TOP 10 Sci-Fi Books I Read in 2023

"Am i wearing pants? Yes probably-"

Just discovered your channel today man and it's really just pleasant to hear you talk sci fi. I'm not entirely well versed in the genre but just recently finished 2001 A Space Odyssey which was frankly incredible. Solaris will be arriving in the mail tomorrow and also added Childhood's End to the list thanks to your recommendation.

Frankenstein will always be a favorite. I feel like a missionary for the book, always trying to get people to come really learn who Frankenstein is.

I read House of Suns per your recommendation and thought it was so much fun! Definitely need to get to more Alastair Reynolds and the Revelation Space series!

Some good ones there. Blind sight and echo praxia have been combined into firefall. So you might want to read the second book. Also the Futureological Congress just might be a little off-putting so early in your Lem reading. I would recommend books like the Investigation, the Cyberiad and the Star Diaries first. Lem can be horrifying and hilarious at once. The Congress is more of a satire on bureaucracy. Happy reading.

Great video, thank you.

Great video Jonathan. I look forward to all the new videos this year

I loved Solaris and The Congress of Futurology! You're content is great, awesome channel btw

Yay for Frankenstein! I need to check some of these out

Looking sharp!

Excellent, I'm looking forward to reading Revelation Space and some PKD this year

I just started "Ring", my first read of the year.

Great set of books.

good list the children of men has long been one of my fav dystopian novels surprising because almost all of her books were detective/suspense novels looking forward to reading blindsight just trying to get in the right mood as everyone says the first half is difficult haha solaris is a sf book that surpasses genres and frankenstein is maybe one of the very first sf books its theme is still very relevant today with the promise and fear of AI and am still of two minds as to whether I should pick up the quantum thief but your vids are very fun to watch keep up the good work!⚛😀

great list! I also read blindsight this year and I loved it. But Pushing Ice came it at number 1 this year, what a wild ride! :)

Aaaaaaaaahahahahahahaha "Am I wearing pants?" - can't say I didn't think it was easy to just wear a top 😂😂😂😂

Fabulous top 10! I’m particularly happy You enjoyed Solaris; one of my all time favorites. Btw, I recently read and loved Invincible by Lem. Happy New Year!

Theodore Sturgeon wrote a boat-load of wonderful short stories, but only a handful of novels. After 'More Than Human' I would go with one of three: 'The Dreaming Jewels' - the carnival freak show is more than it appears 'Venus Plus X' - sort of a precursor to 'The Left Hand of Darkness' and 'To Marry Medusa/The Cosmic Rape' - a truly unique alien invasion story.

Nice to see my tuxedo buddy's awards! (Mine should be out next week). A great year - on to 2024!

Happy New Year Jonathan! I'm glad Frankenstein topped your list, it's a timeless piece of great literature. I'm also hoping to read some more PKD this year, with Ubik high up the TBR list and Man in the High Castle not far behind.