Ask HN: SciFi Recommendations

3 points by Awesomedonut 9mo ago ↗ HN

Any scifi recommendations? I'm specifically looking for works that do something interesting with fictional technology (which is the point of this genre, but I've seen a lot that just slap on aliens and call it a day). I have no preference for hard/soft and any medium is fine.

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nabla9 9mo ago ↗

books or movies?

Awesomedonut 9mo ago ↗

Any is fine!

blacktav 9mo ago ↗

The SciFi Masterworks series includes some of the best SF writing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SF_Masterworks

rfarley04 9mo ago ↗

I always feel like the Hyperion cantos doesn't get enough love. There are some fantasy elements mixed in, time dilation and long haul space travel plays an important part of the story in interesting ways (later in the series)

kivadevlin 9mo ago ↗

Neal Stephenson’s novels fit your criteria.