Group Read Suggestions - SCI-FI - December > Likes and Comments

🛸🥏❄️What's that in the sky? Eight tiny reindeer pulling a sleigh? Or is it ... something else? ❄️🥏🛸

Use this thread to make group read suggestions for December 2025 in the SCI-FI genre.

As always, there are no themes for SciFi picks, just add whatever your heart desires.

ONE suggestion per member, please.

Don't forget to +1 other recommendations to ensure your favorites make it into our corresponding poll.

I'm going to throw The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham into the ring.

I look forward to seeing everyone's suggestions!

🎵All I want for Christmas is 🎵......
The Caves of Steel
Santa left the book in my stocking last year!
Here's a nomination to read it this year!

We are Legion (We are Bob)

My suggestion is Exiles

Let's begin the tally! I'm giving +1s to both The Caves of Steel and We are Legion (We are Bob)!

The Midwich Cuckoos
The Caves of Steel +
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) +

We're off to a great start! Keep 'em coming, everyone!

I just missed you, Adrienne! Adding your suggestion now :)

The Midwich Cuckoos
The Caves of Steel +
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) +
Exiles

I nominate The Player Of Games by Iain M Banks

Dual Memory by Sue Burke Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky, or We Are Legion (we are Bob)

The Tusks Of Extinction by Ray Nayler

+1 Player of Games, and I just read it, but it is sooo cool.

My nomination is The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley




+1 The Caves of Steel
+1 The Tusks of Extinction

Our latest tally:

The Midwich Cuckoos
The Caves of Steel ++
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) +
Exiles
The Player of Games +
The Tusks of Extinction +
The Light Brigade

Jamie wrote: "The Tusks Of Extinction by Ray Nayler"

Hi Jamie! Thanks for your nominations. We usually only take one suggestion per person, but two of yours got +1s from other members. Considering that we often have a difficult time getting enough nominations in the Sci-Fi list I'm making an executive decision and letting 2 of your nominations through instead of holding it to 1. To be fair, for the sci-fi group read only and for this month only, if anyone who's already nominated a book would like to add one, now's your chance! But please remember to +1 others! Or else we'll end up with a bunch of books with no back-up votes to get them to the polls.

Thanks everyone!

I nominate Life During Wartime by Lucius Shepard!😁

I've been down the pub and am too pissed to think right now 😂.

Hello my lovelies.

Tomorrow is another day.

Cheers, Richard!

+1 Life During Wartime

I will nominate Mickey7 by Edward Ashton. I believe this was also a recent movie.

+1 Midwich Cuckoos
+1 The Player of Games
+1 The Light Brigade

Hey everyone! Let's tally things up here:

The Midwich Cuckoos +
The Caves of Steel ++
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) +
Exiles
The Player of Games ++
The Tusks of Extinction +
The Light Brigade +
Life During Wartime +
Mickey7

@Richard - looking forward to your nomination(s)!

I'm going for
Starship Troopers

by Robert A. Heinlein

It's about time I read one of his books.

+1 The Midwich Cuckoos
+1 The Caves of Steel

+1 Mickey7

The movie was pretty decent, been meaning to read the book!

I'd like to nominate Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky

+1 We Are Bob

My nomination is Veil, I just read it and it was really good.

+1 Mickey7
+1 Service Model

+1 Service Model

ok, sorry! thanks

Theresa (mysteries.and.mayhem) wrote: "Our latest tally:

The Midwich Cuckoos
The Caves of Steel ++
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) +
Exiles
The Player of Games +
The Tusks of Extinction +
The Light Brigade"

Jamie wrote: "ok, sorry! thanks"

It's all good! I love the enthusiasm for sci-fi! 😊

Let's tally things up here:

The Midwich Cuckoos ++
The Caves of Steel +++
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) ++
Exiles
The Player of Games ++
The Tusks of Extinction +
The Light Brigade +
Life During Wartime +
Mickey7 ++
Starship Troopers
Service Model ++
Veil

+1 Mickey7
+1 Service Model

I'll nominate The Stars My Destination

+1 The Stars My Destination

+1 The Stars My Destination

I'll go for +1 The Stars my Destination too.

Our updated tally:

The Midwich Cuckoos ++
The Caves of Steel +++
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) ++
Exiles
The Player of Games ++
The Tusks of Extinction +
The Light Brigade +
Life During Wartime +
Mickey7 +++
Starship Troopers
Service Model +++
Veil
The Stars My Destination +++

Hey all! Any more +1s lurking out there? Make your voice heard before the polls are decided.

+1 Mickey7

+ 1 The Midwich Cuckoos
+1 The Caves of Steel (Merry Christmas, Valerie, haha!)

+1 The Midwich Cuckoos

Thank you, Jakob, Nicolai, and Balthazar for your +1s! Here's an updated tally:

The Midwich Cuckoos ++++
The Caves of Steel ++++
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) ++
Exiles
The Player of Games ++
The Tusks of Extinction +
The Light Brigade +
Life During Wartime +
Mickey7 ++++
Starship Troopers
Service Model +++
Veil
The Stars My Destination +++

I know there have to be a few more +1s lurking out there somewhere! 👀

+1 Starship Troopers

jessi wrote: "+1 Starship Troopers"

Good taste :)

Let's tally up:

The Midwich Cuckoos ++++
The Caves of Steel ++++
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) ++
Exiles
The Player of Games ++
The Tusks of Extinction +
The Light Brigade +
Life During Wartime +
Mickey7 ++++
Starship Troopers +
Service Model +++
Veil
The Stars My Destination +++

Don't be squeamish, you still can still +1 whatever you like.

Thanks for talking part.
Polls coming up soon