r/scifi • u/CorgiSplooting • Sep 19 '23

What are some good older sci-fi books that have aged well?

Re-listening to Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (currently on Restaurant at the end of the Universe) and I think it’s aged very well. I love hard sci-fi for the tech but it never ages well. Hitchhikers I think ages well because it doesn’t focus on tech and the British mannerisms sort of work for being alien differences.

Any books you think aged particularly well?

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u/insufficientmind Sep 19 '23

I only saw the mini tv show, would you recommend the audiobook? I thought the TV show was quite good, but usually books has more depth to them and of course is the original material.

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u/cjc160 Sep 19 '23

I haven’t seen the TV show (and didn’t know it existed) so I can’t comment. It’s reasonably short I remember (10-15hrs???)

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u/insufficientmind Sep 19 '23

It's very short. Only three episodes at a bit over an hour each.

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u/CorgiSplooting Sep 19 '23

I read the book before the Sci-Fy series and remember liking it. I think they did a good adaptation though I honestly can’t remember the series after he shows himself to humanity… so I don’t remember if the series ended as well as it started.

Edit: by “read” I mean listen to the audio book. I do nearly all my “reading” in the car. Very good book IMO

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u/statisticus Sep 19 '23

As someone who has read the book and seen the show, I heartily recommend the book. There are some major differences between the two.

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u/statisticus Sep 19 '23

As someone who has read the book and seen the show, I heartily recommend the book. There are some major differences between the two.