This is a list of my 15 favorite science fiction books, as of September 2022. My selection criteria were a mishmash of all the variables you might imagine. There is no strict litmus or set of standards I applied. Timestamps are below for those who’d like the quick version.

00:00 Dune by Frank Herbert
01:19 The Mote in God’s Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
02:48 The Stars My Destination / Tiger! Tiger! by Alfred Bester
04:24 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
05:45 The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
08:58 The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin
12:09 Norstrilia by Cordwainer Smith
15:09 City by Clifford D. Simak
17:02 Hothouse by Brian Aldiss
18:57 Neuromancer by William Gibson
20:16 Blood Music by Greg Bear
22:23 The Dying Earth by Jack Vance
24:49 Solaris by Stanislaw Lem
27:29 A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
31:15 Blindsight by Peter Watts

Thanks for watching. This took a ton of work, hope you enjoy it.

This is an update to a similar Top 15 video I made a little over a year ago:

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I spend an awful lot of time reading book reviews and recommendations trying to find out which books to read next. Science fiction books help keep my mind fresh and full of ideas about the future. I’ve made a list of the top 5 sci-fi books I read this year. I hope you will find something you’d like to read as well!