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.
Did you just read the first Dune book? If so, I highly suggest getting through God Emperor of Dune. Messiah wraps up (mostly) Paul’s story, then Children and GEoD resolve a lot of the themes.
I’ve been getting into the Culture series by Iain M Banks, which is frequently recommended for good reason.
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman is a classic of hard military sci-fi
Ringworld by Larry Niven is likewise a classic, though I never finished it
Philip K Dick’s stories are also a must
Asimov’s Foundation series is basically sci-fi’s LotR, deeply fundamental to the genre
I know I’m forgetting one or two, I’ll add if I remember
+1 for the Culture series, personally my favorite sci-fi books
Yes, i read Dune. But unfortunately it wasn’t for me . I had a hard time understanding the prose as I’m a new reader.
I’ve been reading for over 30 years. I’ve tried and failed more times than I can count on one hand to read Dune, it’s dry as a bone.
Yeah Frank’s writing is good but can be difficult I’m sure. The audiobooks are really good if you like those, they’re fully-produced dramas with actors and effects and all that jazz.
There are quite a few books and novellas in the Ringworld universe, properly called “Known Space”. One of my favorite bits is the different human planets and their people.
Well, guess I’ll just hop in here and second(/third/fourth…w.e) your comment, it’s almost verbatim what I was going to say…