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Ask HN: What's your favorite sci-fi book?

I am building a summer reading list. Can somebody recommend some great books?

Finnucane 9y ago
The Third Policeman, Flann O'Brien Ubik, Philip K. Dick 900 Grandmothers, R.A. Lafferty Moderan, David R. Bunch Radiance, Carter Scholz Little, Big, John Crowley Lizard Music, Daniel Pinkwater Camp Concentration, Thomas Disch Peace, Gene Wolfe
njhsi 9y ago
How about the <three body>, Chinese sci-fi..
- perseusprime11 9y ago
  I started reading three body but never could get into it. I stopped midway. I need more accessible in terms ease of reading.
phren0logy 9y ago
Dune
- perseusprime11 9y ago
  I've already read Dune
c0sm0naut 9y ago
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Philip K. Dick I, Robot - Isaac Asimov The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick 2001: A Space Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke
- perseusprime11 9y ago
  Great books. I've read all except the first one.
code_Whisperer 9y ago
Have been lucky to stumble on several new ones over the last few months: Children of Time (wow!) Spaceman of Bohemia The Book of Strange New Things The City and The City (I'd also recommend the three body trilogy - fantastic)
stevenaleach 9y ago
David Brin's Existence. I could list a lot of others, but that is the one I'd list at top by a wide margin.
wizzerking 9y ago
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, MacroEconomics and a computer becomes sentient and sacrifices itself for the humans Foundation The Stainless Steel Rat 20000 leagues Under the sea Dune Series
perseusprime11 9y ago
Anybody read Blindsight? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindsight_(Watts_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindsight_(Watts_novel)
FiatLuxDave 9y ago
Blood Music - Greg Bear Accelerando - Charlie Stross Psychohistorical Crisis - Donald Kingsbury (assuming you have already read Asimov's Foundation series) A Fire Upon the Deep - Vernor Vinge Chung Kuo, the Middle Kingdom - David Wingrove Ancillary Justice - Ann Leckie Neutron Star - Larry Niven Existence - David Brin The Dosadi Experiment - Frank Herbert The Space Merchants - Pohl and Kornbluth Sun of Suns - Karl Schroeder All the Traps of Earth - Clifford Simak Test of Fire - Ben Bova The Diamond Age - Neal Stephenson

I am building a summer reading list. Can somebody recommend some great books?

The Third Policeman, Flann O'Brien Ubik, Philip K. Dick 900 Grandmothers, R.A. Lafferty Moderan, David R. Bunch Radiance, Carter Scholz Little, Big, John Crowley Lizard Music, Daniel Pinkwater Camp Concentration, Thomas Disch Peace, Gene Wolfe

njhsi 9y ago

How about the <three body>, Chinese sci-fi..

perseusprime11 9y ago
I started reading three body but never could get into it. I stopped midway. I need more accessible in terms ease of reading.

phren0logy 9y ago

Dune

perseusprime11 9y ago
I've already read Dune

c0sm0naut 9y ago

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Philip K. Dick I, Robot - Isaac Asimov The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick 2001: A Space Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke

perseusprime11 9y ago
Great books. I've read all except the first one.

code_Whisperer 9y ago

Have been lucky to stumble on several new ones over the last few months: Children of Time (wow!) Spaceman of Bohemia The Book of Strange New Things The City and The City (I'd also recommend the three body trilogy - fantastic)

stevenaleach 9y ago

David Brin's Existence. I could list a lot of others, but that is the one I'd list at top by a wide margin.

wizzerking 9y ago

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, MacroEconomics and a computer becomes sentient and sacrifices itself for the humans Foundation The Stainless Steel Rat 20000 leagues Under the sea Dune Series

perseusprime11 9y ago

Anybody read Blindsight? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindsight_(Watts_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindsight_(Watts_novel)

FiatLuxDave 9y ago

Blood Music - Greg Bear Accelerando - Charlie Stross Psychohistorical Crisis - Donald Kingsbury (assuming you have already read Asimov's Foundation series) A Fire Upon the Deep - Vernor Vinge Chung Kuo, the Middle Kingdom - David Wingrove Ancillary Justice - Ann Leckie Neutron Star - Larry Niven Existence - David Brin The Dosadi Experiment - Frank Herbert The Space Merchants - Pohl and Kornbluth Sun of Suns - Karl Schroeder All the Traps of Earth - Clifford Simak Test of Fire - Ben Bova The Diamond Age - Neal Stephenson