There are far too many books in the universe, but these are too good to miss out on! You don’t have to read them all in one sitting, but we just want to let you know that they’re definitely worth your time. From LGBTQ+ representation to sexual assault, these novels are more than just ones to fill the spaces of your bookshelf. With these gems, you’ll feel yourself being transported to the strangeness and otherworldliness of science fiction and then find yourself looking behind you with anxiety will entering the world of dark fantasy. What can be better than that? They also make good gifts (wink wink).
Frank Herbert is a master at prose. His book is one of the OG sci-fi. This gritty novel mixes drugs with the future. What do you do when you need drugs to survive deep space? And fun fact: it was originally published as two separate serials in Analog magazine!
The synopsis goes a little like this:
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family — and would bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.
If sci-fi is your thing, Dune is definitely the book for you. Through the story of Paul Atreides, heir to a dukedom, Frank Herbert creates a futuristic world in the midst of an intergalactic feud that gives us all the feels with the Star Wars vibes it’s got going on. Touching on topics like politics, economy, religion, ecology, technology, and even the power of women, Herbert gives us a wide spectrum of human emotions and interactions that beg to be read. This novel won the Hugo and the Nebula award for most outstanding science fiction and is considered one of the best science fiction novels of all time. Also, a new adaptation of the book is coming to the big screen from the same director that brought us the new Blade Runner 2049, starring Ryan Gosling!
—Ileana, 22
Ready to delve into the sci-fi realm? Read this novel and let us know what you think! You can purchase this sci-fi masterpiece via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Indiebound.