What Have I Read So Far?

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 A couple of years ago, a Youtuber I love, Bookpilled, mentioned a 100 science fiction book challenge to really explore the genre. There is no time limit.  I decided to try it out in September 2023 and it has been an amazing experience so far. 

Here are the books I have read so far:

1. Quantum Radio by A. G. Riddle

2. Q-Squared by Peter David

3. A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge

4. We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor

5. Blood Music by Greg Bear

6. Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

7. All Systems Red by Martha Wells

8. Blindsight by Peter Watts

9. City by Clifford D. Simak

10. Downward to the Earth by Robert Silverberg

11. Uller Uprising by H. Beam Piper

12. I Think We.ve Been Here Before by Susy Krause

13. A Case of Conscience by James Blish

14. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

15. The Boat of a Million Years by Poul Anderson

16. Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre

17. The Best of R.A, Lafferty by R.A. Lafferty

18. Old Man's War by John Scalzi

19. Masters of Everon by Gordon R. Dickson

20. Babel 17 by Samuel Delaney

21. The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov

I didn't count books that were not science fiction or fantasy like The Answer is No by Fredrik Backman and The Housemaid by Freida McFadden.

My favorite books were Blindsight and Blood Music. Through this challenge, I have discovered that I love hard science fiction. I also love philosophical science fiction like Childhood's End.  As you can see, I have a long way to go but I am enjoying every minute of this challenge!

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