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I'm currently reading the Wool omnibus by Hugh Howey. It's pretty decent I've been making very rapid progress as it's been too hot to sleep here recently now the summer has arrived.

I haven't seen the Apple show, but maybe I'll watch it in the future when I've finished all the books (I had Shift and Dust as well).

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[-] skeswo320@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'm currently reading Chibola Burn, the forth book in The Expanse series. Really enjoying it, specially since the third one was my least favorite of the first three. So it feels good to be loving a book in the series again.

I would recommend the series to fans of somewhat believable sci-fi.

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[-] Tenthrow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Wild book. 3rd in the series. Not finished yet but the first two were incredible.

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[-] clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Just started The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel, too early to see if I like it yet. I’ve got some pretty high hopes though, Station Eleven was absolutely fantastic!

I just finished the Watchmaker of Filigree Street series, and loved that as well! IMO, the second was better than the first, but don’t read the second without reading the first since you need the context.

[-] skinless_corpus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'm reading Children of Ruin, the second book of the Children of Time series. I blasted through the first book in less than a week. First time I've read Tchaikovsky and I love it.

[-] rizo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just ended with 'Children of Time' by Adrian Tchaikovsky and will now start 'Children of Ruin' (the second in the series). I liked it a lot,... the gist of it:

  • Humans terraform planets
  • Humans want 'crispr' intelligent apes
  • Humans kill each other
  • Crispr can't find apes,.. uses spiders instead
  • Other Humans come eons later and find intelligent spiders

The story is told through the eyes of the spiders and the surviving humans and how they try to communicate, think in different terms, fight for the last habitable planet,....

[-] Walop@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I liked the idea, but felt it feared losing the readers and kept over explaining the spider point of view in human terms. I would have liked the spider society be more "other" and more to be left for the reader to figure out and experience the otherness. In contrast Quantum Thief is set in a human society, but it felt actually foreign and more fascinating since the reader is the only fish out of water and the characters don't go out of their way to explain aspects of the word obvious to them.

[-] Kajibits@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

We're going on an adventure!

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[-] alienabductionsg@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

I'm halfway through Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson. I didn't know anything about this book other than it was about a generation ship but I'm really enjoying it. Every time I pick up one of his books I can't believe how good the science is, dude really digs into everything

[-] clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I loved this one! Such an interesting story. I love how he really nails humanity in it as well.

[-] Andy_Memnon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's my 1st time through Count of Montecristo AND Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy! I have an awesome new job that allows me to work 32 hours/week. I have a WHOLE EXTRA DAY EVERY WEEK to read, learn, draw, garden, whatever. So I'm tackling the dense books I've never been brave enough or committed enough to try befor!

[-] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

count of Monte Cristo surprised me. I thought it would be a little boring and have that "this is a super old book" feel to it with a writing style that I just didn't enjoy. but it was actually super interesting and has a killer theme throughout that I did not see coming.

[-] cdipierr@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have a couple things on deck:

  • Light from Uncommon Stars - Ryka Aoki - I've seen this one recommended several times, and finally decided to give it a spin.
  • 36 Streets - T.R. Napper - A more niche title, but something to hopefully give me a bit of a noir fix.
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[-] Toadvark@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I've just started City of Illusions, the third book in Le Guin's Hainish cycle. Most of my life I'd only read her essays and nonfiction, so I'm finally making time for her fantasy/scifi. With some of these earlier books, it's wild to remember that they were written in the early-to-mid 1960's.

[-] Zana@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

House of Leaves. Although I'm struggling because I haven't read a physical book in years and I can't bring it everywhere like I can my Leaf 2.

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[-] Ranolden@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Surface Detail, and The State of the Art by Iain M Banks. Been on a Culture bend recently. Excession is next on my list

[-] AWizard_ATrueStar@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Currently reading “The Exiled Fleet” by J. S. Dewes. This is the second in her “The Divide” series. It is pretty good. I picked up the first book because she did a release event with Scalzi during that time we were all locked in our homes and the story sounded interesting. The first one was compelling enough for me to see the series through although she has not announced the publication of the third book yet and has just released a standalone novel unrelated to the series.

[-] nachof@feddit.cl 1 points 1 year ago

State Tectonics, third book of the Centenal Cycle by Malka Older. It's not bad so far, but it feels like too artificial. Like the setting doesn't make much sense, the author just wanted to play with it. Yes, same applies to the first two books. I liked the first one much more to be honest.

[-] StickBugged@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm currently reading American Psycho and The Two Towers. Both can be slow at times, so it's nice to be able to read one of them and when it gets boring read the other one

[-] stevecrox@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The Ark Royal series by Christopher Nuttel.

Nuttel is rare because most series have an issue of everyone becoming overpowered. He has created enemies far stronger and weaker than humanity, he focusses on how an enemy has a tactical edge.

I find Military Sci-Fi a really relaxing read and it's largely written by ex forces, so gives a really interesting insight into how they are structured and think.

[-] BlendedRacer@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm re-reading "Scions of Humanity" (AEON 14) while I wait for the next book to be released (Galactic Front). You can start reading books from the AEON 14 for free at Rika Mechanized

[-] penfore7@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm reading The Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski. It is the fifth book of The Witcher's series

[-] Pulptastic@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I forgot I read Wool, that was a good book! Currently reading nonfiction (Outlive by Peter Attia) but recently read Axiom's End and enjoyed it.

[-] sotolf@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm reading the "Starship's mage" series by Glynn Stewart, really fun boks, and still after having read 14 books it's still really a fun read :)

[-] Ipodjockey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm working my way through the Red Rising series. Very interesting plot and lovable characters. Brutal violence though.

[-] Darkwatch00@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. First forray into his books. So far very enjoyable.

[-] Headbangerd17@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] grady77@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

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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