The Shattered Sea of Stars

Hard Science Fiction That Goes Cosmic in Scale: No Mecha or Monsters, It Has to Be Hard Sci-Fi

It has to be grounded in reality or have a unique theoretical framework, like *The Galactic Empire* or *The Three-Body Problem*... but... it needs to have that web-novel feel... Aaaah, I’m so torn (๑•́ ₃ •̀๑). Cuties, please stop recommending *The Three-Body Problem*! I’ve definitely read a masterpiece like that.

There Are No Masterpieces Left in Sci-Fi Mecha. Come Debate Me

I'm looking for books like Doomsday Mecha: I Picked the Wrong Power Bank at Sign-In from the Start. No transmigrating into Pacific Rim or anything like that. The protagonist should be smart.

Pure Sci-Fi With Lots of Cutting-Edge Tech, A Complete and Rich Tech Tree, and War

Pure sci-fi with lots of advanced tech, a complete and well-developed tech tree, and warfare.

Sci-Fi Masterpiece, Buried and Overlooked. I’ve Run Out of Things to Read!

Sci-Fi, Megastructures, Galactic Empires, War, and Artificial Intelligence

Sci-fi, interstellar, war. Any gender pairing is fine.

Hard Sci-Fi Only, No Soft Sci-Fi

Looking for hard sci-fi novels.

Multiverse and Futuristic Sci-Fi

Please recommend a few similar novels.

Please Recommend Science Fiction on the Level of The Three-Body Problem

Hmm... something like Right Eye, for example.

Sci-Fi Novels With Prose Like Liu Cixin's

I especially love Liu Cixin’s science fiction. His stories feel completely fresh to me. I’m not so keen on sci-fi about love between humans and AI, or stories focused on human emotions and introspection against a sci-fi backdrop. I’m hoping to find some hard sci-fi.

Recommend a Few Engrossing Xuanhuan Novels

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Amazing Sci-Fi Novels (Highly Recommended)

This novel is really good. I highly recommend it to readers who enjoy science fiction, especially post-apocalyptic sci-fi.

Top-Tier Sci-Fi Novels with Huge Ideas!

Not the usual bland stuff. Science fiction should actually feel like science fiction, but every tech tree is the same old thing: nuclear power and dark matter. I'm sick of it. Give me something with a fully realized world, consistent logic, and a completely original field of science!

The Stars! Hard Sci-Fi! Humanity's Journey Across the Sea of Stars!

Earth gradually advances from a fledgling civilization toward the vast cosmos...

Hard Science Fiction Similar to The Three-Body Problem

Interstellar, Technology, Mecha, and Starships

Something normal.

There Are No Pure Science Fiction Novels Anymore, Are There? Come Argue With Me

The streets are packed with transmigration, reborn protagonists, overpowered heroes, and Systems. It's hard not to suspect these are written by AI. Is there any real hard science fiction out there?

Any Hard Science Fiction That’s So Technical You Can’t Understand It?

Are there any hard science novels? The kind that are difficult to understand.

Are There Any Novels About Space Battleships on Tomato Novels?

Where is my battleship!!

Looking for Hard Sci-Fi About Advancing Technology and Reaching the Galaxy!

I don't want novels where someone stays on Earth, beating up the Musk brothers one day and kicking Steve Jobs the next. No academic genius stories where they compete and win awards nonstop! And no fantasy disguised as sci-fi. I want stories about leaving Earth and conquering the universe step by step!

No Masterpieces Left in Science Fiction, Fight Me

Interstellar Era, Earth Federation, Fleets, Colonization, Vassal Civilizations, and Alien Races

Any Soft Sci-Fi With a Tech Tree Close to Real Life?

I’m looking for books like Starting Out with an AI in a Drifting Universe (Interstellar Immortality).

Looking for Spacefaring Civilizations and Starships, No Post-Apocalyptic Stories

The apocalypse from the start ruins the experience.

Star Wars Stories With a Vast, Expansive World

No overpowered, invincible male leads, please. I’m a seasoned reader.