What are your favorite sci-fi and fantasy books?
Recommendations from 32 sampled comments out of 32 eligible comments. This page covers the sample, rather than the entire HN thread.
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poopchute · Jan 25, 2015
Ender's game (futuristic, the movie cuts off 1/2 the book that revolves around Ender's 2 siblings, both also are geniuses, short read - lots of sequels if you enjoy the universe)
andrewflnr · Jan 25, 2015
Blindsight by Peter Watts. It's a masterpiece of hard SciFi, but not for the faint of heart. It will mess with your mind, on top of the generally scary subject matter.
coralreef · Jan 25, 2015
Just read 'The Martian'. I wouldn't even call it science fiction, its just science. A fictional but technical and realistic how-to guide on surviving Mars.
ilzmastr · Jan 26, 2015
Infinite Jest (Alternate American future of a culture of addiction and depravity, partly mediated by technology)