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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] 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Blindsight by Peter Watts

The Bobiverse series by Dennis Taylor

Anything by Blake Crouch

William Gibson isn't for everyone but I love him.

Not exactly sci-fi more like litrpg but my favorite series currently is Dungeon Crawler Carl. Audio books are the way to go here, Jeff Hayes is fucking incredible.

I might get shit for this but Project Hail Mary

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I also recommended Andy Weir's novels and don't care if sci-fi elitists think they're not worthy of mention.

Not every novel needs to be a serious read that challenges the reader. Hell, I grew up devouring the works of Alan Dean Foster, an author of solidly bubblegum sci-fi and fantasy. Novels can just be dorky and fun.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I love weir, he's such a fun read. I'm also no elitist gatekeeper about what is sci-fi or not but someone always talks shit when it gets brought up. The only book of his I don't enjoy is Artemis but even it was pretty good all told. Project Hail Mary was so fun to read and listen to I've probably been through that book 8-10 times.

If you like dorky fun try Red Shirts if you haven't. I think it's scalise who wrote it but not sure. Starter Villain was cool too but a bit short. I am quite addicted to "shitty sci-fi" but also love the hard sci-fi.

My favorite argument from gatekeepers is, "that's not even close to realistic" and it's like, yeah, it's a fucking FICTION story. That's the point.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Whoever is downvoting you is a total Maestro lol.