8 great books to read if you're new to science fiction

Megan E. O’Keefe’s The Blighted Stars has one of the most fascinating sci-fi premises of the year: People upload their consciousnesses into 3D-printed bodies.

Megan E. O’Keefe’s The Blighted Stars has one of the most fascinating sci-fi premises of the year: People upload their consciousnesses into 3D-printed bodies.

This space station-set mystery stands out thanks to its endearing characters, both human and alien.

This space station-set mystery stands out thanks to its endearing characters, both human and alien.

In Eddie Robson‘s sci-fi mystery, aliens and humans can communicate‘but translating telepathic thought into speech makes a human translator rip-roaring drunk.

In Eddie Robson‘s sci-fi mystery, aliens and humans can communicate‘but translating telepathic thought into speech makes a human translator rip-roaring drunk.

Feeling trapped? Go to another Earth and take care of some monsters in John Scalzi’s totally endearing new sci-fi novel, The Kaiju Preservation Society.

Feeling trapped? Go to another Earth and take care of some monsters in John Scalzi’s totally endearing new sci-fi novel, The Kaiju Preservation Society.

S.A. Barnes’ spaceship-set thrill ride will shock you out of your reading rut.

S.A. Barnes’ spaceship-set thrill ride will shock you out of your reading rut.

In addition to its all-the-feels poignancy, Ryka Aoki’s Light From Uncommon Stars is also very, very funny.

In addition to its all-the-feels poignancy, Ryka Aoki’s Light From Uncommon Stars is also very, very funny.

Infused with beauty and optimism, this sci-fi novella abandons large-scale conflict in favor of a whimsical celebration of personal growth.

Infused with beauty and optimism, this sci-fi novella abandons large-scale conflict in favor of a whimsical celebration of personal growth.

The latest from Andy Weir is just so gosh-darn hopeful; one can’t help but smile the whole way through.

The latest from Andy Weir is just so gosh-darn hopeful; one can’t help but smile the whole way through.

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