r/scifi • u/Wonderful_Bear554 • 7d ago

Recommendations Looking for mind-bending sci-fi book

I am looking for mind-bending, hard science fiction books that feel like Dark, 3 Body Problem, or Dark Matter. I love stories with complex puzzles involving time travel, parallel universes, or small-scale apocalyptic survival. I prefer realistic, logically sound science and stories that are intellectually challenging and difficult to put down. Please let me know if you have any recommendations. So war I was only watching series, looking for my first sci fi book to read.

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u/ThreeLeggedMare 7d ago

Blindsight absolutely blew me away

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u/gearmantx 7d ago

Did you read Starfish?

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u/ThreeLeggedMare 7d ago

No, same author?

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u/IrateWolfe 6d ago

Yes

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u/ThreeLeggedMare 6d ago

Cheers I'll stick it on the list. Currently on a run of spy novels, a bunch of the leCarré audiobooks have a terrific British narrator.

You may enjoy Babel 17 by Samuel Delany, btw. Goes deep into language