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Favorite Science Fiction Books (self.sciencefiction)
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What are some of your favorite science fiction books and why? If you had to pick only a few. As of writing this post my favorites are the following.

  • The Quantum Magician
  • Three Body Problem
  • Children of Time

I tend to like in-depth explanations of the fictional science that exists in-universe as well as a good mystery.

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[–] PlanetOfOrd 1 points 1 year ago

A bit unorthodox, but I found "Off on a Comet" by Jules Verne interesting. Definitely in-depth explanations. Plus, it's not copyrighted so you can read it for free on project Gutenburg.

I also found Spin by Robert Charles a good read (note: I tend to go for more emotional epics, so the tone is that, but Spin definitely contains sciency stuff).

Another one I keep hearkening back to is The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. The ending is really grim, but the author provides a lot of detailed explanation for how the ship goes to the planet (attaching to an asteroid and accelerating based on the asteroid's energy).

Hope that helps!