What are your favorite standalone Sci-Fi novels?Answer

Sometimes you just want a complete story where everything's cleaned up at the end and there's no need to read the next 2 or 3 or sometimes more books. They could be classic or modern, but I'm looking for books that are undeniably sci-fi.

Childhood's End

Childhood's End
ByArthur C. Clarke

1953 • 1,113 Readers • 212 pages 4

Where Peace Is Lost

Where Peace Is Lost
ByValerie Valdes

2023 • 33 Readers • 390 pages 3.9

Upgrade

Upgrade
ByBlake Crouch

2022 • 1,099 Readers • 337 pages 3.7

The Road to Roswell

The Road to Roswell
ByConnie Willis

2023 • 107 Readers • 399 pages 3.5

Dead Silence

Dead Silence
ByS.A. Barnes

2022 • 614 Readers • 343 pages 3.8

The Spare Man

The Spare Man
ByMary Robinette Kowal

2021 • 243 Readers • 384 pages 3.9

Some Desperate Glory

2023 • 528 Readers • 448 pages 4