Ask HN: Sci-Fi novels?

Books from 36 sampled comments.

47 books

octopus · Feb 26, 2014
I've read the entire Dune series more than 15 years ago, one of the best Sci-Fi series I've ever read.
dan-g · Feb 26, 2014
I (and I'm sure countless others) would recommend Dune by Frank Herbert
efutch · Mar 7, 2014
"Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson
blinkdaddy · Feb 26, 2014
if you've not read Snow Crash then drop everything and read that next!
thatusertwo · Feb 26, 2014
Neuromancer - William Gibson
monknomo · Feb 27, 2014
Blindsight and the Rifters trilogy are both fun hard sci-fi bent reads
bdunbar · Feb 27, 2014
'Blindsight' by Peter Watts.
jlees · Feb 26, 2014
Neal Stephenson's Diamond Age
Jach · Feb 26, 2014
this alternate universe imagining of the Harry Potter story: http://hpmor.com/
toddjefferson · Feb 26, 2014
I just finish "The Martian: A Novel" by Andy Weir and I really enjoyed it.
Jach · Feb 26, 2014
My two favorites are Permutation City by Greg Egan
rainmaking · Mar 3, 2014
Of course, "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress" if you like it down and dirty
rainmaking · Mar 3, 2014
Edgier than Star Trek but has that same feel of charming naivite