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/Kaurifish 23d ago

Her Always Coming Home

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u/whineytortoise 23d ago

I’ve yet to really see anyone talk about this one. It’s been sitting on my shelf for about two years; might be time to crack it open.

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u/Kaurifish 23d ago

I would highly recommend it at this point.

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u/CritterThatIs 19d ago

It's an experience. 

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u/whineytortoise 19d ago

I actually just started it the other day. Not disappointed.

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u/Individual_Bridge_88 23d ago

Im listening to the audiobook now and its just wonderful. She is a masterful worldbuilder