In a sci-fi world that sometimes seems to be taken over by series, we wanted to find out what the best stand-alones are of the last decade and up until today. We asked for your nomination(s) and votes and you turned in some amazing titles!
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 Stand-Alone Sci-Fi Books From 2010 to Today?
The Martian by Andy Weir 44%, 245 votes
245 votes44%
245 votes - 44% of all votes
Under Darkness by Jasper T Scott 14%, 77 votes
77 votes14%
77 votes - 14% of all votes
Redshirts by John Scalzi 13%, 72 votes
72 votes13%
72 votes - 13% of all votes
11/22/63 by Stephen King 9%, 48 votes
48 votes9%
48 votes - 9% of all votes
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson 7%, 37 votes
37 votes7%
37 votes - 7% of all votes
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 5%, 26 votes
26 votes5%
26 votes - 5% of all votes
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 3%, 17 votes
17 votes3%
17 votes - 3% of all votes
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North 3%, 14 votes
14 votes3%
14 votes - 3% of all votes
The Others by Jeremy Robinson 2%, 12 votes
12 votes2%
12 votes - 2% of all votes
Recursion by Blake Crouch 1%, 7 votes
7 votes1%
7 votes - 1% of all votes
Total Votes: 555
August 19, 2020
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Marc Goldhamer says:
The Martian, is by far one of my favorite, sci-fi novels of this century. When I viewed the film, I was the only one, who laughed, at certain scenes, in the film. It was obvious, that most of the other film watchers, had not read, said book, because of their reaction to my laughter. Mark Watney, (Matt Damon) played the part of the lonely Astronaut, like a top comic doing stand-up. The ability to carry a film, on one’s shoulders, is not easy. The film, was a fantastic, tribute to the author and the book.
Thanks for being a fan, Michael! It’s hard with these reader-decided polls to constantly update them while they’re live, but we ensure that only the top/relevant selections make it through to the voting round.
Not sure how Blake Crouch makes this list – does he have connections to this site – and I love Emily St. John Mandel but where are all the extraordinary Hugo award winning women – Ann Leckie – N. K. Jemisin, Bujold, Walton – where’s The Wind Up girl? Among Others, All the birds in the Sky, Ted Chiang?
Thanks for stopping by, John! These polls are 100% reader-led and democratic in nature. We audit to make sure selections that don’t meet our criteria (in this case: a standalone book published after 2010), but otherwise have no handle in the selections. To view the original nominations list and see who didn’t make the cut check out: https://discoverscifi.com/what-is-the-best-stand-alone-sci-fi-book-last-decade/ We combine the votes between the polls hosted on our blog, and our Facebook reader group: facebook.com/groups/dsfreaders
The Martian, is by far one of my favorite, sci-fi novels of this century. When I viewed the film, I was the only one, who laughed, at certain scenes, in the film. It was obvious, that most of the other film watchers, had not read, said book, because of their reaction to my laughter. Mark Watney, (Matt Damon) played the part of the lonely Astronaut, like a top comic doing stand-up. The ability to carry a film, on one’s shoulders, is not easy. The film, was a fantastic, tribute to the author and the book.
Spot on!
So happy they cleaned up both the question and the nominees from the prelim poll. Overall a really strong selection of novels.
Thanks for being a fan, Michael! It’s hard with these reader-decided polls to constantly update them while they’re live, but we ensure that only the top/relevant selections make it through to the voting round.
Not sure how Blake Crouch makes this list – does he have connections to this site – and I love Emily
St. John Mandel but where are all the extraordinary Hugo award winning women – Ann Leckie – N. K. Jemisin, Bujold, Walton – where’s The Wind Up girl? Among Others, All the birds in the Sky, Ted Chiang?
Thanks for stopping by, John! These polls are 100% reader-led and democratic in nature. We audit to make sure selections that don’t meet our criteria (in this case: a standalone book published after 2010), but otherwise have no handle in the selections. To view the original nominations list and see who didn’t make the cut check out: https://discoverscifi.com/what-is-the-best-stand-alone-sci-fi-book-last-decade/ We combine the votes between the polls hosted on our blog, and our Facebook reader group: facebook.com/groups/dsfreaders