail Mary!
ninefox gambit byyoon ha lee, klara and the sun by kazuo ishiguro, midwich cuckoos by john wyndham have all been recent favourites for me
Dune by Frank Herbert (and all his other works)
I recently got sucked into The Foundation series. You can read these ‘chronologically’ or read in order of publication. Extremely easy enjoyable reads.
I loved the Silo series (Wool, Shift, and Dust) by Hugh Howey.