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This magazine is aimed at fans and creators of sci-fi and related media of all kinds. It includes all content related to the sci-fi genre and only content related to the sci-fi genre. The goal is to build a community for everyone who enjoys science fiction and related topics. This includes the obvious books, movies, and TV shows, but also original writing, the discussion of writing SF, futuristic art and designs, and the science and technologies that inspire the sci-fi genre. **Team Top 20**

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Share you favourite Sci-Fi books and what you loved about them (kbin.social)

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I've been getting through more and more sci-fi books and would love recommendations on the books you've all enjoyed.

For myself I thought the Xeelee series was brilliant. Taking us from the dawn of time through to the end of the universe and around again. Fighting aliens from other dimensions and the creators of the universe themselves.

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[–] acedelgado@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Ilium and Olympos by Dan Simmons. Combines post-apocolyptic dystopian earth, Greek mythology, man-made AI robots that have left earth, and the Trojan War all together in one story, although complex. Bit of a fantasy vibe in there, but it's all tied together based in Sci-Fi. Masterpiece of writing, IMO. If you liked his Hyperion books you'll love this duology.

Armor by John Steakly. Pretty intense read about a soldier with advanced body armor in a very long, drawn out battle with an insectoid alien race.

Temporary Duty by Ric Locke. Aliens make peaceful contact with Earth, and the navy ends up sending two recruits as advance team aboard a merchant ship. Turns out even advanced alien races have stuff to learn from Earthlings. It gets to be a kind of a self-serving fantasy, but it's a pretty fun read. Sadly the author died before finishing the sequel.

Old Man's War by John Scalzi. In the future after mankind became an intergalactic civilization, for some unknown reason the military is exclusively recruiting seniors of retirement age to enlist in the military and start a new life off-world, to never return to earth.. No one knows exactly what that entails, but widower John Perry decides to enlist after he turns 75. He finds out firsthand why they are recruiting the aging population, and the terrible secrets that have been kept from everyone on Earth.

And of course The Expanse Series by James Cory. Well known nowadays with the successful show, just a realistic portrayal of how the future of humanity may pan out, with some alien influence along the way.