Favorite Science Fiction Books Recommendations From Booktubers Around the World

[@PlotTwistswithJessi]

I ADORED Flowers for Algernon. Easily one of my favorites. Qualityland sounds so fascinating. I’ve added it to my list!

[@thebookbella4764]

Flowers for Algernon is amazing. ❤❤❤

[@BreakevenBooks]

Nice!! I'm really intrigued by Qualityland too!

[@TheBookishMom]

Yay this was so much fun! I have written down all of the books I need to pick up now because I have really been wanting to read some more Sci-Fi! Thank you for putting this together!

[@BreakevenBooks]

No problem! Thanks for joining in and recommending some good books 😊

[@astroporpoise7802]

Really glad to have found your channel today! And thanks for the independent bookstore recommendation!

[@BreakevenBooks]

You're so welcome! I'm happy you found my channel too!

[@ScientistsReadingWorld]

What an amazing idea :D A lot of new people and amazing books! Qualityland is translated in PT and it is amazing!!

[@ccsanders]

Yeahy! I did not know it was translated in so many languages! I love that you enjoyed it too.

[@BreakevenBooks]

Thanks!! Quality land sounds so good!

[@ccsanders]

Thanks fo putting this together! Now I want to hear back from everyone who reads Qualityland

[@BreakevenBooks]

There seems to be a lot of love for Qualityland so I'm sure you will have some people ready to talk about it soon 😋

[@t.j.scifiquest2331]

That was an excellent collaboration. Very, very good recommendations as well as a great heads up about the Galiano books. Thank you.

[@BreakevenBooks]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@Lorie336]

This is awesome! Also, more people need to read Flowers for Algernon, my goodness I cried and I read this back in middle school (early 90's). That book still holds up. Thanks to those booktubers I now have more sci-fi recs to add to my wishlist. 😊❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@BreakevenBooks]

Glad you enjoyed! I loved seeing all these recs from other booktubers. It really shows how much love there is for reading 😊

[@mariakalliokoski2758]

This is so cool idea!! I would love to see more videos like this, different genres 🤩🤩

[@BreakevenBooks]

I will keep that in mind since I'm sure booktubers would love to do this again 😊

[@ChelseaZhao]

😱 I was not expecting to be first! Thank you for this idea and video! I love Qualityland! I actually almost picked that myself! 😂 I’ve heard of a lot of these, but I’ve never heard of Molly Moon, and I’m so intrigued! Flowers for Algernon! 💔😭 I read this in middle school! So good!

[@ccsanders]

I love that you enjoyed Qualityland too! THere were so many good recommendations that I never heard of - including yours. Heroine Complex sounds really interesting - and I dont usually pick up superhero books!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Yea! Happy that you participated and had such a cool rec! 😊

[@ChelseaZhao]

@@ccsanders I loved Qualityland. I read it with my best friend back in Jan. I read the English translated version and he read the original German and it was even more fun to compare notes! If you decide to pick up Heroine Complex, I hope you enjoy! I don’t read many superhero books either. 😂

[@ChelseaZhao]

@@BreakevenBooks Thank you, again, for doing this! I can’t wait to see what other genres you decide to get recs for!

[@BreakevenBooks]

@@ChelseaZhao I'm already having some fun ideas so keep your eyes peeled for the Tweet :P

[@P.EnglishLiterature]

It's fantastic to find your Channel. I'm intrigued by your videos. New sub here!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Thanks and welcome!! 😊

[@kiraironskin]

I am so amazed CC recommended a book by Mark Uwe Kling. I listened to all 4 Audiobooks of the Kangaroo Chronicles and I literally laughed my a** off 😂😂😂 he is a genius and I agree on recommending his books! The other videos also are fantastic especially since I wanted to dive into Sci-Fi more 👍

[@ccsanders]

Haha, thanks! Yes, I think his are the only books where I literally have tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. And it still is so packed with social critisism! Genius. I hope some people in the english speaking bookish world find his books more! Totally underrepresented.

[@BreakevenBooks]

Glad you liked the recs!! They really delivered with some good ones! 😊

[@LisadoesLife]

🙈 I didn't realise we were giving full explanations on the books im such a spoon.. Lol. But i now have a list of scifi books to pick up xx

[@BreakevenBooks]

Haha no worries! I'm still glad you joined in!

[@CarbonBondedBooks]

Oh my goodness, when Noelle should up with Molly Moons I had the biggest wave of nostalgia that hit with "ketchup sandwiches". I honestly remember nothing else about that story.

[@noelle7pages]

HAHA the ketchup sandwiches are honestly iconic

[@BreakevenBooks]

I had never heard of this series and I am always down for some middlegrade so it got me excited to check them out!

[@mkbooks]

This was so fun! Thanks for including me! It was great to see it all put together.

[@BreakevenBooks]

No problem! Thanks for joining in!!

[@soubhikmukherjee6871]

Thank you 😊, I'm gonna enjoy the books.

[@BreakevenBooks]

Wonderful! I hope you end up liking them!

[@alarareads]

Nice collaboration! I’ll be putting some of these books on my list!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Thanks! I definitely did!

[@thebookbella4764]

Thanks for having me! It was so much fun!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Any time! Happy to have you join in!

[@susanlynknits]

This is awesome! My TBR is definitely longer than it was half an hour ago.

[@BreakevenBooks]

That's awesome! Mine too after hearing about some of these books!

[@krakentoagoodbook]

This is an excellent collaboration! I love it. Thanks for putting it together and letting me join in! I love how so many of us are like "IT'S HARD TO CHOOSE JUST ONE" xD I think I've read 5 of these books (not counting the one I recommended obviously lol). I've heard of most of the others but not all!

[@BreakevenBooks]

No problem! Haha I liked that it was hard to choose because that means there are so many great options out there!

[@AnniesBookNook]

Ohh I would've loved to be a part of this! Great sci-fi recs

[@BreakevenBooks]

I will do more of these in the future so I will keep you in mind!

[@LetMeintheLibrary]

This is so great, thank you for all the recs!!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Any time! Glad you liked it 😊

[@MaryJoHeadrick]

So glad I got to be a part of this! What a fun idea!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Me too!! it was a lot of fun!!

[@deckiedeckie]

Hard SF.......Dragon's Egg by Robert L Froward......The Seedling stars by James Blish....Neutron Star by Larry Niven......

[@BreakevenBooks]

Thanks for the recommendations!

[@evelinehecklinger6257]

There goes my TBR...lol. I would love to recommend "Into the Storm and Into the Wild" by Larry Correia. I love this duology, but I also adore his Monster Hunter series.

[@BreakevenBooks]

Oh nice! I have never heard of those but they sound good!

[@johnmobley9369]

I enjoyed this video so much. Even though each person got such a short amount of time to showcase in which book they recommended and why they are’s birth to me for different reasons. Sing bookshelves full of books that I was familiar with. manga like our an Highschool host club. Or hearing about the third rock from the Sun with me and my dad used to watch. Being introduced to foreign literature. Very great video.

[@BreakevenBooks]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CoffeeOverApples]

What a great video idea! All of these are such good recs! Some I have never heard of so immediately going to add to my tbr. Congrats on the sponsored giveaway! I saw 2 Blake crouch on there 👀 those are my favorites too!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Thanks Steff! I'm so excited for the giveaway and whoever wins will get some awesome books!

[@bookendsandbiscuits]

Yessss love scifi recs so many good books here!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Glad you enjoyed!!

[@fire_aspect_5142]

Love the video! Empire of silence is definitely going on my to read list, and a lot of the others sounded really interesting too! One of my favorite sci-di series is the skyward series by Brandon Sanderson. It’s a light and easy ya read with really fun characters, plot, and a lot of cool lore completely separate from the cosmere (at least as far as we know). Another great sci-fi book is one of if not my favorite book of all time: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. It’s a really poignant and action packed historical sci-fi following a man who is reborn every time he dies. It’s a bit more fantasy, but it’s really good and has one of the best twists I’ve ever seen at the end. Tw on that one for suicide and torture.

[@BreakevenBooks]

LOVE the Skyward series! I have only read the first two so far but they are fantastic.

[@DaBlackRose]

oh man!! I just bought qualityland. So glad to hear it was good, i'll make it my next book.

[@BreakevenBooks]

Nice! I hope you like it 😊

[@danielhand9810]

Hey Eric, thanks for the recommendations. Definitely just added 5 books to my TBR. My favorite Syfy book is Dryland's End by Felice Picano. I highly recommend it. I fact, I may just re-read it this summer.

[@BreakevenBooks]

I will look that one up! Thanks for checking out the video and hopefully it wasn't too hard on the TBR 😋

[@danielhand9810]

@@BreakevenBooks You can never have Too Many Books to Read!, Reading is like house keeping - there will always be more tomorrow, Reading is just much more enjoyable.

[@BreakevenBooks]

@@danielhand9810 100%. I've accepted that I will never finish my TBR because it will be constantly growing and that is OK 👌

[@danielhand9810]

@@BreakevenBooks thats the beauty and excitement of being a reader, books are always evolving, not to mention the huge collection of past works. I think I may re-read Homer's Odyssey this summer. Am I a gluten for punishment or what? Cheers!

[@everrit]

Loved Children of Time, Matt Haigh's The Humans is delightfull i love the list for Humans near the end. Agree 100% about Flowers for Algenon.

[@BreakevenBooks]

So many great recs!

[@t.s.1577]

That was awesome! I’m going to have to make a list!

[@BreakevenBooks]

I know right! So many fun recs from everyone!

[@thebookbella4764]

Ninefox gambit, Children of Time, The Three Body Problem, The Book of M, and so many more of these are on my TBR. I why is there so much I want to read!?!?!?!?!🤣🤣🤣🤣 Quality land sounds so interesting. I love that there are so many books in this that I haven't heard of. I adored The Humans!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@BreakevenBooks]

I'm glad that we put some new recs on your radar! 😊

[@justinhart8652]

Everyone must read the hammer and the cross by harry harrison

[@BreakevenBooks]

Thanks for the rec!

[@paperbackmo]

LOVE this!! Can't wait to get to these!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Happy you enjoyed Mo!! 😃

[@meltedbooks]

So many recommendations!! Loved this!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Glad you like them! 😊

[@rockettereads4295]

So many good books. I loved Jurassic Park books. I have The Three-Body Problem on my list to read this month.

[@BreakevenBooks]

Right?! I thought everyone had very interesting recs!

[@chnlnine]

Ahhhh!!! Thank you!!!! Finally someone suggests Borne by Vandermeer!!!! I absolutely LOVED that book! I'm halfway through the video but had to comment!! Borne was so unique! highly suggest checking it out!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Glad you enjoyed the recs!! Thanks for checking out the video 😊

[@rysreadingcorner]

Ah! Loved this! Thank you for doing it!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Any time! Thanks for joining in Ry!

[@beckyduff]

Jurassic Park is one of my favourite books! I was gifted a necklace with the quote "Life breaks free" by Ian Malcolm from the book. Flowers from Algernon was also amazing, and so heartbreaking. My husband and I are reading The Toll this month, which is the 3rd in the Arc of a Scythe trilogy, which we are really enjoying. We also really liked Ready Player One. We are trying to listen to Ready Player Two but it keeps getting returned to the library and then we have to wait to listen to it! Hopefully, it will be available in 2 weeks, as we are taking a mini trip, 5-hour drive south from us. The Martian is also so awesome!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Glad you liked these recs!! That necklace sound so cool 😍. Have fun on your trip!

[@beckyduff]

@@BreakevenBooks Thanks! We're celebrating 11 years of marriage May 15th! Leaving all 3 kids with a sitter and taking 3 dogs (2 of them puppies!) to Edmonton for a weekend lol.

[@chrisconnors7418]

I have Children of Time on the TBR. Have read Three Body Problem. Complex, slow-start, hard to know where it is going, but part of the draw is figuring out what is happening. Really enjoyed it. And Jemisin book is excellent. And Bourn is good---I just loaded Jeff's Hummingbird Salamander book onto my Kindle yesterday thanks to someone who said it kept him reading well into the night. And have read Jurassic Park--don't expect it to follow the movie. :) Flowers for Algernon is poignant. As she said, it is beautiful. Have read Girls with Sharp Sticks--unlike the reviewer, I found where it was going painfully obvious. "Painful" because there was no subtlety whatsoever in the book, and I'm genuinely puzzled as to why reviewers would say it had many plot twists that could give you "whiplash" , or that you'd never see coming. Even the back of the book hints pretty strongly at what will happen. And the poetry is horrible--no need to interpret ambiguous phrasing; what the poems mean is also obvious. The author uses a sledgehammer rather than a rapier to make her points. Check The Shades of Orange booktuber for sci-fi recommendations (she does horror as well). I downloaded quite a few new books based on her recommendations.

[@BreakevenBooks]

I really want to read Children of Time too! There were so many great recs on the list and I am excited to do another one of these with different genres 😊. I will check that booktuber out too.

[@chrisconnors7418]

@@BreakevenBooks Read Children of Time now. Apparently, I read it long long ago because I recognized parts of it; and i even knew how it would end once I got to the final chapter. But, it was good to reread it as most of it I couldn't remember. I liked it so much I started Children of Ruin right away (first chapter done).

[@leeSouthend]

Children of Time's comming up in alot of these book lists so amazons open in a seperate window also Machineries of Empire so both'll be downloading to ma kindle this evening. Is it me or is it just so hard to find a new author to read after you run out of meterial. Peter F Hamiltons left a huge gap in my reading until he gets another masterpiece out there.

[@BreakevenBooks]

I'm always picking up new authors to try out! It's fun discovering so many new writing styles 😊

[@leeSouthend]

@@BreakevenBooks It is but I do tend to compare with my favs then feel dissapointed. Probably a me thing rather than the actual book/author. I'm currently on the Stanless steel rat series that I 1st read in school. An easy read and Its holding up pretty well during work hrs.

[@TheBumblingBlogger]

I’m even more excited for Witches Steeped in Gold now, the two magic systems sound brilliant! I really didn’t like The Great Godden. I don’t think Meg Rosoff’s writing is for me because this is the third book of hers I’ve read and I think the highest I’ve rated any of them was a 3 star 🙈

[@BreakevenBooks]

Yea I can understand that. I was so iffy about some parts. I hope you like Witches Steeped in Gold!

[@LarryHasOpinions]

Thank you so much for having me :-)

[@BreakevenBooks]

No problem 😊! Thanks for joining in!

[@thefrenchbookdreamer7745]

I discovered so many great sci-fi books!!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@TheDarrenH30]

May I humbly recommend “Nexus” by Ramez Naam?

[@BreakevenBooks]

Absolutely! I'm always looking for new recs 😊

[@StevenSeril]

Subscribed! What a cool channel find!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Awesome thank you! 😊

[@StevenSeril]

@@BreakevenBooks When I'm not so broke, can I send you a free copy of my book by any chance? ^_^

[@BreakevenBooks]

@@StevenSeril I'm not currently accepting books right now because I am trying to finish the ones I have already accepted from authors but definitely check back in the future as I will narrow down that pile and have room for more.

[@StevenSeril]

@@BreakevenBooks I completely understand! All of our TBRs are fuller than they should be! Maybe someday!

[@TheBookishSock]

A rec list with demon cupcakes? Yes, please 🤣

[@BreakevenBooks]

Right?! I saw demon cupcakes and I knew I wanted to read that!

[@manonj7990]

OMG I absolutely LOVE this format! I remember #theshadesoforange did this a while ago and I wished more people would do it! Good job and thank you for introducing me to amazing sci-fi reviewers (of which there are so few on booktube! 🥴

[@BreakevenBooks]

Glad you enjoyed and no problem! I always love seeing what everyone else recommends 😊

[@noelle7pages]

oh my gosh what do I DO with all these recs??? cancel all my plans I guess I'm reading absolute scifi bangers for the rest of time

[@BreakevenBooks]

Haha sounds like a great time!

[@j.j.5731]

Neither of my recommendations are full books but two short stories. Both very disturbing. One is is easy to find the other is damn near impossible to find. It had an impact on me I read it once 33 years ago and it's always stuck with me. I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream- easy to find. Spectator Sport- John D. McDonald good luck finding it.

[@BreakevenBooks]

I will have to see if I can find them in the depths of the book world 😋

[@aaryanbora8948]

I love science fictions alot

[@BreakevenBooks]

Me too!!

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I swear I’m the only person on Booktube that hasn’t read Scythe yet 😂

[@BreakevenBooks]

I haven't either so you are not alone lol 😅

[@ar_p4986]

Your hair 🦁

[@BreakevenBooks]

It is quite wild at the moment! I can't wait to get a hair cut when our lockdown is over 😅

[@ar_p4986]

@@BreakevenBooks it looks good though

[@Cosmic-Industry]

I’m half way through The Three Body Problem and I regret watching this video because it spoils that book so badly!

[@BreakevenBooks]

I'm sorry that you felt that way. Everything that the person says about this book is in the synopsis on Goodreads so I don't believe it is very spoilery but I'm sorry if it did spoil something for you.

[@Cosmic-Industry]

@@BreakevenBooks I usually don’t read the synopsis for this reason. It spends half of the book building up the mystery behind “Three Body” and who is behind that. And it’s exactly what she reveals in the video. Nevermind. It’s a great video overall. I really enjoyed and I put several titles of by TBT list!

[@BreakevenBooks]

@@Cosmic-Industry oh I see. That makes sense! I'm sorry it impacted your reading experience for this one 😔. Thanks. I tried to get a variety of booklovers to share what they like in the genre and it was fun to see all the recs.

[@Cosmic-Industry]

@@BreakevenBooks No worries! I’m nearly there anyway! I’m sorry, I should have phrased my comment better. English is not my first language and sometimes I may sound harsher than I intend. This is an awesome content and I thank you for this!

[@captainziggy82]

sick video yo!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Thanks!

[@JoLinsdell]

What a fun idea!

[@BreakevenBooks]

Thanks Jo!

[@katieoof]

SCI-FI RECS!!! Ooooo THIS IS LOOOOOONG!! Announcement!?!? OTHER BOOKTUBERS!!!! I wonder if Red rising will pop up? AND YESSSSS ALL BOOKTUBERS BE LIT!! Sponsored give away!!! Sounds great!! I don’t read a lot of sci-if if I get one then I will be shook. Oooo Chelsea seems so fun! Superhero!! Hidden powers!! DEMON CUPCAKES!!! Yessss ROMANCEEEEEE!!! Sounds like a great read!! Wow I love Tina’s hair cut!! MILITARY!!! Alien and human team!!! ALIEN CULTURE!! Oh wow this man’s voice sounds INCREDIBLE!! Oooo first of all, BOMB cover and children of time sounds great! NOOOOOOOOO YEAH NOPE NOPE NOPE!!! My arachnophobia says absolutely not! XD maybe for someone else!! Angela is a ray of sunshine! We loooooove some cray cray characters!! Ooo too good for her own good! Very nice!! CC reminds me of meee! Qualityland looks like an Amazon box!! Oooo finding a perfect system wrong!! Oooo Amy with a recent read!! Oh gods GOOD LUCK with trying to be as crazy as us humans!! Yeah anyone would struggle we weird! Just knowing me I already feel bad for that poor alien! Mary!! DOGGOS!! Can any dog be tamed? Chinese and alien contact!! Factions? Ooooo interesting!! Very sciencey. Yeah I hate science a lot soooo maybe not. Ooo Uranian alien!! AI failure must suck. OMinOuS! Dystopian!! Very creative concept!! Memory loss! Character driven sounds cool too!! Wowwwww Coffee mom is an INCREDIBLE name!! ANOTHER FANTASY LOVER!! YESSSSSS MY KINDA GIRL!! Blend! Might check that!! Weird sci-fi! Girl weird is my SPECIALTY! Post-apocalyptic!! Company called company yes yes yes very creative! BIOTECH!! Noelle!! Oooo a favorite! VERYYYYYY well loved! The blue pug is drawing me IN!! Middle gradeeeeee!! New skills each book!! FINDING FAMILY!! Another fantasy lover!!! Oh Jurassic park is actually a book!?!? Sounds good!! SCYTHE!!!! Troy looooooves that one!! BOOKBELLA!!! Cute mouse!!! Oh mental disability! He is trying his best to learn and I love that! Heartbreak!?! Oh no!! And abuse and bullying.... been bullied before for being weird and I can’t imagine being treated differently for my intelligence. Oh wait I can, let’s just say being a “academically smart kid” is not as good as it seems. Being isolated sucks and boy if I was treated that way for being the opposite I would be so frustrated. But enough about that and ON TO KAYLA!! Oooo suneater reminds me of the MHA character! REGULAR PUBLISHING!! Recounting the life of a lit character!! Slow burn!! Intricate world building!! Getting older and wiser! That’ll be interesting to see!! Gladiatorial parts!! Legend vs reality! Ry!!! Oh gods prestigious academy that teaches old fashioned misogyny! Oooo I hope for epic girl rebellion!! YESSSSS TOPPLE THAT PATRIARCHY!! So many!! They all sound so AMAAAAZING!!! Huh wonder if any of them will read this and wonder wth this comment is! Hahahaha hopefully cause I love confusing others with live commentary!!! GIVEAWAY DETAILS!! AHHHHHHHH OMGS THATS CRAZY!!!! ALLL OF THEM!?!? Yesssss sponsored giveaway!! Big congrats!! Man wish everyone luck!!! Love the low key threatening look like YOU SHALL TELL ME THE THOUGHTS CAUSE I NEED OTHERS TO TALK TOO ABOUT THESE AMAAAAZING BOOKS!! Oooo bookstore with bargains and games!! Epic! Loooooooved this video! Have a wonderful day!!

[@BreakevenBooks]

So many sci-fi recs 😋. Thanks for watching through Katie!

[@craigygerrard1694]

Robot geneticists... 6 amazing books....

[@BreakevenBooks]

Enter today since today is the last day for the giveaway!

[@MiloTheCrotonian]

You missed out on media death cult. His whole channel is sci fi books

[@BreakevenBooks]

I didn't even know about them! I put out a tweet to see who was interested in giving recommendations so that is how people got in on the collab but I will keep them in mind for next time!

[@MrRorosuri]

awesome. so is what the tweet was for 🤣

[@BreakevenBooks]

Sure is!!

[@MrRorosuri]

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[@BreakevenBooks]

😊😊

[@aaryanbora8948]

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[@BreakevenBooks]

Glad you like it 😆

[@sigiriabeysekara8723]

First comment......

[@BreakevenBooks]

Woo!