“Talk about being thrown into the deep end. This was the first real ‘adult’ sci-fi book I read, and I have been chasing that high ever since. There’s a reason why this book is on most every best-of list.”

“Hysterical and another classic. This series is (clearly) one of my biggest influences as a writer.”

“A modern classic. This giant book reinvigorated my love of reading sci-fi and is another huge influence on the outside-the-game stuff in DCC.”

“This book is a rare achievement. I’m looking forward to the upcoming movie adaptation, and it’s one of the rare books that I’ve read multiple times.”

“The first in the Murderbot series. Hilarious and an amazing character study.”

“A sci-fi take on The Canterbury Tales, which I had to read, and hated, in college. This finally made me appreciate it. Well, that’s a lie. I still hate Chaucer. But Hyperion was great.”

“My favourite of all the Alien tie-in novels. It does something new and different with the story, and it’s just a rockin’ good time.”

“I was deathly ill with the flu as a kid, and I had this YA book borrowed from the library. It became a place of comfort for me. It’s an early precursor for books like DCC, and I loved it.”