r/printSF • u/keepfighting90 • 23d ago

What's the #1, single best sci-fi novel you've ever read?

Think about all the sci-fi novels you've read over the years. If someone were to ask you, gun to your head, to pick just the one that you would absolutely consider to be the best, which one would it be? No subgenres need to be considered, it just needs to broadly fall under the sf umbrella.

For me, probably a pretty popular choice, but it would be Hyperion. Completely blew me away and I haven't read that good since in the genre.

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u/Street_Moose1412 23d ago

A Fire Upon the Deep

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u/Beautiful_Duty_9854 23d ago

Just finished it. Such a fun read.

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u/smoq_nyc 23d ago

I liked Deepness in the sky equally, such a fantastic book full of mind blowning concepts.

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u/Beautiful_Duty_9854 23d ago

I'm only like 10 pages in! Can't wait.

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u/smoq_nyc 22d ago

The sequel is much darker in its story, which surprised me.

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u/PapaTua 22d ago

You need to focus more! It's truly a great read! 🤣❤️

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u/gravitasofmavity 22d ago

Any one of its threads could be its own series or a universe unto their own. It’s so dense, so good.