Delta-V
Delta-V by Daniel Suarezby Daniel Suarez
Shares rank 88 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
Recommended as an excellent series, with one reader calling its ideas very advanced. One critic is not impressed with its science.
Recommended as an excellent series, with one reader calling its ideas very advanced. One critic is not impressed with its science.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Praised as an excellent series
“the excellent Delta-V series by Daniel Suarez”
Comment from 31 Dec 2025 in “Efficient method to capture CO2 from the atmosphere / Univ of Helsinki” Described as very advanced
“I heard DeltaV is very advanced”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Many Hells of WebDAV: Writing a Client/Server in Go”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Science criticized as unimpressive
“I'm not impressed with his science.”
Comment from 17 Apr 2026 in “All 12 moonwalkers had "lunar hay fever" from dust smelling like gunpowder”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Delta-Vby Daniel SuarezThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'm not impressed with his science.”
“I heard DeltaV is very advanced”
“the excellent Delta-V series by Daniel Suarez”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.