Don’t really know how to explain this. I like sci fi and would love to dig deeper into it. Am avid reader and enjoyed Project Hail Mary (though set in space, this book is just amazing), Dune, short stories by Ray Bradbury and TV shows like Raised by the Wolves, Westworld, From (love From!). But e.g. Foundation I really disliked. Wheel of time is massive and I lost interest. Even the guide through galaxy I appreciated but was not really into it. Somehow, all those lots of traveling, lots of worlds, lots of many novel/invented names and terms render reading laborious for me.
Can you help me pin what is that I like and perhaps offer me a suggestion where to start? Thanks!
EDIT: thanks everyone for your excellent suggestions! So happy to be a part of lemmy community. I might make a follow up thread in couple of months so we can discuss some of the works. And lastly, if you been reading this far: have a good weekend.
Try some cyberpunk stuff, it’s great “local” sci-fi, with hardly any of that muck you don’t like.
“Neuromancer” - William Gibson
“Snow Crash” - Neal Stephenson
“Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” - Philip K DickWhy is it always those 3? Is there no other cyberpunk books people read? They are very heavy reads. Heres a few “mediocre” cyberpunk books I found entertaining, everyone takes place on earth:
- “A cyberpunk saga” by Matthew Goodwin, if you prefer teamwork and strong friendship. And a VERY stereotypical cyberpunk world.
- “Daemon” by Daniel Suarez, a techno triller, if you enjoy overly “smart” villains who think multiple moves ahead.
- “Immortality Upload” by Patrick Fell, if you like MMOs and VR.
- “Neo Cyberpunk”, a genre anthology book. Multiple short stories. I found Matthew Goodwins books because I enjoyed his short story.
I just read Nexus, which is called post cyberpunk.
I assume its this one by Ramez Naam? Looks cool.
Yes, that’s it
It’s really good, especially if you like technothrillers.
Even better, The Big Book of Cyberpunk comes out next month.
Cool! Thanks for the tip, choomba!
