Sci Fi Book Rankings That Might Upset You
I read 10 science fiction books so you don't have to. From god-tier masterpieces to absolute trash-tier disappointments, here is my definitive 2026 Sci-Fi Tier List ranking. Books ranked in this video: The Employees - Olga Ravn The Lathe of Heaven - Ursula K LeGuin Zima Blue - Alastair Reynolds The Player of Games - Iain M Banks Invisible Planets - Ken Liu Sword & Planet - ed Christopher Ruocchio Red Rising - Pierce Brown Uncertain Sons - Thomas Ha Waste Tide - Chen Qiufan Endymion - Dan Simmons substack: https://pleasereadyourbook.substack.com/ Let's chat on discord: / discord #booktube #bestscifibooks #bestsciencefictionbooks #bookrecommendations
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Ranking Hard Sci-Fi by How Dumb It Makes Me Feel
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Giving 47 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books Their Final Scores [Much Pain, Equal Pleasure]
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RABBIT HOLES: The Dark Side Of LEWIS CARROLL. Controversies, Lost Diaries, Photographs, Letters.
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6 Sci-Fi Worlds: 5 Masterpieces and 1 Total Failure
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How Modern Schools Make Terrible Writers (Deliberately)
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All 7 Dimensions Explained in Detail (From 0D to Infinity)
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This is Why We Never Got Another Lord of the Rings
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My 10 Favorite Science Fiction Books (2024 Update)
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The Deadliest Weapon of the Ancient World
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7 WILD Things Dutch people do that Americans would NEVER!
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You don't need serious books to be well read
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The Ultimate Sci-Fi Survey - 2025 edition: Which Books Came Out on Top?
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Slipstream Science Fiction Explained #sciencefictionbooks #literaryfiction
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The 20 Best Sci-Fi Books I’ve Ever Read
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I'm an Editor. Here Are 7 Signs Your Book Will Flop.
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You Need to DNF More Books
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The Best Sci-Fi Ever Made for Public TV: THE LATHE OF HEAVEN (1980)
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the Rise of Woke Books - a Response
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Just D@mn Good Vintage Science Fiction Reads
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