Sci‑fi reading roundup
Readers are pushing both classics and new-ish series: recommendation lists name Asimov’s Foundation, Cixin Liu’s Three‑Body, Heinlein’s Starship Troopers and Ender’s Game — plus indies like Devon Eriksen’s Theft of Fire and Craig Alanson’s Expeditionary Force ( ). Social threads also spotlight new-ish releases such as David Wellington’s Red Space trilogy, Brett Battles’ Project Eden (COVID‑themed) and an upcoming Arcadian super‑soldier tale by Greig Beck ( ).
Isaac Asimov’s early “fix‑up” book that formed the core of his galactic saga first appeared in book form in 1951, collected from short stories originally published in Astounding in the 1940s. (britannica.com) Cixin Liu’s first novel in the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy won the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel and, according to Britannica, the trilogy has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide with more than three million English‑language sales noted. (britannica.com) Robert A. Heinlein’s military novel was published in 1959 and won the 1960 Hugo Award for Best Novel; Orson Scott Card’s novel about a child prodigy in a military program was published as a novel in January 1985 and won the 1985 Nebula and the 1986 Hugo. (en.wikipedia.org) Devon Eriksen’s orbital‑era thriller was published as “Orbital Space #1” in November 2023 and the author’s site hosts previews and short stories tied to that series. (amazon.com) Craig Alanson’s space‑opera saga debuted in January 2016 with its first book and has expanded to more than a dozen entries in the series; Podium Audio releases narrated by R.C. Bray helped propel the audiobooks (the first title was an Audie Awards Audiobook of the Year finalist in 2018). (newbookrecommendation.com) David Wellington’s Red Space project began with Paradise‑1 in April 2023, followed by Revenant‑X on November 5, 2024, and the trilogy’s final volume Erebus‑13 is listed for publication on July 14, 2026. (hachettebookgroup.com) Brett Battles’ Project Eden saga launched in 2011 with Sick and spans a multi‑book arc about a manufactured pandemic (the series contains seven main entries in reading lists and publisher/author bibliographies). (bookseriesinorder.com) Greig Beck’s Alex Hunter “Arcadian” storyline’s prequel was published as Arcadian Genesis in 2012 and Beck’s author bibliography groups the Arcadian tales as part of his longrunning Alex Hunter/Arcadian series. (barnesandnoble.com)
