Pushing Ice
Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynoldsby Alastair Reynolds
Shares rank 88 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
A standalone science fiction novel by Alastair Reynolds, recommended as an easy entry point to his work and as a fun, fairly unique read.
A standalone science fiction novel by Alastair Reynolds, recommended as an easy entry point to his work and as a fun, fairly unique read.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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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
Standalone entry point to Reynolds
“I got into him via the standalone Pushing Ice”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Sins of the Children (Adrian Tchaikovsky)” Scratches a similar itch
“scratch roughly the same itch for me”
Comment from 16 May 2026 in “Accelerando (2005)” Fairly unique and fun
“it's fairly unique and fun to read”
Comment from 31 Oct 2026 in “What is a light-day? The milestone Voyager 1 is closing in on” Pairs well with other Reynolds books
“followed closely by Pushing Ice by the same author”
Comment from 27 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?”
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 |
| Pushing Iceby Alastair ReynoldsThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's fairly unique and fun to read”
“scratch roughly the same itch for me”
“I got into him via the standalone Pushing Ice”
“followed closely by Pushing Ice by the same author”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.