Ask HN: What are the best Sci-Fi books you've ever read? Recommendations from 100 sampled comments out of 137 eligible comments. This page covers the sample, rather than the entire HN thread.
nepalez · Jul 21, 2018 "Dune" by Frank Herbert unmole · Jul 16, 2018 Dune undoubtedly is a masterpiece. But, it's neither fun nor light-hearted like OP requested. rektide · Jul 16, 2018 Dune (but super heady material) anotherevan · Jul 15, 2018 there are some like myself who only ever liked the first book in the series. mattnewton · Jul 15, 2018 Dune. Definitely Dune.
The most epic sci-fi world physicsyogi · Jul 15, 2018 Dune (Frank Herbert) dejawu · Jul 15, 2018 Snow Crash is great too. Probably a bit problematic now, but fantastic world building. A bit more gritty and dystopia though. bostik · Jul 15, 2018 "Snow Crash" by Neil Stephenson. physicsyogi · Jul 15, 2018 Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash were great. gtdthrow · Jul 15, 2018 particularly liked Diamond Age, Cryptonomicon, and Snow Crash marenkay · Jul 15, 2018 also "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson. Davertron · Jul 20, 2018 Cryptonomicon is one of my favorite books of all time dochtman · Jul 15, 2018 Cryptonomicon, which is one of the greats. physicsyogi · Jul 15, 2018 Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash were great. gtdthrow · Jul 15, 2018 particularly liked Diamond Age, Cryptonomicon, and Snow Crash jesuslop · Jul 15, 2018 Hitchhiker's matches nicely what you look for jamesRaybould · Jul 15, 2018 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is fantastic bostik · Jul 15, 2018 "Ender's Game" and "Speaker for the Dead" by O.S.Card. jcubic · Jul 22, 2018 My Favorite Sci-Fi book is Neuromancer by William Gibson. tmaly · Jul 16, 2018 I really enjoyed William Gibson’s Neuromancer and all of his other books. Automatic_Jack · Jul 15, 2018 Neuromancer mattnewton · Jul 15, 2018 Honorable mentions for Hyperion and Neuromancer for my favorites :) marenkay · Jul 15, 2018 Read "Neuromancer" by William Gibson nepalez · Jul 21, 2018 "Blindsight" by Peter Watts dsr_ · Jul 15, 2018 Watts is really, really good. And really, really bleak. manojlds · Jul 15, 2018 Blindsight by Peter Watts gmuslera · Jul 15, 2018 Along with LOTR are the series that I did read most times. NeedMoreTea · Jul 16, 2018 I've read them all several times now, and enjoy them maksa · Jul 20, 2018 Foundation (Isaac Asimov) tmaly · Jul 16, 2018 Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Series is one of my all time favorites. rektide · Jul 16, 2018 Foundation series (and much more Asimov!) bostik · Jul 15, 2018 Asimov's original "Foundation" - it's effectively a collection of 4,5 short stories. I recommend to remain at a discreet distance from the rest of the series. dochtman · Jul 15, 2018 Daniel Suarez's (or Leinad Zeraus as he originally published them) Daemon is fun and easy to digest Davertron · Jul 20, 2018 "Anathem" was also very enjoyable. dochtman · Jul 15, 2018 After that, I mostly moved on to Anathem, Reamde and Seveneves all of which are big and interesting and great reads