Aside from Project Hail Mary which I assume every /c/sciencefiction subscriber is going to read what have you been reading or plan to read?
Here is last months post. What are you Reading? (August 2023)
Just finished Lightbringer by Pierce Brown. Red Rising series is a must!
Currently reading Codex Alera 5 and loving every minute of it
I’m listening to the expanse series while I work on my basement. I’ve already read the entire series, but it’s so good I’m happy to listen again. On cibola burn now!
I also read Semiosis by sue Burke recently, it was a fun pulpy series (two books total I think)
Getting rid of Twitter and Reddit has been productive. I read the Expanse (and the novella collection) as well as Project Hail Mary, and the first book of the Three Body Problem.
I really want to read Children of Time, but I am forcing myself to finish reading the Dune series I just bought lol.
I have 60 pages left of The Wheel of Time series, and what a ride it’s been. Just incredible!
Already looking for a series to fill the massive impending void. Was thinking of maybe Mazalan or Law Trilogy. Any advice or other suggestions, anyone?
Oh man, what a ride indeed. That series really is epic! And just in time for Season 2 of WoT to drop on Amazon!
If you liked that series, and in particular the last 2-3 books, then I’d recommend working your way through Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere, and the Stormlight Archive series in particular. Not classic sci-fi (although I’d argue it still fits on some levels), but an excellent fit after reading Robert Jordan.
I’d say go with the Stormlight Archive or the Mistborn series next. Both are long enough to fill that void.
Right now I’m reading Leviathan Wakes and I cannot put it down. It’s such a good book!
At work I’m listening to The Digital Plague and it’s pretty darn good. Book 2 of the Avery Cates series which is in the dark, gritty cyberpunk genre with a good amount of dark humor.
Both are really good books!
I am reading Leviathan Falls now. The entire series is great. I haven’t wanted to put any of them down.
I'm 75% finished with the book myself!
I’m nearing the second go through of Leviathan Wakes, knowing where the series ends, it’s great to revisit it.
Brin's Uplift War series.
Snowcrash: pleasantly surprised by the quality of the world building, which I love.
Diamond Age next!
Good idea! Thanks for the recommendation.
I have enjoyed all of his works. The Baroque Cycle took me a few tries to get into before I stuck it out; great read but man is it long and dry at times. Anathem was challenging because of the new lexicon he introduced.
My favorites are snowcrash, seveneves, termination shock, and cryptonomicon in roughly that order.
Slogging through Norman Spinrad's Bug Jack Barron
Usually I love Spinrad, but this is just so dated: The idea that a TV talk show host with a massive audience is holding the rich and powerful accountable, as opposed to pandering to them…
I just finished re-reading the entire Expanse series and fell back on an old friend, Harry Dresden. Going to put that Weir book on my list though. I really enjoyed The Martian so I’d like to explore more of his work.
Been reading Rendezvous With Rama, incredible so far!
It's so good. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but I love how the story is told based on observations rather than exposition through dialogues. I don't always need to relate to characters and their lives, sometime I just want to know about the weird gravity or atmosphere and stuff. For the longest time people said it could not be made into a movie, but Denis Villeneuve stepped up to the plate and I cannot wait to see what he does with it.
I just finished Quantum Radio by A.G. Riddle. Now working on Wool.
The wool omnibus? If so those were really good
I didn’t realize it’s a collection of short stories, but yeah, on Casting Off right now.
