Today (2 January) is the National Science Fiction Day (US), which also corresponds to the birthday of famous sci-fi author Isaac Asimov (1920 – 1992). This is a day to celebrate all things sci-fi, from films and books to art and shows. Therefore, I have taken this opportunity to highlight below 10 sci-fi books (in no particular order) that I reviewed over the course of a last couple of years (these also include “dystopia”). Also, see my list of favourite sci-fi books.
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem) The Memory Police (Yoko Ogawa)
A Scanner Darkly (Philip. K. Dick) A Maze of Death (Philip. K. Dick)
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (Philip. K. Dick) Dr Bloodmoney (Philip. K. Dick)
The People in the Trees (Hanya Yanagihara) Sulphuric Acid (Amelie Nothomb)
The Last Children of Tokyo (Yoko Tawada) The Affirmation (Christopher Priest)
Do you read sci-fi? What is your favourite sci-fi book (or maybe film), or what book (or film) are you looking forward to reading/watching in near future?
Thoughts on Papyrus 
I’ve probably said this already but Never Let Me Go is possibly my favourite book of all time, let alone SF book!
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Never Let Me Go is a really great book! I cannot wait to find out what Ishiguro came up with in Klara & The Sun too!
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The best SF books I read last year were Providence by Max Barry and A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by Charlie Fletcher.
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Thank you for these recommendations!
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I didn’t know today was National Sci-Fi Day! I have some classic sci-fi books that I’d like to start reading in the coming months – including the works of Asimov!
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Solaris is on my shelf waiting to be read 🙂 I like classic sci fi, I rarely venture into recently published sci fi however.
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I hope you enjoy Solaris! The film by Tarkovsky is even better, I think. I also generally prefer classic sci-fi. More recent sci-fi often get their ideas from classics, anyway 🙂
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Thanks! I haven’t seen the film. I find contemporary sci fi gets sort of bogged down in the characters with not enough action, or else it’s hard sci fi which has to be believable (more difficult now that we know so much more than the earlier writers!) and not that interesting. But, for me the writing style is the most important.
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I didn’t know 2nd January was this anniversary in the US (because of Asimov I’m guessing) but coincidentally I posted a review yesterday of Flowers for Algernon as part of the Vintage Scifi Month meme. I’m read a few PKD novels but not the ones you highlight, and ditto for Christopher Priest. The rest are new to me, but I shall now explore your own discussions, thanks, Diana. The Ishiguro which Laura mentions is also on my reading list for 2021, but for later in the year.
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Flowers for Algernon is one of my favourite sci-fi books! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
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Good to know you found my thoughts on the Keyes of interest, Diana, hopefully I will do other titles you admire equal justice!
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I love Solaris, 2001: A Space Odyssey was also brilliant as was the Rendezvous with Rama, cardboard characters not withstanding.
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I haven’t read Rendezvous with Rama. Thanks very much, I am adding it to my TBR!
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It still retains that sense of wonder and adventure, it’s short but I loved its mysteries.
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I always miss the “special” days… Maybe every day is Science fiction day.
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I have really enjoyed your first two, and the one by Tamada is on my TBR.
My most recent 3 scifi reads I really loved are:
https://wordsandpeace.com/2019/10/18/book-review-supernova-era/
https://wordsandpeace.com/2020/07/31/book-review-migrations/
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2111634.Flood
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Thanks for these great suggestions! Migrations sounds particularly appealing to me.
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