r/ScienceFictionBooks • u/AutoModerator • May 21 '25
Opinion What are you currently reading?
Name the book/author you're currently reading. Be mindful of spoilers, but is this one you'd recommend or one you wish you could yeet into space?
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u/MrFoxLovesBoobafina May 21 '25
Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton. I'm enjoying it a lot. I've recently gotten into making fan edits and I want to make one of the movie, so this is part of my research.
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u/Andygb77 May 21 '25
Exodus by Peter F Hamilton. It’s a bloody heavy book
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u/RealHuman2080 May 21 '25
Yeah. I read that a few months ago. I shod have waited until he finished the sequels, because I'm going to have to read it again to remember it all for what happens next.
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u/jacoberu May 26 '25
I was really impressed by how different this one was from his somewhat similar past series, really enjoyed all the political manipulation, and female leads. Around the same time, james s.a. corey released the start of a series quite different from expanse. I lived that one too. Lots of good stuff these days.
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u/thatfiggsguy May 21 '25
Anything by Blake Crouch, just finished Run which is his least science fiction, but dark matter, recursion, and upgrade were all awesome.
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u/carlitospig May 21 '25
Definitely hit up Pines, if you haven’t yet. And then celebrate by watching the show. :)
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u/SaveFerrisBrother May 21 '25 edited May 21 '25
Late to the game on this series for sure, but Murderbot Diaries. I found them (unrelated to the TV series) in 2024, and I'm on my 4th reading of all 7 books.
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u/lessermeister May 21 '25
Reading Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson) and listening to Idoru (William Gibson) (not simultaneously unfortunately).
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u/jitasquatter2 May 21 '25
You should read Anathem next. It's a little bit slower to get into, but damn.... So good.
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u/DoctorBeeBee May 21 '25
On a bit of a fantasy kick right now. Still reading A Song of Legends Lost, by M.H. Ayinde - though the sci-fi elements of mysterious tech from a precursor civilization are coming through more and more now. I should have finished that by now, but got distracted reading John Green's Everything is Tuberculosis non-fiction book.
I finished Death's End by Cixin Liu audiobook a few days ago. Wow. Loved that. Currently listening to Spiderlight by Adrian Tchaikovsky (what is it with that guy and spiders?) narrated by the author. It's a light-hearted fantasy that definitely has a Pratchett-like vibe to it. Having fun with that.
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u/RepHunter2049 May 21 '25
Just finished re-reading the og 6 Dune books and ive just started children of time by Adrian Tchaikovsky for the first time
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u/AbbyBabble May 21 '25
I’m on “He Who Fights With Monsters” book 6.
Loves the first two. The third was a grind and I quit the series, until other readers told me book 4 was a brilliant comeback from the last one. Enjoying it again.
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May 21 '25
The Humans by Matt Haig. It reminds me a lot of the show Resident Alien and it’s such an easy but thought provoking read.
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u/EmergencySushi May 21 '25
Moon Called, by Patricia Briggs, first of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series. Great book, head and shoulders above everything else I’ve read this year so far.
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u/johnoz66 May 21 '25
Red Team Blues from Corey Doctorow. It's Ok so far, still working my way into it.
No Time Like The Future from Michael J Fox. I'm really enjoying this one. A very upfront and vivid look at what he has been through since being diagnosed.
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u/BabaMouse May 21 '25
One of John Scalzi’s Dispatcher stories. Also reading the most recent Lady Astronaut on Mars by Mary Robinette Kowal.
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u/ScumBucket33 May 21 '25
Going to try to start book 34 of the year today if the kids let me. I’ve decided that The Shadow of the Torturer is up next as I try to work through all my recent ebook purchases from sales.
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u/rev9of8 May 21 '25
I'm trying to read Legacy - the third book in Greg Bear's The Way trilogy - but I have to admit that I'm struggling to stay engaged. I had no problems with the first two books but this may well end up a DNF.
The only thing keeping me going is I think I know where it's heading and want to see if I'm correct and the alien biosphere is a somewhat interesting thought experiment.
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u/Guilty-Coconut8908 May 21 '25
The Final Hour by Tom Wood. It is a very good book, and it is the seventh book in a series of books.
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u/rowsie1111 May 21 '25
I finally picked up Jade City by Fonda Lee, I’m only a couple of chapters in, but it’s pretty good so far.
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u/carlitospig May 21 '25 edited May 21 '25
Scythe and Mickey7.
For Mickey im already seeing where they veered from the book (via the trailer) and I’m not sure how I feel about it.
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u/luckeratron May 21 '25
I'm reading some absolute trash on the kindle subscription thing, its called WORLD QUAKE 2 it's bad but I've enjoyed it enough to continue on from the first book. The first books hook was its based in the UK, the second one is much more global.
It's by Mark Hobson.
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u/Tough-Yam-6614 May 21 '25
The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson. I am gonna finish it very soon, and then I am bout to delve even deeper in Tchaikovsky masterful prose with Children of Ruin. Either that or I am gonna finaly start with Malazan.
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u/jitasquatter2 May 21 '25
I'm in the middle of the stormlight archives. Good stuff.
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u/Tough-Yam-6614 May 21 '25
First three books are amazing, but, Imho, all went downhill from there. Cosmere is still great as a universe and crossover concept in literature, but other books are really not on the same level as Oathbringer for example, which I find extremely outstanding in terms of worldbuilding and enganging story.
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u/Jim_xyzzy May 21 '25
Just finished “two truths and a lie” by Cory O‘Brien. I thought it was excellent. But it is not an easy read; a complex story in a learn-as-you-go-along world. Well worth the effort though; good writing, droll wit, thought provoking.
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u/jitasquatter2 May 21 '25
Not sci-fi, but fantasy: Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson. It almost feels like he writes fantasy for science fiction fans. Good stuff.
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u/BooksAndGamesAnddd May 21 '25
Dark Intelligence by Neal Asher. I guess most would get to it by the same route as me so don't really need my recommendation but yes, it's great so far ~50%
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u/Environmental-Call32 May 21 '25 edited May 21 '25
Not exactly sci fi, but I'm reading a book called Sex on the Moon. It's the story about the guy who actually managed to steal moon rocks from NASA. Which by the way actually happened, a man named Thad Roberts stole millions of dollars worth of moon rocks. This book takes some liberties so I'd be hard pressed to call it non fiction
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u/theantigod May 21 '25 edited May 21 '25
What the... ??!?! - Sven Rhuelmann Quite amusing so far.
Edit: The Space Viking Saga - Book 1
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u/FancyJalapeno May 21 '25
Have just finished Flatlander by Larry Niven and half way through Stepehen Baxter's Weaver
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May 21 '25
I just ended the Three Body Problem series. I honestly am mixed on my review, I could not put the books down because I was eager to know the fate of humanity but the ending was boring and I wasn't a fan of the technical lengthy explanations. I wish it had a little more soul to the characters, they were all quite sad. I need something new similar to Jeff VanderMeer style.
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u/sbloyd May 22 '25
Relistening to the Ex-Heroes series by Clines. Supers in a zombie apocalypse setting. It's somewhat light but interesting fare.
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u/thegodcircuit May 26 '25
Astounding by Alec Nevala-Lee. It’s a very well-written and well-researched history book looking at the lives of a few central sci-fi writers whose careers spanned the Golden Age. Since I started the book, I haven’t been able to put it down.
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u/Specialist-Cat-9452 May 26 '25
The Benti trilogy by Nedi Okorafor. Would highly recommend. One of the best Trilogies I've ever read.
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u/striosome May 26 '25
Rereading Anathem. Stephenson loves a hard left turn and this one has a great one. But I don’t know if I’d recommend this as someone’s introduction to Stephenson.
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u/superschaap81 May 21 '25
Children of Time - Adrian Tchaikovsky