# The Cyberiad by Stanisław Lem

3 Hacker News commenters recommended The Cyberiad by Stanisław Lem and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers call it a lifelong favorite and one of the most fun science books, easy to dip in and out of.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun science book (1 comments): "one of the most fun sci-books ever" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46137028))
- Lifelong favorite since childhood (1 comments): "Lem’s Cyberiad was my favorite as a kid and still is!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48362390))
- Timeless robot stories (1 comments): "Stanislaw Lem's robots are timeless!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49461994))
- Easy to dip in and out of (1 comments): "they are easy to dip in and out of" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50167714))

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- [Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang](https://hackerapproved.com/p/stories-of-your-life-and-others.md): 15 recommend
- [Valuable Humans in Transit by qntm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/valuable-humans-in-transit.md): 10 recommend
- [Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ficciones.md): 6 recommend
- [The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio](https://hackerapproved.com/p/decameron.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0241467993?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780241467992) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Cyberiad by Stanisław Lem", https://hackerapproved.com/p/cyberiad/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).