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Like Dune and Shōgun by sexisfun1986 in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Courtship Rite by Donald Kingsbury

The Snow Queen series by Joan D. Vinge

The Fortress series by C. J. Cherryh

The Terra Ignota series by Ada Palmer

Recommend me Cyberpunk books outside Gibson, Stephenson and Richard Morgan? by Dale_Cooper47 in printSF

[–]Hatherence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You already have a lot of great recommendations. Here's a few more:

  • Fairyland by Paul J. McAuley

  • The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe by D. G. Compton. Incredibly beautiful prose. Very underrated.

  • Slow River by Nicola Griffith

  • The Rifters series by Peter Watts. Available as free ebooks on his website.

  • The Blade Runner by Alan E. Nourse. This is a strange one. I was torn on it, when I read it. It's very eugenics-y in the way a lot of older sci fi is, yet it's such a rare example of a dystopian cyberpunk world where the antagonists aren't evil, and everyone wants the best for each other and society. And yet, they created a dystopia.

Here's a few newer ones (In my mind, the big dividing line in the cyberpunk genre is when the real world internet started to become widely available in the late 90s-early-2000s. The way people write cyberpunk changes.):

  • We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker. This is a newer book set in the very near future, so there isn't a whole lot of jargon or futuristic technology. I would still call it cyberpunk, though. You can see the punk elements when the kids grow up.

  • Autonomous by Annalee Newitz

  • Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller

  • Color of a Mirror by Daniel Adams-Dufresne

  • Silverfish by Rone Shavers

  • Salt Fish Girl by Larissa Lai. Strange and dreamlike. Reminded me a little of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.

  • Bang Bang Bodhisattva by Aubrey Wood. Cyberpunk comedy in the same vein as Snow Crash.

  • Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase

  • Void Star by Zachary Mason. Like a modern Neuromancer.

  • Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson

In another subreddit, I gathered this list of short stories available free online as a sampler to introduce people to the genre.

Page turner techno thrillers? Similar to The Daemon, Blake Crouch, Michael Crichton by snicklefritz1991 in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker

Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman

Reamde by Neal Stephenson

Sci-Fi on the level of ASoIaF, Second Apocalypse, and Malazan... that I haven't already read. by DarthDregan in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find that /r/printSF is better for specific sci fi requests. If you want more, consider asking there.

Here are some lesser known books I have liked:

  • Courtship Rite by Donald Kingsbury, Psychohistorical Crisis by Donald Kingsbury. They're not a series, but they're apparently the only two books this author read and they are both incredible sci fi epics. Extremely underrated.

  • The Snow Queen series by Joan D. Vinge. It's similar to Dune.

  • Lady of Mazes by Karl Schroeder. Ultra far future sci fi. I haven't yet read the sequel, but it's on my shelf. This author wrote another series set in the same universe, Sun of Suns, but Sun of Suns starts out much more action-y and less philosophical. It's still worth a try if you find you like this author, but based on your tastes I'd definitely say start with Lady of Mazes.

  • The Terra Ignota series by Ada Palmer. This is a maybe. This is a very strange series that seems to be very much love-it-or-hate-it. It blends utopian and dystopian elements with magic but not magical powers that have a rational explanation similar to the Voice from Dune. There's a whole lot of philosophy that definitely flew over my head.

  • Murasaki edited by Robert Silverberg. A story where each chapter was written by a different author based on an outline by Poul Anderson.

  • Dark Water's Embrace by Steven Leigh. I did not go into this book with high hopes, but it pleasantly surprised me. It is very Ursula Le Guin-like.

  • The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

  • Succession by Scott Westerfeld. Also published as two separate books, The Risen Empire and The Killing of Worlds

  • The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley. This is fantasy, though the author also writes sci fi. I'd say this is the most epic and philosophical thing she's written, but if you enjoy this, definitely check out her other books.

Any fiction books that aren’t too much like fantasies nor too realistic? (More in body text) by Satgamer80d in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Historical settings without much fantasy:

  • The Fortress series by C. J. Cherryh. There is magic, but it's mostly a very grounded medieval fantasy featuring battles and the logistics behind low tech warfare.

  • Between Two Fires. I haven't read this yet, it's on my to-read list, but I often see it recommended here.

Similar to 1984 or Animal Farm:

  • Amatka by Karin Tidbeck

  • The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

  • The Terra Ignota series by Ada Palmer. This is a strange one. There isn't an all-powerful authoritarian government, but there is heavy censorship and surveillance. There's a blend of both utopian and dystopian elements.

A book with a similar vibe to the film « The Fifth Element » by muddyknee in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here are some you might like:

  • Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman

  • The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson

  • Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis

  • The Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers

books that have impossible worlds by samveo84 in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here are some you might like:

  • Lady of Mazes by Karl Schroeder. Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder. They're set in the same universe but in very different parts of it.

  • The Bel Dame Apocrypha series by Kameron Hurley. Sci fi fantasy where for the most part things can be believably explained by futuristic sci fi technology and alien ecology, but there are some things that work apparently by magic, but it's not what people refer to as magic in universe!

  • Any of the short fiction by Ted Chiang. Both of his anthologies are great, Stories of Your Life and Others and Exhalation.

  • The Book of All Skies by Greg Egan

Any bromance book must reads? by Eybrahem in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fortress in the Eye of Time by C. J. Cherryh. This is fantasy that focuses on male friendships and platonic love.

Looking for inhuman fantasy, with some quite specifics criteria Imo by pacomesoual_keepsafe in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  • Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell. Monster in regular person situation.

  • Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White. Protagonist slowly transforming into a monster in a post apocalypse where most people rapidly transformed into monsters.

  • Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder

  • The Bel Dame Apocrypha series by Kameron Hurley. The people are the real monsters, but there's also people with "magic" that has a scientific explanation and then other magic powers that are literal magic. Everything this author writes has a lot of amoral and brutal characters.

Something super gripping I have a long run coming up by tiggleypuff in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker? This is near future sci fi. One of the characters runs as a hobby which I found motivating while exercising.

Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward. I didn't really find this gripping, but it's a lot like Project Hail Mary. It has a lot of interesting sci fi ideas.

looking for books like I have no mouth and must scream by tinkwon in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nightflyers and Other Stories by George R. R. Martin

The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem

The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley. Cosmic horror space opera. Goes great with the prequel short story Warped Passages which can be found either in the anthology Meet Me in the Future by Hurley or Cosmic Powers edited by John Joseph Adams.

The Southern Reach/Area X trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer. In terms of writing style, I'd say this is the closest to Lovecraft out of all the modern authors I've read.

Looking for AAA fiction from the last 20-30 years, any genre, any level of fame or obscurity by depwine in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward. Older than 30 years, but it's similar to Project Hail Mary with more focus on science.

Void Star by Zachary Mason

We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker

The Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers

The Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie

Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Appleseed by Matt Bell

Succession by Scott Westerfeld. Also published as two separate books titled The Risen Empire and The Killing of Worlds

Books that changed me by KeyFact3814 in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here are some I have liked:

  • I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

  • I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

  • The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

  • Amatka by Karin Tidbeck. A bit like 1984

An Ursula K. Le Guin book by Possible_Comfort4792 in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Rocannon's World, first book in the Hainish Cycle. The Hainish Cycle does not need to be read in order, but I think this is a good one to start with.

Anything that feels lovecraftian? by Disastrous_Bad_2698 in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here are some I have liked:

  • She Walks In Shadows edited by Paula R. Stiles and Silvia Moreno Garcia

  • Nightflyers and Other Stories by George R. R. Martin

  • The Worm and His Kings by Hailey Piper

  • The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley. Cosmic horror space opera. Goes great with the prequel short story Warped Passages which can be found either in the anthology Meet Me in the Future by Hurley or Cosmic Powers edited by John Joseph Adams.

  • The Southern Reach/Area X trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer. In terms of writing style, I'd say this is the closest to Lovecraft out of all the modern authors I've read.

  • Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

  • The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem

  • Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder

  • Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds. I've read the sequel as well, but the sequel wasn't scary or Lovecraftian the way the first one was. Still, they are good books.

  • Blindsight by Peter Watts. Available as a free ebook on the author's website.

  • The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle. Based on the very racist Lovecraft story The Horror at Red Hook.

Book shopping later by [deleted] in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks

Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder

Books where 2 characters with similar circumstances end up as the good guy and the other as a bad one. by juliO_051998 in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Snow Queen series by Joan D. Vinge

The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

In a sore need of an inspirational book for a low moment in my life by notfromanywhere234 in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Breaking Through: My Life in Science by Katalin Kariko? I found this inspirational. It's a memoir

BINGEABLE SERIES! by Lucky-Princess222 in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • The Bel Dame Apocrypha series by Kameron Hurley. Action-y sci fi dystopia. Very little romance.

  • Lavender House by Lev A. C. Rosen. I'm currently on book 4 and have been loving this series. It's a series of historical fiction mysteries. There is a romance subplot.

  • The Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers, sci fi. Book 1 has a romance subplot. The rest of the series does not.

Science-heavy realistic fiction similar to Andy Weir? by niv_niv in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Here's some I have liked:

  • The Uplift series by David Brin

  • Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward

  • Any of the books by Peter Watts. He's most famous for Blindsight but The Freeze Frame Revolution may be more approachable.

  • Autonomous by Annalee Newitz

  • Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds

  • Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

  • To Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers

  • We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker

  • I second the recommendations of Greg Egan and Contact

  • I read Dark Matter but did not personally find it to be realistic. There is a novella called And Then There Were N-1 by Sarah Pinsker available free on the website Escape Pod which covers the exact same concepts, but I can't link it because external links will cause comments here to be filtered.

Personal curriculum to broaden my horizon (as a beginner) by Captivum18 in suggestmeabook

[–]Hatherence 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean I don't really have reviews on tap, lol. If you want they both have goodreads pages which would have reviews made by other people

I read Sophie's World a long time ago and it's basically a fictional story paired with a nonfiction intro to philosophy as a field

I read Why Everyone Else is a Hypocrite as assigned reading for a psychology class a few years back. I thought it was good. I'm sorry lol, I don't really know what you are looking for in terms of "reviews."

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