Terrific Science Fiction You Really Should Read
Discover terrific science fiction books you really should read! Explore our curated list of must-read fiction for sci-fi fans, featuring top picks and hidden gems.
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The Iron Dragon's Daughter
by Michael Swanwick
Named a NEW YORK TIMES notable book of 1994, THE IRON DRAGON'S DAUGHTER tells the heartrending story of a changeling child who is kidnapped to …
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Child of the River:
by Paul J. Mcauley
One man's quest to discover the secret of his parentage brings him to a great metropolis, called Confluence, teeming with strange creatures, where he learns …
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Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
A stunning tour de force filled with transcendent awe and wonder, Hyperion is a masterwork of science fiction that resonates with excitement and invention, the …
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A Fire Upon The Deep
by Vernor Vinge
A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war …
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The Golden Age
by John C. Wright
Phaethon Prime Rhadamanth Humodified encounters an old man who accuses him of being an imposter and an alien from Neptune who reveals that he has …
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Marrow
by Robert Reed
The Ship has travelled the universe for longer than any of the near-immortal crew can recall, its true purpose and origins unknown. It is larger …
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The Anubis Gates
by Tim Powers
Now celebrating 40 years in print—take a dazzling journey through time with Tim Power’s classic, Philip K. Dick Award-winning tale... “There have been other novels …
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The Dark Beyond the Stars
by Frank M. Robinson
A powerful epic of interstellar travel, alternate sexuality, and overpoweringobsession, "The Dark Beyond the Stars" is currently in development by FrancisFord Coppola for a major …
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Armor
by John Steakley
The military sci-fi classic in a striking new package Felix is an Earth soldier, encased in special body armor designed to withstand Earth's most implacable …
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Dune
by Frank Herbert
• DUNE: PART TWO • THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Directed by Denis Villeneuve, screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, based on the novel Dune …
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Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
From New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game—adapted to film in 2013 starring Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford—is the classic Hugo and …
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Ship of Fools
by Richard Paul Russo
After centuries of wandering through the galaxy in search of other life, the crew of the starship Argonos is lured by an unidentified transmission to …
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Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis
Connie Willis draws upon her understanding of the universalities of human nature to explore the ageless issues of evil, suffering, and the indomitable will of …
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The Physiognomy
by Jeffrey Ford
The nightmare metropolis called the Well-Built City exists because the satanic genius and Master, Drachton Below, wished it so. And few within its confines hold …
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Rendezvous with Rama
by Arthur Charles Clarke
In the year 2130, a mysterious and apparently untenanted alien spaceship, Rama, enters our solar system. The first product of an alien civilisation to be …