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Science fiction recommended by science fiction writers
When Long Now asked novelists to stock a library for rebuilding civilisation, they reached for speculative fiction as well as manuals. Most picks here come from writers who know the genre from the inside: David Brin, Bruce Sterling, Daniel Suarez and Stewart Brand.
108 books · 140 recommendations from 47 people
Where to start
Foundation
Picked by both Daniel Suarez and Stewart Brand.
Star Maker
Olaf Stapledon's cosmic history, picked by both Bruce Sterling and Brand.
The Dispossessed
David Brin's pick — an anarchist moon and a capitalist planet.
Every science fiction book in the directory
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7recommendersFoundation 7 recommendersStewart Brand, Daniel Suarez, Orson Scott Card, Paul Krugman, Adam Gazzaley, Mark Manson, Matt Mullenweg
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5recommendersDune 5 recommendersStewart Brand, Christopher Paolini, Arkady Martine, Mark Manson, Brandon Sanderson
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3recommenders1984 3 recommendersDavid Bowie, Mark Manson, Jordan Peterson
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3recommendersOn Writing 3 recommendersDarius Foroux, Mark Manson, Sam Parr
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3recommendersStories of Your Life and Others 3 recommendersMark Manson, Naval Ravikant, Andrej Karpathy
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3recommendersThe Lord of the Rings 3 recommendersChristopher Paolini, James Clear, Mark Manson
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2recommendersAtlas Shrugged 2 recommendersGabby Reece, Chris Guillebeau
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2recommendersBrave New World 2 recommendersMark Manson, Jordan Peterson
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2recommendersFrankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus 2 recommendersErica Jong, Mark Manson
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2recommendersHarry Potter (series) 2 recommendersJames Clear, Mark Manson
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2recommendersJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 2 recommendersJo Walton, Lev Grossman
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2recommendersNeuromancer 2 recommendersDaniel Suarez, Mark Manson
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2recommendersRecursion 2 recommendersNat Eliason, Andy Weir
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2recommendersStar Maker 2 recommendersStewart Brand, Bruce Sterling
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2recommendersSum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives 2 recommendersDerek Sivers, Matt Mullenweg
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2recommendersThe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 2 recommendersKevin Kelly, Bruce Sterling
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2recommendersThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 2 recommendersNeil Gaiman, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Martian 2 recommendersMark Manson, Sam Parr
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2recommendersThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 2 recommendersOrson Scott Card, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Three-Body Problem 2 recommendersMark Manson, Matt Mullenweg
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1Q84 Picked by Mark Manson
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A Clockwork Orange Picked by David Bowie
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A Court of Thorns and Roses Picked by Arvid Kahl
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A Game of Thrones Picked by James Clear
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A Guardian and a Thief Picked by Oprah Winfrey
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A Memory Called Empire Picked by Mary Robinette Kowal
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A Mission of Gravity Picked by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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A Song of Ice and Fire Picked by Mark Manson
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After Atlas Picked by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Alas, Babylon Picked by David Brin
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Anticipations Picked by Bruce Sterling
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Archer's Goon Picked by Neil Gaiman
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Armor Picked by Nat Eliason
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Aura Picked by Oscar Hijuelos
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Cloud Atlas Picked by Bill Gates
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Contact Picked by Daniel Suarez
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Dangerous Visions Picked by Orson Scott Card
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Dark Eden Picked by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Darkfall Picked by Jim Butcher
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Dead Until Dark Picked by Jim Butcher
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Einstein’s Dreams Picked by Walter Isaacson
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Ender's Game Picked by Mark Manson
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Exhalation Picked by Naval Ravikant
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Exordia Picked by Arkady Martine
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Extremophile Picked by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Fable Picked by Reese Witherspoon
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For the Win Picked by Tim Harford
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Foreigner Picked by Arkady Martine
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Guilty Pleasures Picked by Jim Butcher
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Handmaid's Tale Picked by Mark Manson
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Happy Picked by Derek Sivers
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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality Picked by Aaron Swartz
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Hell's Heart Picked by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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House of Leaves Picked by Amelia Boone
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Infomocracy Picked by Arkady Martine
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Island Picked by Aubrey Marcus
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Last First Snow Picked by Arkady Martine
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Les Chants de Maldoror Picked by David Bowie
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Les Miserables Picked by Mark Manson
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Living Next Door to the God of Love Picked by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Lock In Picked by Mary Robinette Kowal
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Lud-in-the-Mist Picked by Jo Walton
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Memory Picked by Jim Butcher
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Never Let Me Go Picked by Lev Grossman
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Ninth House Picked by Lev Grossman
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No Bed for Bacon Picked by Neil Gaiman
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Our Missing Hearts Picked by Reese Witherspoon
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Picnic at Hanging Rock Picked by Lev Grossman
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Player Piano Picked by Daniel Suarez
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Project Hail Mary Picked by Sam Parr
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Rules of Magic Picked by Reese Witherspoon
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Seveneves Picked by Barack Obama
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Slaughterhouse Five Picked by Mark Manson
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Snow Crash Picked by Naval Ravikant
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Stand on Zanzibar Picked by David Brin
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Station Eternity Picked by Mary Robinette Kowal
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Stranger in a Strange Land Picked by Tim Ferriss
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Strata Picked by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Sunrise on the Reaping Picked by Ali Abdaal
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Super Sad True Love Story Picked by Whitney Cummings
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Sweet Silver Blues Picked by Jim Butcher
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The Broken Sword Picked by Jo Walton
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Picked by Barack Obama
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The Chronicles of Narnia Picked by Mark Manson
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The City & the City Picked by Mary Robinette Kowal
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The Dark Tower Picked by Mark Manson
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The Dispossessed Picked by David Brin
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The Earthsea Cycle Picked by Christopher Paolini
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The Gormenghast Trilogy Picked by Christopher Paolini
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The Heart Goes Last Picked by Mark Manson
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The Hunger Games Picked by Mark Manson
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The Last Question Picked by Naval Ravikant
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The Martian Chronicles Picked by Orson Scott Card
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The Mountain in the Sea Picked by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories Picked by Matt Mullenweg
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The Power Picked by Bill Gates
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The Princess Bride Picked by Neil Gaiman
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The Road Picked by Mark Manson
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Picked by Orson Scott Card
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The Space Between Worlds Picked by Mary Robinette Kowal
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The Wheel of Time Picked by Mark Manson
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The Windup Girl Picked by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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The Wood Wife Picked by Jo Walton
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The Worm Ouroboros Picked by Christopher Paolini
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This Time Tomorrow Picked by Ben Carlson
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Thomas the Rhymer Picked by Jo Walton
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Trillion Year Spree Picked by Bruce Sterling
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What We Can Know Picked by Barack Obama
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