Player of Games or Excession are favorites but you really can’t go wrong with any of them. So what am I missing? Have I passed sci-fi 101 or did I miss something on the syllabus? Any suggestions are appreciated.įor starters I don’t see Lord of Light by Zelazny and that’s an absolute must! Also I second or third or whatever reading some Culture novels. Some of his writings are definitely sci-fi but I would probably label him as a satirical author, but figured I'd throw him in here just to avoid Sirens of Titan, Cats Cradle, and Slaugterhouse 5 recommendations. *= Not sure if Vonnegut is considered a sci-fi author. Wells: Invisible Man, Time Machine, War of the Worlds, Island of Dr Moreau Weir: Martian, Artemis, Project Hail Mary Heinlein: Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers
I was wondering if you could point out anything major that I'm missing from my list.Īdams: Hitchhiker's Guide (wasn't really a fan)Īsimov: Robots series, Empire series, Foundation series (currently reading), Nightfallīradbury: Fahrenheit 451, Martian Chronicles, Illustrated Manĭick: Do Androids Dream, Flow My Tears, High Castle, Scanner Darkly I started seriously reading sci-fi about three years ago.
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