Science fiction is a literary and cinematographic genre that usually generates opposite feelings in the public; there are so many people who love science fiction as people who hate it.Some (among those who include me) enjoy reading and imagining how the future will be or how other alternative realities could be, others instead get bored thinking that science fiction is mere speculations that little or nothing have to do with reality or with a possible reality.
In Curious we already made an article about the 10 best fantasy novels and in this article we are going to see the 10 best science books ficcion.Of course as the taste for books is something subjective and not at all accurate there will be those who largely coincide with this list, others that match a little and others that do not match at all.In any case I invite you to share in the comments that add books and which quitarias.Instead of turning the possible comments into a discussion, let's turn them into a large collection of recommendations for science fiction lovers.
Top 10 Science Fiction books
Time travel, cloning, extraterrestrial life, futuristic technology, artificial intelligence, exploration of the universe.We begin...(By the way, the order of the books in this list does not indicate a ranking)
Foundation (Saga of the Foundation)-Isaac Asivomv
The writer of Russian origin, Isaac Asimov, is undoubtedly one of the brightest minds in science fiction.The predictions of future technologies he makes in their books they are very close to the scientific advances that are discovered decades later.It is extremely difficult to choose between one of their books to add it to this ranking since they all deal with very interesting topics masterfully, ranging from the artificial intelligence of the series of the robots, until the expansion of the human being by the galaxy in the foundation cycle.
For es I list you the 10 best science fiction books We have chosen «Foundation» a book that gives the «kick off» to one of the most impressive sagas of this genre.It is located in the very distant future in which the human being has expanded throughout the universe under a form of government called the Galactic Empire.Hari Sheldon is a scientist who develops a new science called psychohistory through which he is able to mathematically predict that this Galactic Empire is going to Collapse weighed down by the corruption and inactivity of their politicians.From this moment dozens of characters will be caught in an intriguing plot that will unfold throughout the cold universe.
Without a doubt «Foundation» It is a book that you can not miss if you are a science fiction lover, although of course you can not miss other of the great books of the genius Asimov.
Buy this trilogy at Amazon-> Trilogy of the foundation
Galactic Hitchhiker's Guide-Douglas Adams
This work by Douglas Adams is the first book in a saga that shares the same name.It is a magnificent combination of humor and science fiction that could be compared to books of Terry Pratchett in which he makes this same combination but with fantastic literature.
«A Thursday at lunchtime, Earth it's unexpectedly dem consolidated to build a new hyperspace highway.Arthur Dent, a type of the most common that that same morning has seen his own house broken down, considers that it exceeds what a person can bear.But, unfortunately, the weekend It has only just begun, and the galaxy is a strange and surprising place »
Buy it on Amazon-> Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galactic
Dune (Dune's chronicles )-Frank Herbert
Who does not know Dune? It is one of the most emblematic works of the science fiction genre.Written by Frank Herbert in 1965, it was such a success that the author continued writing new books that would end up completing a saga of 6 volumes.His success also adapted to the great screen of the famous and controversial director David Lynch and also made a television series, a game was created and several comics were published.
Dune is an epic work that revolves around the planet «Arrakis »(Also known as Dune) from which a substance called« spice »or« melange »of great value is extracted since it is essential for intergalactic travel.In this future Herbert proposes galaxies and planets are controlled by noble houses in the most feudal style.The power struggle between houses, betrayals, love and adventures are mixed in this work with Arrakis as the epicenter of the plot.
Mechanoscript of the second origin-Man uel de Pedrolo
Adding the "second origin mechanoscript" to this list is a small license that I have allowed myself to take.Surely it is not considered one of the best science fiction books nor is it known at the level of the rest of the works that I deal with in this article, but it is a very interesting little gem that I especially loved and that I recommend to everyone since it is atypical even within this genre.
Mecanoscrito of the second origin is a work of Manuel de Pedrolo that recreates a dystopic land in which a large part of the population has died from a strange event (not what specific to avoid spoilers.) He tells us the story of Alba and Didac, two children who will be forced to survive in this new one, two children forced to mature quickly to face the dangers that lie ahead and the responsibility that comes with being of the few humans left alive.
Buy it on Amazon-> Mechanoscrit of the Second Origin
Ender's game-Orson Scott Card
This novel by Orson Scott Card has won the Nebula and Hugo awards (two of the most relevant in the genres of science fiction and fantasy).It is the first of the books known as «Sader of Ender» and has become in its own right a whole modern classic essential for all regulars of the genre.In 2013 it premiered in the cinemas the movie of this novel, but, unfortunately for many, did not reach the quality of the literary work of Orson Scott Card.
The book tells the adventures of Andrew a young man with only six years is recruited by the "Battle School" to be trained for the war that human beings maintain with the insectors, an extremely aggressive alien race that can end the future of the earth.Andrew may seem like a normal child, maybe even a child with too many problems, but...will he be able to prove that v Do much more than it seems?
Buy it on Amazon-> Ender's game
Starship Troopers-Starship Troopers
This work by Robert A.Heinlein is a bit controversial since for many it provides a vision and an argument too pro-military.Anyway it is undoubtedly a classic of this genre that also would be known by many thanks to its mediocre film directed by Paul Verhoeven.
This novel tells the story (in the first person) of a young man who has to fulfill mandatory military service in a future in which the human race she will be forced to fight for her survival against an alien species that devastates the Argentine city of Buenos Aires causing millions of deaths.Starship Troopers is considered as one of the first military science fiction novels: War, politics, aliens in the form of insects, costumes military battle What more can you ask for?
Buy it on Amazon-> Starship troopers
1984-George Orwell
Written by George Orwell and published in 1949 is possibly one of the novels of science fiction that has best shaped the fear of population control by almost omnipresent powers that see everything, a kind of great brother capable of preventing any rebellion of the humblest classes.
When you read this novel is It is easy for you to understand the great similarity that the world of 1984 (of which Orwell speaks to us) has with our society today, which is why the message of this book continues to be vigorous and its reading is more than recommended.If you like the stories in which some characters fight against the control and tyranny of a government you can not stop reading this magnificent book.
Buy it on Amazon-> 1984
Solaris-Stanislaw Lem
Solaris is a famous novel written by the Polish author Stanislaw Lem, for many it is known thanks to the film adaptations that have been made of it, including one in 2002 starring George Clooney.
The premise on which the Solaris novel starts is one of the ones that have made me the most or reflect, what would happen if we discovered an intelligent alien life so different from us that we weren't able to communicate with her? Undoubtedly it could be a very plausible event.Solaris tells the story of researchers who discover a way of life (possibly intelligent) in the ocean of a planet, this way of life is really different and interesting, since it is of a substance that encompasses the entire ocean and that behaves as a single thinking entity.Throughout the novel, this way of life will begin to "play" with the protagonists and lead us to reflect on the psyche of the human being.
Buy it on Amazon-> Solaris
Portico (Saga Heechee)-Frederik Pohl
Portico is a novel written by Frederik Pohl, winner of numerous literary awards and one of my favorite science fiction works.This is the first book in a series of four that talk about the exploration of the universe thanks to a mysterious technology discovered in an abandoned alien base that humans find inside an asteroid.
In my opinion Portico He easily "hooks" the reader because he knows how to convey very well the feeling of exploration of unknown places, that same feeling that centuries ago Cristobal Colon, Marco Polo or even Neil Armstrong should have felt.Can you imagine being able to travel to places not yet discovered? In the future that Frederik Pohl imagines you can travel to other places in the universe through the Portico, a mysterious portal that charges a very high price...If you have not read Portico yet you must do it right now, a novel that and it will hook you from the beginning to end.
Buy it on Amazon-> Portico.The Saga of the Heechee I
Hyperion (The songs of Hyperion)-Dan Simmons
Hyperion is the first of four books written by Dan Simmons of the Hyperion song cycle.Simmons' work has the same structure as the Canterbury Tales, but of course the era in which it takes place is in the very distant future.
The Hyperion book describes a time when humans have expanded throughout the galaxy and are able to travel and teleport to long distances.In this context he tells the story of six characters who must face their destiny, a pilgrimage destination that seems inevitably doomed to death.They must travel to the tombs of time, a place where artifacts of the future are found when open, release the Shrike, a kind of creature-god that will kill them all but one who will grant a wish.
The entire galaxy is interested in reaching the Tombs of Time before it open up, this is where this epic story begins.
Buy it on Amazon-> Hyperion.(The songs of Hyperion I)
Here ends this tour through 10 essential science fiction works , I hope you liked it and that you commented with me that other books you think I should include in future articles.I am sure that together we make a good list of science fiction novels so that we can continue reading for a long time.
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