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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] 2 points 2 days ago

A few:

  1. The Unincorporated Man by Dani and Eytan Kollin. The story and parallels of society really slap.

  2. Lightning by Dean Koontz. Not exactly known for sci-fi per se, but this one checks lots of boxes including time travel.

  3. The Dosadi Experiment by Frank Herbert. A good non-Dune choice.

  4. Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey. A great space opera.

  5. Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers series. It's Trek with a different angle and adventure from the series leaders.

  6. Warm Bodies by author Isaac Marion. Probably controversial but i dig the way it did the zombie genre. Darker than the movie.

  7. The Sequence by Lucien Telford. A hidden gem really. Gene editing thriller sci-fi.

On my backlog:

  • The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters
  • Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
  • Junkyard Pirate by Jamie McFarlane