Science fiction isn’t one-size-fits-all.

Some readers love big ideas and long-term strategy.

Others want emotional depth, character-driven stories, or fast, cinematic action.

And here’s the thing: your personality plays a huge role in the kind of sci-fi you love.

In this episode of Fantasy for the Ages, I’m matching science fiction reading recommendations to common Myers-Briggs personality types. Using the same framework as our fantasy episode, I take 10 of the most common personality types and pair each one with two sci-fi series that align with how those readers tend to think, feel, and engage with speculative ideas.

Whether you’re a systems thinker, a people-first reader, a big-picture strategist, or someone who just wants sci-fi that moves, there’s something here that fits you.

🚀 Sci-Fi Series Featured Include:

• Dune by Frank Herbert

• The Expanse by James S.A. Corey

• Foundation by Isaac Asimov

• The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold

• The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

• The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

…and many more.

💬 Drop your personality type in the comments and let me know if these picks nailed your sci-fi taste—or if you’d recommend something different.

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Want to purchase books/media mentioned in this episode?

The Commonwealth Saga: https://t.ly/PJ_Bb

The Dispossessed: https://t.ly/WK1qr

Dune: https://t.ly/4_w_k

Ender’s Saga: https://t.ly/32sI_

The Expanse: https://t.ly/SdOZl

Foundation: https://t.ly/IEoNh

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy:

Honor Harrington: https://t.ly/f8Sln

Hyperion Cantos: https://t.ly/qhM-b

The Left Hand of Darkness: https://t.ly/avJCx

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: https://t.ly/x3Zb8

The Mote in God’s Eye: https://t.ly/xnd-e

The Murderbot Diaries: https://t.ly/xvnyY

Old Man’s War: https://t.ly/70Dbk

Parable of the Sower: https://t.ly/Zmygj

Red Rising Saga: https://t.ly/33acx

Station Eleven: https://t.ly/smq7C

The Three-Body Problem: https://t.ly/3OQVG

Vorkosigan Saga: https://t.ly/oYJHR

Wayfarers: https://t.ly/qe_Zd

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0:00 - Opening

1:57 - Episode Explanation

3:12 - 10 Personality Types / 20 Recs

9:20 - Wrap-up & Conclusion

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