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ListMay 7, 2025

good science fiction

A collection of enjoyable, notable, or significant science fiction books and series. Only adding the first book in any given series.

@heroin_sheikhThe Stars My Destination

ReviewJul 15, 2024

Really good -- despite being weighed down with some cheesy moments & moralizing soliloquies, it's clever, compelling, and very original. Plot wise, it's basically the Count of Monte Cristo in space: a revenge story, complete with a dramatic prison break. The…

@tgestabrookThe Stars My Destination

ListJul 5, 2024

Highbrow SF/Fantasy

Fantasy/sci-fi novels with some kind of literary merit, plus some literary novels that are secretly genre works.

@tgestabrookThe Stars My Destination

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good science fiction

Ahead of its time

Highbrow SF/Fantasy

Alfred Bester

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Alfred Bester

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Books

Around the salon

good science fiction

Ahead of its time

Highbrow SF/Fantasy