Rifters trilogy
Rifters trilogy by Peter Wattsby Peter Watts
Shares rank 63 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
Recommended for Watts's fantastic writing and the interesting technology in the series; some readers find parts of it less palatable.
Recommended for Watts's fantastic writing and the interesting technology in the series; some readers find parts of it less palatable.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: 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
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not 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
Fantastic, enjoyable writing
“Honestly I've never read anything from Watts that I didn't really like.”
Comment from 4 Oct 2026 in “Blindsight (Watts Novel)” “The whole Rifters trilogy (quadrilogy?) is amazing”
Comment from 11 Jun 2026 in “Starfish by Peter Watts (1999)” “Also Watts writing is fantastic.”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “ChatGPT Spontaneously Generates Sexual Violence and Hardcore Snuff Imagery”
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 |
| Rifters trilogyby Peter WattsThis page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Rifters should definitely get more attention.”
“Honestly I've never read anything from Watts that I didn't really like.”
“Also Watts writing is fantastic.”
“If someone is mature enough to read his book, they'll be able to process the less palatable parts themselves.”
“author-insert misogynist sadism gratification-porn”
“His Rifters books had some interesting tech in them that I want to see in the real world”
“The whole Rifters trilogy (quadrilogy?) is amazing”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.