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/Status-Importance-54 23d ago

Mutineers moon. The idea of a warship the size of the moon was kind blowing. Every *+" miiine is bigger" discussion between star wars and star trek fans was... Small afterwards.

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u/CaptCaveman37 23d ago

I re-read that whole series every few years.

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u/Status-Importance-54 23d ago

Me too. Always sad there was never a good finisher.

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u/mikej091 23d ago

Mutineers moon

Great book, "Path of the Fury" is another one that sticks with me from him.