Let’s talk about science fiction 🪐
I never thought I’d see myself as a science fiction reader, but after considering how much I enjoy watching sci-fi films then I probably should have known I would love reading them too.
I think the best book to pick up if you’re interested in getting into the genre is Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. This novel set in the year 2044 follows Wade Watts, who is on a quest in the virtual reality world of the Oasis to win a life altering prize left behind by the Oasis’s mysterious creator, James Halliday. From the get-go, it is an unputdownable read, whether or not you know anything about 80's pop culture or video games. Its sequel, Ready Player Two, continues where the first book leaves off.
I also find Blake Crouch’s books to be another great introduction into sci-fi starting with either Dark Matter, Recursion, or Upgrade. Recursion was the first book of his I read and - wow! It surprised me at every twist and turn becoming a blend of Edge of Tomorrow and Minority Report. Dark Matter is also just as good with its look inside the multiverse and has a series adaptation coming out soon. Upgrade was the latest novel I read that could have been an episode of The Twilight Zone, but amped up into a fast-paced, action packed thriller about a man whose genes are altered transforming him into an advanced human being.
Then there’s Andy Weir. Although I still need to read The Martian and Artemis, I’ve read Project Hail Mary and it is one of my favorite books. It’s best to go into it blind, but basically it begins with a man who wakes up onboard a spaceship with no memory of who he is or why he is there until he learns he’s on a mission to save humankind. This is the book where I realized how much I actually love the genre, which can be fun and adventurous, and made me want to read more. It’s also being adapted into a movie starring Ryan Gosling, produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
Science fiction comes in many forms, but I find that each one has a take in utilizing or analyzing the impossible, turning them into something probable that could be real or already is.
Are you interested in reading sci-fi? Do you have any favorites or are on your TBR?
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