As we voyage through the cosmos of 2024, the first half of the year has already gifted us with an abundance of stellar science fiction novels that have set our imaginations alight. The creativity and innovation seen in the new releases are nothing short of extraordinary, promising a bright future for the genre.
While the classics of the Golden Age of Sci-Fi remain dear to our hearts, the current wave of talented authors are carving out their own legacy. These modern storytellers are captivating us with fresh ideas and thrilling narratives that push the boundaries of what we thought possible.
It is in that spirit that we are asking you to nominate your favorite sci-fi books published so far in 2024. We'll be holding the voting round in a few weeks time and you'll be pinned down to one selection then, but for now nominate as many as you'd like.
*Please remember to include both the title and author name in your nominations. Eligible books must have been published between January 1st and June 15th, 2024.
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“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.” – Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy'.
We're well on our way to spinning around the sun once again, but this time in the year 2022. And already with these five short months behind us, the quantity and quality of new science fiction novels to grace the bookshelves of readers everywhere is astonishing!
While we love to reminisce on the Golden Age of Sci-Fi (who doesn't?) it's just as rewarding to follow the writers who are making a splash on the scene in the here and now.
It is in that spirit that we are asking you to nominate your favorite sci-fi books published so far in 2022. We'll be holding the voting round in a few weeks time and you'll be pinned down to one selection then, but for now nominate as many as you'd like.
*Be sure to submit both the title and author name. Qualifying nominations must be published between January 1st and June 15th, 2022.
Voting now closed. See you for next year's awards!
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"The days are long, but the years are short" —Gretchen Rubin
We cannot believe 2022 is coming to a close. Blink and it's gone. Did this year feel like a busy one for you? Have you had a chance to pause and look back at all the great books you read this year? Whether you have or not, we invite you to do that with us now. Go. Do it now. We'll wait...
How many 2022 releases did you find on your list? Are there any that you have not been able to stop talking about? Any you can't stop recommending?
We are getting ready for our 2022 retrospective, our look back at the science fiction releases of the year. Is there a sci-fi book published in 2022 you'd like to tell the world about?
We're listening.
Using the nomination form below nominate your favorite sci-fi books published in 2022! We'll be holding the voting round in a few weeks time and you'll be pinned down to one selection then, but for now nominate as many as you'd like.
*Be sure to submit both the title and author name.
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How has this happened? We've looked up from our books and taken a breath and found that yet another year is drawing to a close. And what a year it was, at least for books. We here at Discover Sci-Fi have enjoyed many spectacular sci-fi releases this year, and as has become tradition around these parts, we're ready to reflect back on which ones were our favorites. As always, we'd like to invite you along with us.
It is in that spirit that we are asking you to nominate your favorite sci-fi books published in 2023! We'll be holding the voting round in a few weeks time and you'll be pinned down to one selection then, but for now nominate as many as you'd like.
*Be sure to submit both the title and author name.
"It's the most wonderful time of the year..." —Andy Williams
Except this time, we're not talking about the holidays! While many of us here are a bit sentimental about the holidays and yes, all the mistltoeing, and marshmallow toasting, and whatnot does set our hearts a-glow, what we really love about December is the chance to reminisce about all the spectacular sci-fi books that were published during the year; and as always, we'd love for you to join us on this little nostalgia tour!
It is in that spirit that we are asking you to nominate your favorite sci-fi books published in 2021! We'll be holding the voting round in a few weeks time and you'll be pinned down to one selection then, but for now nominate as many as you'd like.
*Be sure to submit both the title and author name.
Voting now closed. See you for next year's awards!
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With so many books being released every day, it can be hard to know which ones are worth your time! Especially if—like many of us—you already have a TBR that will outlive you. In these moments, your community of fellow readers has your back! Last week we asked the Discover Sci-Fi community to nominate the books they thought were the very best of 2021 (so far!) and dozens of great titles were added to the poll.
Now, it's time to decide.
We narrowed down the list of your nominations to the ten most voted for, and now it's time to figure out how they rank! This week you only get one vote, so make it count!
*As alway this list is made up by combining votes from this blog and our Facebook group.
Time to Decide: What is the Best Book of 2021 (so far):
Breakaway (Expeditionary Force Book 12) by Craig Alanson 29%, 215 votes
215 votes29%
215 votes - 29% of all votes
Project Hail Mary Andy Weir 17%, 128 votes
128 votes17%
128 votes - 17% of all votes
No Quarter by Joshua Dalzelle 12%, 93 votes
93 votes12%
93 votes - 12% of all votes
CyberWar by Matthew Mather 10%, 76 votes
76 votes10%
76 votes - 10% of all votes
The Emissary by G J Ogden 8%, 62 votes
62 votes8%
62 votes - 8% of all votes
Acheron Salvation by Ken Lozito 8%, 56 votes
56 votes8%
56 votes - 8% of all votes
Monroe Doctrine by James Rosone & Miranda Watson 5%, 40 votes
40 votes5%
40 votes - 5% of all votes
Starship Freedom by Daniel Arenson 5%, 37 votes
37 votes5%
37 votes - 5% of all votes
Asylum by Lindsay Buroker 4%, 28 votes
28 votes4%
28 votes - 4% of all votes
Lost Contact by Nathan Hystad 1%, 11 votes
11 votes1%
11 votes - 1% of all votes
Total Votes: 746
June 22, 2021
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“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.” ― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
They told us to use the time in lockdown to do our life’s best work; then they told us that a worldwide pandemic was not the time to be worrying about such things. Then Taylor Swift put out not one, but two best-selling albums in the span of six months, and as this year’s books roll out, it is apparent that for the world’s science fiction writers, 2020 was full of inspiration and that the months of isolation were put to good, even great use. All to say: there have been so many excellent books out so far this year!
Which ones are the best?
This week we are asking you to nominate and vote for your favorite books published so far in 2021. This week, the sky is the limit, so please nominate as many as you'd like here or in our Facebook group, then vote for your favorite(s).
As always, we base our lists on the votes and nominations from this blog and our Facebook Reader group, and we want to hear your opinion!
What Is the Best Sci-Fi Book of 2021 (so far)?
Lost Contact by Nathan Hystad 19%, 71 vote
71 vote19%
71 vote - 19% of all votes
The Emissary by G J Ogden*12%, 47 votes
47 votes12%
47 votes - 12% of all votes
Project Hail Mary Andy Weir 11%, 41 vote
41 vote11%
41 vote - 11% of all votes
Breakaway (Expeditionary Force Book 12) by Craig Alanson*9%, 35 votes
35 votes9%
35 votes - 9% of all votes
Monroe Doctrine - James Rosone & Miranda Watson*7%, 27 votes
27 votes7%
27 votes - 7% of all votes
Starship Freedom by Daniel Arenson 6%, 22 votes
22 votes6%
22 votes - 6% of all votes
Acheron Salvation Ken Lozito*5%, 21 vote
21 vote5%
21 vote - 5% of all votes
CyberWar by Matthew Mather 5%, 19 votes
19 votes5%
19 votes - 5% of all votes
Asylum by Lindsay Buroker 5%, 18 votes
18 votes5%
18 votes - 5% of all votes
No Quarter by Joshua Dalzelle 3%, 12 votes
12 votes3%
12 votes - 3% of all votes
Legend (Legacy Fleet 7) by Nick Webb 3%, 11 votes
11 votes3%
11 votes - 3% of all votes
Forgotten Ruin by Jason Anspach*2%, 9 votes
9 votes2%
9 votes - 2% of all votes
The Emissary. As the Irish say, "A thundering good read"!*2%, 8 votes
8 votes2%
8 votes - 2% of all votes
Governor by David Weber*2%, 8 votes
8 votes2%
8 votes - 2% of all votes
Echo Rift: Riven Worlds Book Three (Amaranthe 16) by G. S. Jennsen*1%, 5 votes
5 votes1%
5 votes - 1% of all votes
A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark*1%, 5 votes
5 votes1%
5 votes - 1% of all votes
Deja Vu by Peter Cawdron*1%, 5 votes
5 votes1%
5 votes - 1% of all votes
Firestorm (Slow Burn 10) by Bobby Adair 1%, 3 votes
3 votes1%
3 votes - 1% of all votes
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro 1%, 2 votes
2 votes1%
2 votes - 1% of all votes
Skystorm by Steven Konkoly 1%, 2 votes
2 votes1%
2 votes - 1% of all votes
Bloodline by Will Wight*1%, 2 votes
2 votes1%
2 votes - 1% of all votes
Tradepoint Saga by JJ Blacklocke*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
best thing since bread loved it*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer 0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
The Loosening Skin by Aliya Whiteley 0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
Red Hail by Jamie Killen*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
Ternary by Kristin Stamper*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
The beacon by Brandon a Morris*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
Survivors SSG Vanhorn series by Toby Neighbors*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
The Portal Lawman by Gail Daley*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
Total Votes: 382
Voters: 326
June 13, 2021
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“The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space.” —Carl Sagan, Contact
Many have no doubt we are alone in the universe, but until there is indisputable proof of contact, we have the brilliant authors of science fiction to imagine what our first encounters might look like. In most cases, we hope they are wrong. Last week we asked for your favorite first contact titles and now...
Now, it's time to decide.
We narrowed down the list of your nominations to the ten most voted for, and now it's time to figure out what the best ones are out of this group!
*As alway this list is made up by combining votes from this blog and our Facebook group.
Time to Decide: What Are the Best First Contact Books of All Time?
The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle 21%, 108 votes
108 votes21%
108 votes - 21% of all votes
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke 13%, 67 votes
67 votes13%
67 votes - 13% of all votes
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells 12%, 60 votes
60 votes12%
60 votes - 12% of all votes
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke 11%, 58 votes
58 votes11%
58 votes - 11% of all votes
Contact by Carl Sagan 11%, 58 votes
58 votes11%
58 votes - 11% of all votes
Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper 9%, 47 votes
47 votes9%
47 votes - 9% of all votes
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 8%, 43 votes
43 votes8%
43 votes - 8% of all votes
Live Free or Die by John Ringo 6%, 32 votes
32 votes6%
32 votes - 6% of all votes
Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle 5%, 28 votes
28 votes5%
28 votes - 5% of all votes
Expeditionary Force Series by Craig Alanson 3%, 17 votes
17 votes3%
17 votes - 3% of all votes
Total Votes: 518
May 25, 2021
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“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”― Arthur C. Clarke
This week we're talking about first contact books! Whether they evoke a sense of wonder, or a sense of terror (or both) we're here for it, and we want to hear which ones you think are the very best!
We've kickstarted this weeks poll with a few choices of our own, but we're dying to hear your favorites, so if yours aren't listed yet, add them to the poll below or to the one in our Facebook group. This round, you can nominate and vote for as many as you'd like; we'll pin you down to one selection next week.
What Are the Best First Contact Books of All Time?
The mote in God's Eye...*11%, 89 votes
89 votes11%
89 votes - 11% of all votes
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke*10%, 81 vote
81 vote10%
81 vote - 10% of all votes
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 7%, 62 votes
62 votes7%
62 votes - 7% of all votes
Contact by Carl Sagan 7%, 57 votes
57 votes7%
57 votes - 7% of all votes
Footfall by Larry Niven*6%, 54 votes
54 votes6%
54 votes - 6% of all votes
War of the worlds by H G Wells*6%, 48 votes
48 votes6%
48 votes - 6% of all votes
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke*6%, 47 votes
47 votes6%
47 votes - 6% of all votes
Live Free or Die by John Ringo*4%, 30 votes
30 votes4%
30 votes - 4% of all votes
Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper*3%, 29 votes
29 votes3%
29 votes - 3% of all votes
A beautiful Friendship by David Weber*3%, 22 votes
22 votes3%
22 votes - 3% of all votes
Foreigner by C.J. Cherryh*3%, 21 vote
21 vote3%
21 vote - 3% of all votes
Nor Crystal Tears - Alan Dean Foster*3%, 21 vote
21 vote3%
21 vote - 3% of all votes
Eon by Greg Bear*2%, 20 votes
20 votes2%
20 votes - 2% of all votes
WorldWar series by Harry Turtledove*2%, 18 votes
18 votes2%
18 votes - 2% of all votes
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card*2%, 16 votes
16 votes2%
16 votes - 2% of all votes
Humanx Commonwealth series by Alan Dean Foster*2%, 14 votes
14 votes2%
14 votes - 2% of all votes
On Basilisk Station by David Weber*2%, 14 votes
14 votes2%
14 votes - 2% of all votes
The Formic War series by Orson Scott Card*2%, 14 votes
14 votes2%
14 votes - 2% of all votes
Dragon's Egg, by Robert L Forward*2%, 13 votes
13 votes2%
13 votes - 2% of all votes
C.J.Cherryh: 40,000 in Gehenna*1%, 12 votes
12 votes1%
12 votes - 1% of all votes
Decision at Doona Anne McCaffrey*1%, 12 votes
12 votes1%
12 votes - 1% of all votes
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu 1%, 11 votes
11 votes1%
11 votes - 1% of all votes
The Event by Nathan Hystad 1%, 11 votes
11 votes1%
11 votes - 1% of all votes
Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon 1%, 10 votes
10 votes1%
10 votes - 1% of all votes
Omega Force Series by Joshua Dalzelle*1%, 9 votes
9 votes1%
9 votes - 1% of all votes
Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein*1%, 8 votes
8 votes1%
8 votes - 1% of all votes
First contact serie by Peter Cawdron*1%, 8 votes
8 votes1%
8 votes - 1% of all votes
Hail Mary by Andy Weir*1%, 8 votes
8 votes1%
8 votes - 1% of all votes
Agent to the Stars, by John Scalzi*1%, 8 votes
8 votes1%
8 votes - 1% of all votes
Arrival, Ryk Brown*1%, 7 votes
7 votes1%
7 votes - 1% of all votes
Amaranthe series by GS Jennsen*1%, 7 votes
7 votes1%
7 votes - 1% of all votes
Anathem by Neal Stephenson 1%, 6 votes
6 votes1%
6 votes - 1% of all votes
A Hymn Before Battle by John Ringo*1%, 5 votes
5 votes1%
5 votes - 1% of all votes
Orbs Series by Nicholas Sansbury Smith*1%, 5 votes
5 votes1%
5 votes - 1% of all votes
Not Alone by Craig A. Falconer*0%, 4 votes
4 votes
4 votes - 0% of all votes
Hoka by Poul Anderson*0%, 3 votes
3 votes
3 votes - 0% of all votes
Duchy of Terra series by Glynn Stewart*0%, 3 votes
3 votes
3 votes - 0% of all votes
Exforce by Craig Alanson*0%, 3 votes
3 votes
3 votes - 0% of all votes
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell*0%, 3 votes
3 votes
3 votes - 0% of all votes
Under Darkness by Jasper T. Scott 0%, 3 votes
3 votes
3 votes - 0% of all votes
Chocky by John Wyndham*0%, 3 votes
3 votes
3 votes - 0% of all votes
Lilith's Brood - Octavia E. Butler*0%, 2 votes
2 votes
2 votes - 0% of all votes
Illegal Aliens*0%, 2 votes
2 votes
2 votes - 0% of all votes
Julian May Intervention*0%, 2 votes
2 votes
2 votes - 0% of all votes
Ruins of the Earth by Christopher Hopper*0%, 2 votes
2 votes
2 votes - 0% of all votes
Koban Series by Stephen W Bennett*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
The visitor Tony Harmsworth*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
Eifelheim*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
Warship (Black Fleet Saga Book 1) by Joshua Dalzelle*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
Enigma Score by Sherri Tepper*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
Total Votes: 832
Voters: 327
May 18, 2021
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