{"id":20,"date":"2023-04-02T08:08:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T08:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2023-08-30T05:41:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T05:41:51","slug":"best-sf-books-and-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/index.php\/best-sf-books-and-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Best SF books and stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-999964468-612x612-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-999964468-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/istockphoto-999964468-612x612-1-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hiking one book at a time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My reviews are totally subjective, independent and without a fee. I read what I like, and I review only what I&#8217;d recommend to friends for reading. But perfection is no precondition for a good read, so I will likely point out a few things I didn&#8217;t like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the vast and fast-expanding body of SF literature, it is not always easy to find the books which most deserve attention. I&#8217;m planning to also review self-published SF: if you would like to recommend such books read and review, feel free to get in touch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-666 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bookreviews tag-chinese-sf tag-cixin-liu tag-colonisation tag-dystopia tag-exoplanet tag-novella tag-pessimistic-sf tag-sf tag-the-wandering-earth tag-three-body-problem tag-time-machine tag-triffids tag-war-of-the-worlds tag-wells tag-wyndham\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Cixin Liu: The Wandering Earth<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In 2008, The Three-Body Problem was a global literary sensation, and now that the adaptation is on Netflix, it\u2019s got all the hype. Whether you like the series or not, and have contemplated to read the by now 4-body tetralogy, starting with a shorter piece of Liu\u2019s work may be a good idea. The Wandering<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/28\/cixin-liu-the-wandering-earth\/\">(continue&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-646 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bookreviews tag-day-of-the-dolphins tag-dystopia tag-feminism tag-french-sf tag-malevil tag-robert-merle tag-sexism tag-sf tag-speculative-fiction tag-virility-factor\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Robert Merle: The Virility Factor<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Literary-prize winning French authors are not afraid of writing speculative fiction. Long before \u201cThe Anomaly\u201d, renowned French author Robert Merle had already published several works that could be categorised either as soft SF or speculative fiction, including post-apocalyptic \u201cMalevil,\u201d ethology SF \u201cThe Day of the Dolphin,\u201d and dystopian feminist \u201cThe Virility Factor.\u201d Categories, as often,<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/13\/robert-merle-the-virility-factor\/\">(continue&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-587 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bookreviews tag-asimov tag-best-sf tag-best-sf-for-free tag-bradbury tag-clarke tag-classic tag-download tag-for-free tag-hugo tag-nebula tag-orson-scott-card tag-science-fiction-2 tag-sf-books tag-sf-magazines tag-short-story\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">The best SF for free<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Good science fiction is not expensive to buy, but the freedom from payment (and freedom from vexing paying platforms and credit cards) means more appetite for trying new authors, new genres. Buying a book feels like commitment: jumping headlong into a free story online is a carefree fling. 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