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Top 10 TBR SciFi Books

November seems to be SciFi Reading Month. So for this week’s Top Ten TuesdayΒ meme hosted by Jana over atΒ That Artsy Reader Girl, I’m sharing a list of top 10 scifi books from my TBR pile (not book quotes). I’d planned to work on my science fiction reading muscle this year, and who knows? Still have 2 more months for end of 2021, you know.

I’m taking inspiration from the prompts for SciFiMonth 2021 challenge hosted by Imyril and Dear Geek Place, particularly the Book Bingo.

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QUOTE from Babylon’s Ashes by James S A Corey
1] Rated fresh (2+ years old)

Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton was published in 2019, and its sequel Feral Creatures was published this year. Counts, right?

2] Award winner / We’ve come a long way baby

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers is a bit slow on the plot but intense on inter-species bonding.

3] Debut

Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis, because I love cross-cultural tales across the Universe. Plus, the sequel came out this year.

4] Sweet dreams (cryosleep)

Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson (one of the stalwarts of science fiction). Now, if only his books were not door stoppers…

5] Modern classic (10+ years old) / Well matured (30+ years old)

I’ll have to choose between Connie Willis’s Doomsday Book (1992) and Julian May’s The Many-Colored Land (1981), both involving time travel.

6] Stand-alone

I’m going with the locked room mystery in outerspace: Dead Space by Kali Wallace.

7] International/ Asian author (non US/UK) + SF in Translation

The audiobook for Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin (and translated by Ken Liu) has been sitting on my shelf since ages.

8] Finish a series

Paradox series by Rachel Bach was all the rage when it first published, and I’m still eyeing it on my TBR.

9] Indie or self-published work

I think that Shadow Run by Michael Miller and AdriAnne Strickland would qualify.

10] Artificially yours (AI / Digital consciousness) – Also, Novella

Yes, I’ve still not read Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells. Need to fix that!

Do you read science fiction? Which of these books have you read or would like to read? Are you participating in this challenge? Let’s discuss!

42 replies on “Top 10 TBR SciFi Books”

If only I could do this challenge in a month that was not quite so busy…November is Nonfiction November for me, and that doesn’t really allow me to fit in any scifi. I love this challenge, though, and I may do it in December.

I recommend Doomsday Book and Long Way to a Small Angry Planet.

Oh, yes! There are a lot of cool reading challenges this month. There’s Novellas in November, and I think a Margaret Atwood challenge too… I hope you’ll enjoy your non-fic reading this November! πŸ™‚

I really need to get onto Becky Chambers’ books because I keep hearing wonderful things about it. Good to know that I can expect it to be slower-paced so I’ll make sure I’m in the right mood for it πŸ˜‚ I absolutely LOVE Murderbot and binged the whole series this year. They’re awesome!

Now why didn’t I think of using the Bingo card to do a list? Excellent. And love your choices too, having found a couple of new authors/titles to add to my wish list. Just order the Rachel Back series. πŸ˜€

The Long Way is such a favorite of mine. I really need to catch up on the Murderbot books too…

I REALLY liked dead Space- just read it.

Thanks for reminding me too about Shadow Run- that’s another one I wanted to read.

Oh and I just re- read my comment and I hope “just read it” didn’t come off bossy! Ha I meant o say I had just read it but as usual it came out garbled πŸ™‚

I loved The Long Way and the Murderbot ones I’ve read. The Three Body Problem series is really interesting, but takes more work. I need to add a couple of the others you mentioned to my to-read list.

Great list. I haven’t read the Murderbot books yet but I have bought the first so hopefully…
And I still haven’t read the Doomsday Book but I fully intend to do so. Eventually. *headdesk*
Lynn πŸ˜€

Oh yes, Iβ€˜ve had The Three-Body Problem on my shelf for ages as well… One of these days! And I really have to continue with Becky Chambers.

You have to read Murderbot, it is so good! Have you read Leckieβ€˜s Imperial Radch trilogy? Not novellas though…

How’s your sci-fi reading going this month? I hope you are reading lots of great stuff. I need to take note of these. I have read Connie Willis before and really enjoyed “To Say Nothing of the Dog” but definitely want to read more by her.

I’m just catching up online…how did you do with your reading plans for November? I’ve read a few of these and enjoyed them quite a bit, but I hope to read even more SF/FAN next year; I’ve gathered up some tempting candidates.

It’s January already and I’m only just replying — sorry for the delay! Let’s just say my reading plans were a disaster. Let’s hope 2022 goes better. πŸ™‚

I will actually read some of these!! I am planning on planning (yea..) a year of blogging over the December holidays. And I plan to add Sci-Fi November for a change. Because I never read Sci-fi…! Might be a good challenge!

I miss you Lex!! Are you okay??

Lots of Love,

Elza Reads

awesome list!
I’m currently reading The Three-Body Problem – picked for me by my library staff, for their winter reading challenge! And hopefully, I will soon discover Martha Wells!
Early January, I will pick my favorite scifi of the year!

I keep telling myself to read Three Body Problem but my brain just shies away from anything remotely heavy reading. Phew. Think that’s not a problem with Martha Wells!

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