SF/F Authors on my TBR List

ESFoster

1 year ago

Welcome to the first SF/F TBR of 2025! I’ve been reading a lot more older sci-fi lately (I just finished Dune and just got started 2001), but there are several authors I haven’t introduced myself to yet. I thought I would create a TBR list of authors I am most interested in reading but haven’t gotten to yet.

Have you read any of these authors? What are your favorite works from them? Let me know in the comments!

Andre Norton

I heard about Andre Norton a few years ago, but I’ve never had the chance to read her work until now. But I recently gained a copy of some of her work called The Book of Andre Norton, so I feel that would be a good introduction. I also recently found a copy of The Hands of Lyr, which I heard is really good.

Barbara Hambly

I’ve been doing a lot of research on Brandon Sanderson, and I heard that Barbara Hambly’s Dragonsbane was a book that got him interested in fantasy. I thought I would check out this book next! I also found a copy of her book Sun-Cross, which also looks exciting.

Ursula K. Le Guin

OK, so technically I have read some work by Ursula K. Le Guin. I recently read some of her short stories, including The Day Before the Revolution and The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas. But I haven’t read any of her books, and I recently found a copy of The Left Hand of Darkness. I plan on reading this book as well!

Larry Niven

A while back, I was looking at more “older” sci-fi authors, specifically from the 70s all the way back to the 30s. I don’t know why, but I’ve been fascinated by this era of science fiction. So after finding out about Larry Niven’s Ringworld, I knew that was how I wanted to introduce myself to this author.

Brandon Sanderson

As a fantasy reader, I have to admit that I still haven’t read anything by Brandon Sanderson. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to! I just haven’t had the time yet. I hope to start with The Stormlight Archive first, even if that means beginning with the HUGE volume The Way of Kings.

Terry Pratchett

Like Brandon Sanderson, I haven’t read any of Terry Pratchett, despite decades worth of books waiting for me to read them. Discworld always sounded like a huge undertaking in terms of reading different books. But my friend just gave me a copy of Mort, so I hope to start there!

So that’s what I have so far! As you can see, I have a huge TBR, but 2025 is a new year, and I hope to read (and write) tons more.

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