Hey club 👋 I’m looking for an alien book that has little-to-no violence (nothing too graphic), no sex, no cursing- something my teen could read. A few of her favorite books are “War of The Worlds”, “Gregor the underlander”, “Hunger Games”.

Got the idea from reading Game Of Thrones and their long winter. Are there any books, preferably scifi about a civilization or person surviving wild planetary conditions or some kind of force of nature? Thousand year winter, extreme acid rain, etc. I don’t know why this popped in my head but it sounds interesting if there are any decent books in this theme.

Is Red Rising a trilogy or is it a set of 6? I’m confused as to how it can be both. Just curious, thanks.

I have just started getting into the science fiction genre is there any good books with a audiobook (on YouTube preferably)

I've really been loving this book, especially the dive into the exploration of experiences in pre and post Soviet Czech Republic. Are there any other books like this where a nation's real history and especially course changing events are deeply intertwined with a scifi story? Thanks!

I’m currently writing an abstract novel that shifts between real world and another world, Matrix-like or Stranger things-esque I guess. Have you read any sci fi that handles this transition well? I’m looking for recommendations because I’m currently struggling in my writing when I shift between oddities and strangeness in real world vs the new abstract world.

Thanks 😀

Just watched the “Mortal Engines” movie for the first time. I enjoyed it and was wondering if anyone here has read the book? If so, is it worth the read as well?

Hello! I am DESPERATELY trying to figure out what this book is. I know it's an insane long shot due to how old this photo is, but it would mean the world to my aunt who deserves anything in this world to make her happy, and this certainly would. She has been trying to figure out this book for over 20 years. This is one of the last photos taken of her father and she wants to read what he was reading. He was a BIG Science fiction guy so I'm pretty comfortable assuming the genre on this one, and I know the picture was taken in the early 90's. Here's to hoping and thank you for reading!

https://preview.redd.it/y8fzjo7hthsc1.jpg?width=436&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b7e801402aa5d3abcd70292d5dc8699b44914db7

I love the Dune movies so much. I am obsessed with the lore, the world and the characters. I really want to expland my knowledge of the story by reading the books but I cannot enjoy reading. I have tried to pick up so many books but I can never get into them. Is the book worth reading and will it be easy/engaging for someone who isnt a massive booknerd.

I understand that dystopian/Utopian books are more of a sub genre to sci-fi but if anyone’s willing, I’d love some recommendations on some good books that fall into this sub genre category.

Hiya, I unfortunately remember very little about this book series. it would've been published in the 60s-80s I think? its Sci-fi and I think the first book in the series took place on one of Jupiter's moons? Or at least in some space station around there, it was somewhere that they lived. I don't really remember the characters, I know the main protag was a guy (the books title might've been the guys name, but I don't remember) and I remember there was a female character with red hair and a prosthetic leg (or maybe it was an arm, but I think it was the leg). There was a race of some kind, and I vaguely remember that solar flares were an issue.

I remember my dad letting me read them when I was a kid and I know that I liked them a lot but I cannot for the life of me remember anything about them (also cant ask dad). ANY help in narrowing down my searches would be very appreciated, so far I've had zero luck.

Any great sci-fi that makes you lol?

I’ve already hitchhiked the universe…

Just a few recommendations please. I’ve read a few classic books now that clearly have right-libertarian to right wing conservative anti-communism themes and authors that seemed to have swung that way politically which I guess is also a product of the time they were written with the whole “red scare” stuff of the 1950s and so on. But would like to read some stuff by authors from the other side of the political spectrum too and also because I would personally be quite left thinking in my own personal political views.

Also not here for a political discussion just want some book recommendations please lol

https://indiegroundfilms.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/a-topiary-numbered.pdf This is a screenplay for a film that will probably never be made sadly. Written by the director of Primer and Upstream Colour. I found it to be a great read. Reads closer to a book than a screenplay in my opinion.

Trying to remember a book that the artificial intelligence they develop has a connection to subspace kind of like hyperspace thing so there is like a super big massive component that is not located in physical space but is connected to the part that is in our space and that’s how its able to process information.

Hello! I am so stoked to have found this subreddit. I am itching to get into a great book or series but am having a hard time gaining direction. I am looking for a witty hard sci-fi that has that same feel as The Expanse or the Martian. I am autistic as shit and cannot start a book or series without finishing the whole thing. I had to read all of Dune and all of the Hitchhiker's guide and didn't care for either of them so I'm extra nervous to make a good choice because I haven't had a good read in like 2 years.

I LOVED the Expanse, read all of Crichton, I enjoyed Spin and even the Swarm. I loved the Martian, but hated Project Hail Mary.

Any recommendations for good books that have a great story with great writing that isn't too silly would be incredibly wonderful.

This does tie back into the title of a book....So I'm not sure anyone else will remember this, as it was in like 1999 I think. I read a series of posts on a website back then about a guy who had found something dealing with what I remember as "ark ii." He was running from some faction and posting from internet cafe locations because he had stumbled on some secret item. The date March 8 sticks out to me in the posts that were made. So I was like, 14 then and fully believed it was a real story because the updates were over a series of weeks. When the big reveal happened, it turned out it was all promo for a book that this guy released. Again, not sure anyone will remember this. I think it may have been like a time travel book, if that helps. Hopefully someone can help! If not, thanks for at least reading this far! Cheers!

I read the colony mars books and the belt books. And i wanna find simular books or authors where its good scifi with relateable characters and a good scifi story.

So I’m looking for an old sci-fi novel I used to read from the inmate book cart from when I used to work at the jail.

I can’t remember the name but I do remember the plot.

A young man who is good at survivalism goes camping in the desert, but gets sent to another world by a mysterious blue light.

The main plot is him learning to survive in this world the rest of his life while also searching for the light to one day return home.

If anyone knows the name of this book I’d be grateful if you commented down below

I loved The Martian the movie, but the book was even better. Was inspired to make a LEGO project on this, and have submitted to LEGO IDEAS if anyone is into LEGO and likes the book. Needs 10K to be considered as a set so any support is appreciated.. but no stress either way.
The animation (YouTube link in description) has loads of easter eggs if you like that kinda thing.

Hope you like it :)
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/974e0d25-c892-4538-a5f7-d490712d11d8

I really enjoyed Altered Carbon's (just the first book) genre-blending take on classic noir/hardboiled themes in a cyberpunk shell and haven't quite found anything else like it. It's dark, gripping, full of fantastic world-building and revolves around a fairly interesting mystery plot.

As I mentioned, similar ones I've read are the Sprawl Trilogy (and to a lesser extend, many of Gibson's other works) and perhaps some of Alistair Reynold's books, though those are less cyberpunk. Anything I've missed that fits the bill?

I don't read as much as I used to when I was in school. I did not get through Hyperion when reading it, I found it ok enough but each chapter seemed to drag on and I didn't feel any connection with any of the 6 or 7 main characters. I just got down with the very well performed audiobook on audible. I got more out of it with the audiobook. The ending was quite a let down and it ended kind of abruptly right before the characters were about to get to the goal that had been discussed the entire book.

I saw some people on Reddit feel the same way I did but I also do a few people consider it the best Scifi book of all time. And I just cannot understand that at all.

I'm not flaming the book or it's fans but I just didn't enjoy it.