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Your Sci-Fi suggestions (beehaw.org)
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I haven't had any luck in finding sci-fi books recently. I'm looking for a longer story that takes its time to establish the world/universe and the characters living in it. I like the idea of exploring space or futuristic cities/landscapes and being on a journey together with the protagonist. The story doesn't have to have a happy end or flawless characters, but I also don't like it when everything is hopeless/dystopic and all the characters stumble from one flawed decision to the next one. Some examples of what I enjoyed so far are:

If you enjoyed some of these stories and have any similar suggestions, feel free to share them here. If not, maybe consider checking out the list above... I highly recommend each of these entries.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Asimov's Foundation series is pretty solid. Mostly the same main character for a few of them and then it's his relatives / friends for the rest. Lots of "space politics" very similar to Dune but with a little less war and more science adventuring. I especially liked the first book in the series. The prequels are good but not required reading. It's one trilogy with two prequels and two sequels released decades later.

edit: I also strongly recommend "The World at the End of Time," which has a couple narratives intertwined but is mostly about one man who gets cryogenically frozen a couple times. Very adventurous and pretty sad. Lots of speculative future visions in that one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Thanks for mentioning it. I definitely should've added it to my post, since I enjoyed that story so much. Also, just in case you haven't seen the Apple TV adaptation of it... don't... They completely botched that one imo.

[–] Worx 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wrote a really long praise of Foundation before I realised that you've just said you already like it.. instead I'll just say have you read Caves of Steel and its sequels? They are set about 20k years before Foundation and are also very good

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I haven't read the robot series yet but I'll definitely add it to my list now. Also, please don't feel discurraged to post your perspective here. Even if I've already read the books, there might be others who'll find it helpful!