I’m new to scifi books, and books in general. (only got into reading 3 years ago) I’ve read dune, the dispossessed , a fire upon the deep and the stars my destination. I’m currently reading the left hand of darkness . What should i read next? Suggest me some of your must-reads.

  • CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca
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    23 hours ago

    10 is hard to go off the top of my head, but, in semi-random

    The expanse: loved it so much we have our son the middle name Holden

    Dune: always a classic for a reason

    Children of Time: find myself dwelling on this

    Honor Harrington: the best military sci-fi

    Forever War: made me think

    Hitchhiker’s Guide: always makes me laugh (also like Darkside of the sun, but not listing both)

    Hyperion: definitive space opera

    The matian: definitive hard scifi

    The culture: like the federation in star trek, but better.

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      20 hours ago

      Children of time needs more hype. Probably the best science fiction to come out in recent times.

      We’re going on an adventure!

      I didn’t think the second book could be on par with the first but it was also fantastic.

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        Third one wasn’t as good, but worth a read. Adrian Tchaikovsky must be the most underhyped sci-fi author writing today, his “The Final Architecture” series is great bit of space opera.