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Imagine I could only choose 5 sci fi books for a brand new sci fi reader -- what would they be?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Ok ok, I might not get a lot of support with this list, but SciFi is actually what turned me into an avid reader...now it's not just SciFi but also non fiction (gasp!). So the list below is somewhat the path I followed, with some mods

  • Ready Player One
  • Project Hail Mary
  • Murderbot
  • Bobiverse
  • Pandora's Star

The list starts off with some quick, punchy brain candy then graduates into big ol' operas :-)

[–] gaydarless 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Project Hail Mary is so good! It's a great example of sci fi that doesn't take itself too seriously, but has a lot of actual science involved. I was just getting the itch to re-read it the other day!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

agreed!! I'm generally a slow reader, but I hammered through that one in 3 days...with kids climbing on me....at Christmas...

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