Bookstodon 7/2023 Hard Sci-Fi Recommendations Public

Created by Courts

A list in no particular order of the book recommendations from a Mastodon thread I started on 6 July 2023, asking for hard sci-fi. I tried to add all the books mentioned, but I cannot guarantee that I saw everything, so check out the original replies, too (there are also more generic recommendations for authors to look up):

infosec.exchange/@courts/110665477247655771

I also added the books I already read and mention in the thread. Also, if it is a series, I only added the first book. Unfortunately, many entries here are lacking the proper metadata regarding their series, so please check for yourself if one of the listed books is part of a series or a standalone novel.

Not all books are strictly "hard sci-fi", but as always, defining a genre is not easy, so I added them all anyways.

Happy reading!

  1. The Long Earth by , (The Long Earth series book 1)

    4 stars

    Terry Pratchett, other than lending his name to this book, wasn't a part of it. No humor and dark reading. …

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  2. Sun of Suns (Virga, Book 1) by 

    4 stars

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  3. Accelerando by 

    4 stars

    The Singularity. It is the era of the posthuman. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits of human intellect. Biotechnological beings …

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  4. Diaspora by 

    4 stars

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  5. Dragon's egg by 

    4 stars

    In a moving story of sacrifice and triumph, human scientists establish a relationship with intelligent lifeforms--the cheela--living on Dragon's Egg, …

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  6. Aurora by 

    4 stars

    "Generations after leaving earth, a starship draws near to the planet that may serve as a new home world for …

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  7. Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) by 

    4 stars

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  8. Time by 

    3 stars

    The year is 2010. More than a century of ecological damage, industrial and technological expansion, and unchecked population growth has …

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  9. Neverness by 

    No rating

    Neverness is a science fiction novel by American writer David Zindell, published in 1988. The related novelette "Shanidar" won the …

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  10. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by 

    4 stars

    A one-armed computer technician, a radical blonde bombshell, an aging academic, and a sentient all-knowing computer lead the lunar population …

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  11. Blindsight (Firefall, #1) by 

    4 stars

    Blindsight is a hard science fiction novel by Canadian writer Peter Watts, published by Tor Books in 2006. It won …

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  12. Three-Body Problem Series by , ,

    4 stars

    This trilogy follows a broad cast of characters through the centuries as earth enters a crisis following the Chinese cultural …

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  13. Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, 1) by 

    4 stars

    When Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumbles across a derelict, abandoned ship, he uncovers a secret that threatens to throw …

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  14. The Martian by 

    5 stars

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  15. Project Hail Mary by 

    4 stars

    A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling …

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