Ask HN: Science Fiction Starter List

Re:Ask HN: Science Fiction Starter List by asicsp on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @07:57AM (#38694952)

* "Red Rising" by Pierce Brown

* "Hyperion" by Dan Simmons

* "Daros" by Dave Dobson

* "The Martian" by Andy Weir (technically includes Earth)

If you don't mind lighthearted fun:

* "Bobiverse" by Dennis E. Taylor (starts on Earth, goes beyond solar system)

* "Dim Stars: A Novel of Outer-Space Shenanigans" by Brian P. Rubin

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Re:Ask HN: Science Fiction Starter List by fragmede on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @09:22PM (#38704744)

Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I don't want to spoil it, but it doesn't exactly take place on Earth.

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Re:Ask HN: Science Fiction Starter List by schwartzworld on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @09:53PM (#38704924)

Pretty safe to say that a book whose title references traveling around the galaxy doesn't spend much time on Earth.

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Re:Ask HN: Science Fiction Starter List by ismailk on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @11:50AM (#38710684)

Second the recommendation for the Bobiverse series; it's a fun series and I'm looking forward to the 5th book. Also Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary is an excellent read!

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Re:Ask HN: Science Fiction Starter List by sircastor on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @09:09PM (#38716244)

Bobiverse and Weirs books are great.

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