SF Sub-Genres
Following on from an earlier post, Celebrating Military SF, and for those of you who are looking for something different, why not try one or two of the novels mentioned below. Each offers an alternate perspective and narrative to the category it is listed under.
Of course, this is by no means a definite list but rather a cross section of choices.
Alien & Future Cultures
- CODE OF CONDUCT by Kristine Smith
- DUNE by Frank Herbert
- FOREIGNER by C. J. Cherryh
- GOLDEN WITCHBREED by Mary Gentle
- THE SNOW QUEEN by Joan D. Vinge
Alien Gateways
- GATEWAY by Frederik Pohl
- MIDNIGHT AT THE WELL OF SOULS by Jack L. Chalker
Alien Invasion
Alt Timelines & Eras
- ACK-ACK MACAQUE by Gareth L. Powell
- EUROPE, IN AUTUMN by Dave Hutchinson
- THE LEGION PROPHECY by Mark A. Latham
Colonisation
- DESTINATION: VOID by Frank Herbert
- DRAGONFLIGHT by Anne McCaffrey
- EARTHSEED by Pamela Sargent
Dystopian
- DARWIN'S RADIO by Greg Bear
- DAUGHTER'S OF MOAB, THE by Kim Westwood
- YEAR ZERO by Jeff Long
First Contact
- ANCIENT SHORES by Jack McDevitt
- CONTACT by Carl Sagan
Futuristic Disasters
- THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN by Michael Crichton
- BEYOND THE BARRIER by Damon Knight
- BLOOD MUSIC by Greg Bear
Military SF
- EMBERS OF WAR by Gareth L. Powell
- GLORY MAIN by Henry V. O'Neil
- HUNTING PARTY by Elizabeth Moon
- ON BASILISK STATION by David Weber
- VALOR'S CHOICE by Tanya Huff
- VIRTUES OF WAR by Bennett R. Coles
Humanity Transformed
- BABEL-17 by Samuel R. Delany
- FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON by Daniel Keyes
- SOLDIER, ASK NOT by Gordon R. Dickson
- THE SEEDLING STARS by James Blish
- THE SPEED OF DARK by Elizabeth Moon
Hopefully, this will give you some ideas of what book to chose next.