Recs if you like Childhood’s End...

Overlooked, lesser known classics from all over the world and of many genres.

This list also exists as a book club on Fable under the same name.

I tried to find the latest version (2026).

From Pink Floyd to Iron Maiden to Metallica to... you name it, these books inspired musicians into making some really cool music.

Before AI was writing our emails and billionaires were playing astronaut, these authors were already imagining the future.

From the pioneers of science fiction to the genre-defining classics of the 20th century, I’m exploring the books that helped make sci-fi what it is today.

Aliens, dystopias, questionable technology, and the occasional existential crisis.

Some predictions aged like fine wine. Others aged like milk.

Fellow Bounders, which OGs deserve a spot on the list? 🛸

a collection of stories focusing on alien invasions (the list is also a work in progress!)

The original greats of the scifi genre from the 19th through late 20th century, including the big three: Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein & Arthur C. Clarkle

Science fiction books in english published between 1950 and 1959.

All books referenced in Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone.