Best Sci-Fi Books by Page Count (Short to Epic)

And my top three picks were Blind Sight by Peter Watts, where hard sci-fi meets cosmic horror in this first contact story, Spin by Robert Charles Wilson, a sense of wonder sci-fi book where one day all the stars disappear, and in first place, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, a Macgyver in Space type story with the perfect blend of hard sci-fi and humor.

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonagget, which is somehow both ridiculously absurd as well as incredibly poignant.

It had this incredible ability to make me feel incredibly small in comparison to the sheer vastness of the universe and yet also managed to still have a profound and personal effect on me. Arthur C. Clark is one of my favorite writers and I think for me childhood's end is his best.

This is a book where I enjoyed the first two/3s, but I loved the final third. I think the way thatchaikovsky brings these story lines together, tying up all of the plot elements as well as the themes was masterfully done.

And here are my top three. Demon by Daniel Suarez, the first book in a cyberpunk technothriller duology.

My top three picks were Pandora's Star, the first book in the Commonwealth duology, a highly descripted space opera from Peter F. Hamilton, Demon in White, the third book in the Sunita series from Christopher Rockio.

This series combines epic world building, beautiful pros, intense action scenes, interesting character development, as well as some hard-hitting philosophy. I think it's pretty much everything that you could want in a space opera series, and I can't wait for the seventh and final book, which is coming out this November.

My top three picks were June, the classic sci fantasy space opera from Frank Herbert, Iliam by Dan Simmons, where the Iliad takes place on Mars, and number one, Disquite Gods by Christopher Rockio, book six in the Sunator series, which is his sci fantasy sword and planet space opera.

My top picks included Enders Game by Awson Scott Card, which features military tactics, interesting characters, and some deeper philosophy.

This is one of my favorite sci-fi books of all time, and I can't recommend it highly enough.

My top three picks were June, the classic sci fantasy space opera from Frank Herbert, Iliam by Dan Simmons, where the Iliad takes place on Mars, and number one, Disquite Gods by Christopher Rockio, book six in the Sunator series, which is his sci fantasy sword and planet space opera.

It's a high concept book that I think is pulled off masterfully with some beautifully written pros.

My top three picks were Pandora's Star, the first book in the Commonwealth duology, a highly descripted space opera from Peter F. Hamilton, Demon in White, the third book in the Sunita series from Christopher Rockio.

The hard sci-fi book about virtual reality that blew my mind almost every single chapter. And while this might put some of you off, I think if you can stand even just a little bit of hard sci-fi, please give it a chance because the ideas in this book are just mind-boggling.

Andy Weird does a great job of upping the stakes, presenting problems, and then using maths and physics in order to try and solve those problems. This book also features some really fun and witty dialogue and some great character dynamics.

Redemption Arc, the second book in the Revelation Space series, another epic space opera from Alistister Reynolds.

Solaris, the atmospheric and philosophical first contact story from Status Love Limb.

And my top three picks were Blind Sight by Peter Watts, where hard sci-fi meets cosmic horror in this first contact story, Spin by Robert Charles Wilson, a sense of wonder sci-fi book where one day all the stars disappear, and in first place, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, a Macgyver in Space type story with the perfect blend of hard sci-fi and humor.

And my top picks were The carpet makers by Andreas Eshbach, a dying earth meets space opera story told through a series of interconnected stories.

And my top three picks were The Dark Forest by Sishin Leu, the second book in the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy, a hard sci-fi first contact story, The Fall of Hyperion, also a sequel, the second book in the Hyperion Kantos, a genre blending space opera.

I cried at least three times reading this book. I was just left an emotional wreck. And I think the ending to this book is absolutely perfect.

And my three top picks for these shorter sci-fi books are The Futurological Congress, the trippy and satirical book by Stannislov Lem, The End of Eternity, a sharp time travel story from Isaac Asimov, and More Than Human, a poetic and philosophical book by Theodore Sturgeon.

And my top three picks were The Dark Forest by Sishin Leu, the second book in the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy, a hard sci-fi first contact story, The Fall of Hyperion, also a sequel, the second book in the Hyperion Kantos, a genre blending space opera.

And my three top picks for these shorter sci-fi books are The Futurological Congress, the trippy and satirical book by Stannislov Lem, The End of Eternity, a sharp time travel story from Isaac Asimov, and More Than Human, a poetic and philosophical book by Theodore Sturgeon.