# 3 Best Sci-Fi Books To Read This Weekend (November 14-15)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/3-best-sci-fi-books-to-read-this-weekend-november-14-15/
- Published: 2026-11-13T20:29:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T21:43:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/best-sci-fi-books-read-this-weekend-november-14/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- Three science fiction novels suit a weekend reading list.
- *Poor Things* revisits Frankenstein and Victorian society.
- The other picks explore cosmic identity and survival on Mars.

## Summary

The article recommends three science fiction books for a weekend read, each offering a different take on the genre. They explore Victorian social conventions, identity in a far-future galaxy, and survival on Mars, showing the range of stories science fiction can tell.

The picks are *Poor Things* by Alasdair Gray, a Frankenstein-inspired novel set in Victorian Glasgow whose letters challenge the account of Bella Baxter’s life; *House of Suns* by Alastair Reynolds, about clones facing an attack six million years in the future; and Andy Weir’s *The Martian*, in which stranded astronaut Mark Watney uses his scientific skills and humour to survive.

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