Discussion Sci-fi books you've enjoyed lately?

[Jend-Ro Quill]

I'm coming off things like Mickey7 (bombastic irreverent starvation! 3D printing expendable crew!) and Some Desperate Glory (oops I think I'm the war-slave of a fascist dystopia! Also the universe is unraveling!), both of which took way more risks than I expected, and The Martian, which I hated despite adoring the movie. What you got? Any recommendations?

 

[Diogo Talon]

I haven't read The Martian, but I read Weir's Project Hail Mary a couple weeks ago. Nothing special, but it's a fun, easy read.

Based on your play-by, I assume you're a James SA Corey fan. Their latest book, The Mercy of Gods, was a great read and I highly recommend it if you haven't checked it out already. There's Livesuit also, which is a novella set in the same universe.

 

[Jend-Ro Quill]

I haven't read The Martian, but I read Weir's Project Hail Mary a couple weeks ago. Nothing special, but it's a fun, easy read.

Based on your play-by, I assume you're a James SA Corey fan. Their latest book, The Mercy of Gods, was a great read and I highly recommend it if you haven't checked it out already. There's Livesuit also, which is novella set in the same universe.

Thanks for the recs! I bounced off The Mercy of Gods but thinking I should've kept at it past chapter one, lol. I definitely didn't know about Livesuit and it looks like my speed, thanks for this.

 

[Jack Sandrow]

Cannot ever recommend enough, the Paradox trilogy by Rachel Bach.

 

[Jend-Ro Quill]

Cannot ever recommend enough, the Paradox trilogy by Rachel Bach.

These look awesome, thanks for this. Mercenary space opera adventure kind of thing?

 

[Jack Sandrow]

These look awesome, thanks for this. Mercenary space opera adventure kind of thing?

With a dash of space fantasy and just a pinch of Warhammer 40K thrown in for good measure

 

[Eloise Dinn]

The High Crusade by Poul Anderson

 

[Diogo Talon]

Thanks for the recs! I bounced off The Mercy of Gods but thinking I should've kept at it past chapter one, lol. I definitely didn't know about Livesuit and it looks like my speed, thanks for this.

I did the same thing lol I think I was expecting The Expanse and got disappointed, because of course. I breezed through it when I picked it back up, though. Good hunting!

 

[Kaleleon]

Not sure if it counts, but I just finished a book called "Scythe" where its about the world being in a utopia and in order to control the population, there are governmental workers called "Scythes" that kill people to make sure that there aren't to many people living. Very much the idea of "Kill those unworthy to save those who are of value." kind of feel. Supposed to be a series but I only have the first one.

its an interesting premise and thats why I picked it up.

Scythe - Neal Shusterman

 

[Darth Empyrean]

Weird nobody mentioned it yet, but Red Rising is probably my favorite sci-fi series. I tried Project Hail Mary but somehow the humor started to grind on me and I couldn't finish it. Past that, I've been reading alot of Neuromancer, Snow Crash, things like that. Those are all amazing books.

 

[Caelan Valoren]

I have a good author friend that I made through a writing community after I read her book and I can highly recommend it. The next book comes out soon as well. The book is called Dierock88: Kosmonautai Book One.

And before it comes up, no, it's not a reference to a certain former dictator from Germany. I asked.