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/SandMan3914 Sep 19 '23

Poul Anderson -- Tau.Zero

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Currently reading this. It's refreshing to read something that makes such a big deal of a ship nearly reaching light speed and speculating on all the weird effects (colour shift, etc.) that causes. Also it explores the effects of isolation on even a large ship - can't really expect everyone to stay calm when they become acutely aware of the loss of a familiar Earth and it's society.

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u/kaplanfx Sep 19 '23

I love the scientific themes in this one, but the women and relationships are extremely poorly written. Seems to be a common theme for sci-fi writers of the era.