Some of the best hard science fiction books I would recommend are:
- The Martian by Andy Weir
- The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
- Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey
- and The Apollo Murders by the Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield
What are some of your recommendations for hard science fiction books? Keep in mind that hard science fiction books prioritize scientific accuracy and technical detail. It focuses on the “hard” science such as physics and biology, featuring plausible future technologies or current ones.
Authors often provide in-depth explanations, tackling scientific problems with real facts. So more soft sci-fi books such as Dune or Ready Player One would not fit into this category.
What are some of your book recommendations? I’d love to hear known and more obscure recommendations!
