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Imagine I could only choose 5 sci fi books for a brand new sci fi reader -- what would they be?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I second alot of these and wanted to add: octavia butlers work, especially the liliths brood series!

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Iain Banks. All of his sci-fi books.

I recently saw an article about him on The Guardian that will be more eloquent than I can be.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/29/where-to-start-with-iain-banks

Just be aware that he wrote both fiction and sci-fi. Iain M Banks is how he signed his sci-if ones.