The 75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g39358054/best-sci-fi-books/

by dhosek • 1 year ago

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dhosek• 1 year ago

I was a bit surprised how many of the books here are by authors who are not generally known for science fiction (Margaret Atwood, Marie-Helene Bertino, Gish Jen, Colson Whitehead et al.)

mindcrime• 1 year ago

Some interesting stuff on there, including plenty that I have not read (although a few of those are already on my "to read" list). So I can't really criticize the list a whole lot given how many of the titles I haven't read, but... it's hard to imagine listing 75 top sci-books and not having anything by Jules Verne or Greg Egan (Permutation City, anybody?).

Also: personally I would not include A Canticle for Liebowitz or Annihilation in the top 75. Canticle is just OK, and Annihilation was solid, but not "all time great" level. IMO, of course.

tocs3• 1 year ago

I enjoyed Greg Egan's Permutation City but enjoyed Diaspora even more. A Canticle for Liebowitz or Annihilation was a bit depressing.

In the description of What Mad Universe, by Fredric Brown I was amused by the line "cheeky satire of classic pulp magazines" as many of the stories were cheeky satire.

The 75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time

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