The 15 best science fiction books I read in 2024

behead the sequel is good too although not as strong as Dogs of War in my not so humble opinion

Ward Mo's writing is a pleasure to read maybe with a hint of Whimsy but really bringing this different world to life I really enjoyed visiting this world

between chovy's top-notch World building and Davidthorp's really compelling narration I was seldom confused and mainly very much enjoyed my time with this book

I loved it Eden is a thoroughly alien world and I think that Becket did a great job extrapolating forward from the original two painting an engaging and detailed picture of what such a society might be like 150ish years down the road

Becket really puts the cat amongst the pigeons towards the end of the book introducing some unwelcome facts into the diverging belief systems of the various factions I heartly recommend these books they're very much well worth a read

there's an extended hand-to-hand battle scene in the opening section which really took my breath away Maro returns to glory and the highest honors including potentially the hand of The Emperor's daughter in marriage

Dogs of War tackles big questions like the nature of humanity what should be the rights of a dog human hybrid created to fight a war and it was lots of fun

if you like a widescreen epic Space Opera and if relentlessly Alien aliens well-drawn characters a complex deep history breathtaking close qu tobattle scenes alien relics a flawed but interesting protagonist and a lush Prostyle float your boat then these are definitely the books for you

I found yarra's writing to be taught as a drum and the story moves along quite quickly and is done in under 200 pages it's a highly satisfying read from a quality point of view whilst being extremely Bleak in the process

I really love this book everything about it if you're ready for an unusual compelling ride I thoroughly recommend hop and it's the only book that I gave a full 10 out of 10 in 2024

I really loved how alien they were in terms of their ways of thinking their use of language their attitude to the humans who are mere animals to them and their casual cruelty

I could maybe have done with a bit less of Lee sighing and reflecting on her childhood and I thought that the ending was maybe a little bit unsatisfying but not fatally so and it certainly didn't negate what had gone before which I thought was really beautifully written

I really enjoyed Lake of Darkness I think it's probably my favorite of Adam Roberts's books that I've read so far

it's a really wonderful book and I really must read some of the follow-on books of which there are several

I think that mother of Eden is quite different in character from dark Eden in a good way Beck does a great job painting a picture of life in the different communities

Gibson's Worldbuilding in this book is absolutely topnotch from City to sprawl from CD bar to orbital Rastafarians of all things

I really liked Lauren as a character and I enjoyed the journey that she makes both geographically and in her maturity and her leadership

I really love the relationship between Tabitha and Alice the ship I thought that Tabitha was great and the friendships that she makes along the way too

it's briskly told it's well written and fairly alarming and again I blew through it really fast within a day and had a blast

I whipped through this book in no time it's well written with engaging characters and the story moves along very nicely plus there's giant freaking wasps