The Fifth science by Exurb1a. It's a collection of short stories in a shared universe. Love it so far. Author has a good youtube channel if you're into that.
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Just started "The City We Became" by N.K. Jemisen. It took a minute for me to get my bearings, but I'm really digging the concept
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I've been reading Carrion Comfort. Really cool mystery story with people that can mind control. You're always trying to figure out what the Game is and what are these pawns accomplishing.
Its a little long winded but Dan Simmons can write a compelling story.
Def more Horror than Science Fiction.
Simmons does a good job with horror as well as science fiction. Hyperion is a wonderful blending of the two imo. The Terror is good as well for the hostile environment and isolation he manages to convey
His more recent work though... I'll just leave this NPR review https://www.npr.org/2011/07/28/137621172/one-rant-too-many-politics-mar-simmons-dystopia
I've finished Wool in the middle of Silo season 1. I was wondering what might a regular viewer think of Shift? (I think that's the second of the trilogy)
I enjoyed the more sentimental moments between our main character and Mechanical, but preferred in the show that the Mayor was given more depth.
I'm Listening currently because it's convenient at work but, Finishing the Bobiverse for my 3rd go around
I'm reading Thrawn: Traitor (Thrawn Canon books #3). Not the greatest series I've ever read by any means but I need a break from the Stormlight Archives Ave my library had no wait on these.
You read any of his new kickstarter books? I'm reading "The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England" right now and it's quite a fun little read.
I haven't yet, these Stormlight books are hefty as hell but I'll get to his other stuff after.
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I really enjoy the books by Peter F Hamilton, my favourites being Pandora's Star and it's sequel Judas Unchained.
The worlds he creates are just so detailed and interesting to read about, and of course the story is very compelling
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After being a sci-fi nerd for a long time, I want to read through some of the classics that inspire it. So I'm reading The Epic of Gilgamesh, with Lucian's true history next.
Sounds pretentious I know but it's pretty cool seeing where some stuff originated from.
Anyone have any I should add the the list then let me know.
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I’m currently hooked on the Dresden Files, by no means perfect literary master pieces but damn if I’m not completely hooked. I’m averaging one-two books of the series a week right now lol
Also just finished Revival by Stephen King as an audio book. I’m a big Stephen King fan, but I have to say I did not find this book to be that scary and the build up was looooong even by his standards.
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Re-reading Ready Player One. I want to forget how bad the sequel is and how they butchered all character development at the beginning of the book.
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I'm re-reading Broken Angels (the sequel to Altered Carbon) by Richard Morgan. Of the three books in the trilogy, this is the one I liked the most.
I've got River Of Pain by Christopher Golden on pause. It's an Aliens-prequel about the colony set up on the planet where the Nostromo crew picked up the alien. I haven't read it before, but I'm pretty sure I know how it ends.