So, you’ve decided to sit down and get into readingsci-fibooks.

The samecan’t really be said for its immediate sequel,Dune Messiah.

All of that is to say thatGravity’s Rainbow’s brilliance is only eclipsed by its complexity.

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Yet, for all its praise and contributions to the genre,Starship Troopersis also a seriously polarizing book.

For all its influence, however, Niven’sRingworldhas aged extremely poorly.

Lupin is quickly becoming a popular thief thanks to the Netflix series.

Cover for the novel Slaughterhouse-Five

He joins a long list of gentlemen thieves from cinematic history.

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Book covers of Dhalgren, Dune Messiah, and Anthem over a sparkly blue geometric background

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Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert cover

Jessica, Chani, Stilgar and Paul in Dune Part One

Anathem by Neal Stephenson cover

Dhalgren by Samuel Delaney cover

Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon cover

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Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton cover

Michael Crichton in front of a dinosaur skeleton

Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein cover

Ringworld by Larry Niven cover

Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson cover

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut cover

The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi cover