I’m new to scifi books, and books in general. (only got into reading 3 years ago) I’ve read dune, the dispossessed , a fire upon the deep and the stars my destination. I’m currently reading the left hand of darkness . What should i read next? Suggest me some of your must-reads.
The Stars My Destination was a pretty good one. I don’t have a ranked list, but i’ll throw in some recommendations anyway.
Allen Dean Foster is one of my favorite authors, wrote many many books set in the universe of the Humanx Commonwealth, although several books work as just stand alone novels with their own things going on. If I had to pick just one: Sentenced to Prism.
Lois McMaster Bujold wrote the Vorkosigan Saga, another series with many books. The main series follows Miles Vorkosigan, who essentially has to spend his entire illustrious career talking his way out of increasingly absurd shenanigans.
Tad Williams wrote Otherland (and other works as well, but I only read the one). It’s a single story split apart 3 books, with some good cyberpunk shenanigans.
If you’re willing to dip into warhammer 40k, there’s some good stories although it’s a lower reading level. the Eisenhorn trillogy is a good introduction to the setting, also something of a spy thriller. The Infinite And The Divine is probably my favorite though, features two geriatric immortals harassing each other over thousands of years trying to steal/use a mcguffin, 10/10 shenanigans.