4.44 avg rating — 4,157 ratings

"This series starts with a kind of Canterbury Tales feel and kept me thinking about the art of storytelling and the ways we use stories."

3.86 avg rating — 88,403 ratings

"A great series which has romance, action and wonder, all wrapping a dialectic about ecology, humanity and ethics."

4.04 avg rating — 114,568 ratings

"Just one of the most interesting and fun SF novels in a long time."

4.24 avg rating — 4,682 ratings

"Gene Wolfe always makes me think."

3.94 avg rating — 128,573 ratings

"I've always loved Niven's vision and his love of adventure stories."

4.06 avg rating — 47,398 ratings

3.93 avg rating — 33,677 ratings

3.85 avg rating — 100,102 ratings

"All of Banks' science fiction novels combine an expansive imagination with serious themmes."

3.69 avg rating — 27,626 ratings

"The aliens, dolphins and chimps are as engaging as the humans."

4.14 avg rating — 5,501 ratings

"Like many of Cherryh's series, this trilogy presents a fully realized alien culture and explores the lines of intersection with familiar human culture."

3.92 avg rating — 10,912 ratings

"This series consistently entertains while revealing new insights in each installment."

3.90 avg rating — 16,386 ratings

"This is my nominee for one of the best science fiction novels of all time."

3.96 avg rating — 12,762 ratings

"Just fun."

3.78 avg rating — 7,164 ratings