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Worlds Without End Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenge

Hard Core Sci-Fi 2018 Reading Challenge

Hard Core Sci-Fi 2018 Reading Challenge

Don't think that space opera is actually science fiction? Think that the operative word of "science fiction" should be "science?" This is the challenge for you! I wanted to read more hard science fiction this year and I hope you'll join me! The rules:

  • Only books listed in the "hard sci-fi" subgenre are elgible (so if it isn't, and you think it should be, add it to the sub-genres listed for the book)
  • Must be consistant with the science of the time in which it was written (it's okay if it's contradicted by later science).
  • Rereads of books read as recently as five years ago are permitted, but no earlier.
  • Since this seems to be the rarest of science fiction sub-genres I won't put any more limits on it than that!

However, I'd really like to encourage readers do a) do the reviews, and b) discuss the science behind the fiction in our forum discussion. Why? Because we're nerds, that's why, and science is fun!

Challenge Details
Genre: Science Fiction
Challenge Span: January 2018 – December 2018

Reading Levels
Select your reading level below. You can adjust your level up or down at any time during the challenge.

 Gypsum = 3 books + 1 reviews
 Quartz = 6 books + 2 reviews
 Cornundrum = 9 books + 3 reviews
 Hexagonal Diamond = 12 books + 6 reviews

This challenge has expired. Please have a look at some of our other challenges for something that may interest you.

Arrenby

Arrenby

Altered Carbon
Artificial Condition
Broken Angels
Exit Strategy
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach
The Gone World
Gunpowder Moon
If Tomorrow Comes
One Way
Remnant Population
Rogue Protocol
Semiosis
daxxh

daxxh

Against Infinity
Artemis
The Gone World
Phoresis
Queen of Angels
Walking on the Sea of Clouds
Engelbrecht

Engelbrecht

Against Infinity
Ball Lightning
Dark Integers and Other Stories
Distress
Frameshift
The Green Hills Of Earth
Jupiter Project
Oath of Fealty
Permutation City
Red Moon
Remnant Population
Semiosis
finminer

finminer

The Demolished Man
Dreamsnake
The Engines of God
Gateway
The Naked God
Persepolis Rising
Ringworld
Solaris
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Firefrost

Firefrost

Beggars In Spain
Blood Music
A Case of Conscience
Clade
Code of Conduct
Corsair
The Faded Sun:  Shon'jir
The Fold
Revelation Space
Rocannon's World
Rogue Moon
The Three-Body Problem
GiantPanda

GiantPanda

Artemis
The Enemy Stars
Mission of Gravity
Protector
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Hneite

Hneite

A Canticle for Leibowitz
A Case of Conscience
The End of Eternity
The Forever War
The Gods Themselves
Green Mars
Red Mars
The Three-Body Problem
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
kabelfritz

kabelfritz

Helliconia
Tau Zero
The Three-Body Problem
Link

Link

The Dark Forest
Death's End
Persepolis Rising
Momosnyx

Momosnyx

Stand on Zanzibar
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
nea

nea

3
2
1
Sable Aradia

Sable Aradia

Anvil of Stars
A Case of Conscience
The Centauri Device
Cuckoo's Egg
Downbelow Station
The Faded Sun:  Kesrith
The Faded Sun:  Kutath
The Faded Sun:  Shon'jir
The Forge of God
The Fountains of Paradise
Merchanter's Luck
Shards of Honor
SKC73

SKC73

Arkwright
A Deepness in the Sky
The Demolished Man
Doomsday Book
Lightless
Mission of Gravity
Timescape
Way Station
4
3
2
1
thereddeath

thereddeath

3
2
1
Thomcat

Thomcat

Arkwright
Contact
Downbelow Station
Green Mars
The Peace War
Planet of Exile
Red Mars
Rendezvous with Rama
Rocannon's World
Startide Rising
Sundiver
1
Weesam

Weesam

Across the Sea of Suns
Arkwright
Furious Gulf
Great Sky River
Invader
The Listeners
Otherness
Raft
Sailing Bright Eternity
Solar Express
Survival
Tides of Light