Sci fi books suggestions

J.Ball

So I've been trying to get back into reading bthe last while as I didn't have any time with work the last year and im having trouble.

I read ship of fools recently and enjoyed that and the one I'm currently reading is revelation space. I think I'll give up on revelation as it is kind of boring me, I can't seem to get into it.

Sci Fi is a broad genre I know and I'm not very picky, although I've always enjoyed space and aliens etc. There doesn't even have to be explosions in the story, I just like the setting.

I was thinking of trying the blade runner book as shockingly I've never seen the movie and it's the kind of thing I like.

So what do you guys think can you suggest something?

Trojan

Try Consider Phlebas (Banks) or Pandora's Star (Hamilton). Maybe even Dune. There's a bunch of suggestions in the stickied thread.

DeborahLQ

Here's my top sci-fi reading list that I added in another thread here:
(and both Banks and Hamilton are included like @Trojan suggested)

Iain M. Banks - The Culture Series
Alastair Reynolds - Revelation Space series
Isaac Asimov - Foundation series
Dan Simmons - Hyperion trilogy
Peter F. Hamilton - The Void series
Vernor Vinge - A Fire Upon the Deep, A Deepness in the Sky
N.K. Jemisin - The Fifth Season trilogy (more fantasy, but awesome nonetheless)
Charles Stross - Glass Houses
Ursula LeGuin - The Lathe of Heaven
Cixin Liu - The Three-Body Problem trilogy
Jay Allen - Crimson Worlds series
Neal Asher - Polity series

The expanse series

Manach

I'd second the recommendations for Hamilton.
As well:
The Reckoners series - Brandon Sanderson. ( somewhat YA )
Grimnoir Chronicles - Larry Correia ( excellent audio books )
Vorkosigan Series - Lois Bujold ( YMMV especially with the recent volumes )

amen

Honor Harrington universe

Hornblower

The expanse

GreeBo

+3 on expanse

Also old mans war by John Scalzi

Dades

Modern: Old Man's War

Classic: Rama Series

If I had to pick a contemporary series and a classic, these would be my must reads. Honourable mention to all of Iain M Banks' work, too.

GreeBo

Also the long earth series were pretty good