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What are your top 10 science fiction books? (lemmy.world)

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I'm new to scifi books, and books in general. (only got into reading 3 years ago) I've read dune, the dispossessed , a fire upon the deep and the stars my destination. I'm currently reading the left hand of darkness . What should i read next? Suggest me some of your must-reads.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Everone always praises Asimov’s Foundation, but I found his robot stories (collected both in “I, Robot” and “The Complete Robot”) more entertaining. While Foundation is more of an adventure story, the robots pose interesting philosophical questions are are always good for a last-minute reveal. They’re also usually quite short, so they’re a good read when your time is on a budget or you’re not an avid reader in general.

I wish I had learned earlier that short stories can also be entertaining and not just the artsy bullshit you’re forced to read in school.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Speaking of Asimov and robots, I really enjoyed The Positronic Man by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg, which is based on Asimov's novelette The Bicentennial Man.