The sci-fi genre is filled with new and old classics and I am finally getting around to reading many of them. And this article will focus on the 5 science fiction books to read. Keep reading to see which books you should read this year!
There are so many genres and each genre has their own classics. The science fiction genre is one that I want to read more of this year and have read some amazing novels already. This list highlights some of the best sci-fi books out there that youmight never have gotten around to reading. You can see the full list below!
The 5 Best Science Fiction Books to Read
- Dune by Frank Herbert
- The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) by Liu Cixin
- Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
- Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
- Mickey7 by Ashton Edward
Dune
A novel that jumps out from the sci-fi genre has to be Dune by Frank Herbert. Whether or not you have read much sci-fi books, there is a good chance that you heard about this novel. It is a sci-fi novel that has amazing world building and has resonated with many readers. Many critics consider this the best sci-fi book ever written.
Flowers for Algernon
A sci-fi novel that I was Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. What happens when a person with a low IQ becomes a genius? Keyes does a wonderful job, using journal entries as the format and it works brilliantly. We see Charlie’s state of mind and can see his intelligence increase through his entries.
What makes this novel interesting is that it was originally a pitch idea for a comic book. But Keyes realized that it was something so much more and decided to hold onto it. He wrote it as a short story and a couple of years later, released the novel that we have come to know and love.
Childhood’s End
One of the most popular authors of the sci-fi genre is Arthur C. Clarke and his novel Childhood’s End is a must read. In this novel, Clarke imagines an alien invasion and the end of humanity’s freedom. But they lose so much more as new ideas and inventions stop being created. I love Clarke’s take on an alien invasion and the plot twist is one for the ages.
The Three-Body Problem
I came across The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin. book because of the Netlfix show of the same name. And after watching the show, I knew I had to read the books, especially after finding out that the book was very different from the show. The show had a lot of potential but it felt like a drama near the end of the series.
And just as I expected, the novel was a lot better. The changes that made me hate the show were not in the books. Instead, we are given more information about the aliens and sets up the next book in the series. I am hooked and can’t wait to read the rest of the series!
Mickey7
The next novel that I was glad I chose at random was Mickey7 by Edward Ashton. The plot sounded interesting and I do love sci-fi novels with a fun twist. In this novel, Mickey7 was the 7th clone of Mickey and his data is transferred from one to the next, if Mickey backs up the data. But when the next clone is created while Mickey7 is still alive, it causes a lot of problems for both of them and the colony.
Conclusion
That is all for the best science fiction novels to read. How many of these amazing novels have you read? What novels would you have included on the list? Let us know in the comments below!
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The Sun Eater series
Foundation series by Asimov, great books. Dune gets to too long.
Feel like the Red rising books shouldbe on this too
Dune is a sci fi book to read if you’re into sci fi. I wouldn’t recommend it to new readers getting into the genre. It can be quite cumbersome in its ideas sometimes.
Another modern series, that should be on more lists, is The Expanse, by James S A Corey.
Logans Run, anything by Andre Norton, Robert Silverburg, Macroscope by Piers Anthony, thousands of great books
How can you give a list of SiFi books without mentioning Asimov, the robots or Foundation
3 Body has a good premise but too much time is spent being redundant and I lost interest. The same holds true for the Chinese tv adaptation. The American version is just garbage. They just wanted an excuse for abundant nudity (which I’m not against), and split out the single scientist from the book into several characters who happen to be super hot (except the one heavy nerd).
All “Childhood’s End” does is show how much of an atheist Clarke was.
A Canticle for Leibowitz is a forgotten, classic orphan.
Flowers For Algernon was a truly great story. The subsequent film adaptation ‘Charlie ‘ was very heart wrenching.
In the early 90’s, under the guise of a Stephen King short story named ‘The Lawnmower Man ‘
There was a Pierce Brosnan movie by the same name. However, if you ever read the short story by Stephen King, you would know that the movie was nothing like the story.
Rather, The Lawnmower Man was much more a reboot of “Charlie ‘ or retelling of ‘Flowers For Algernon ‘, albeit with a technological update in delivery newfound intelligence to a man of low IQ via VR.
All interesting choices – some are still on my to-read list 🙂