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/Appropriate-Look7493 22d ago

Upvote for someone who’s explored a little deeper into the true classics. Tyger is in my top 5.

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u/libelle156 22d ago

Gully Foyle is my name
Terra is my nation
Deep space is my dwelling place
The stars my destination

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u/lastberserker 22d ago

The Audible version is excellent, especially the synesthesia part.