Another companion to 'The Left Hand...' could be 'Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand.' It's a space opera, the narrator is a diplomat, and it has an experimental (to us, readers) construction of gender. Now I need to read 'Inherit the Stars.'
A couple of people tagged me and said we both mentioned The Shockwave Rider on the same day haha (I was mixed on it). 36 Streets and Steel Beach are on my TBR, they sound pretty cool!
I think Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon would be a good 'in between' book for Fuzzy Nation/A Word for World is Forest regarding humans' reaction to an alien race.
Couldn’t agree more about Rendezvous with Rama and Inherit the Stars. I found Rama slow with very few payoffs. Inherit the Stars starts with an amazing discovery on the moon and hits you again and again with new ideas and paradigm shifts.
One of your best videos yet. I love the whole concept of 'if you like this (or don't like this)... then try this' and the selections in this video were, I thought, especially good. Personally I liked Altered Carbon but I really get the concerns about the very graphic levels of violence so its good to have an alternative. Fall of Moondust is a delightful classic read whether or not you like the Martian. Darkling Sea sounds good, as does The Word for World is Forest. But I particularly agreed with your analysis of Rendezvous with Rama (good but slow) and Old Man's War (light) so I've added both Inherit the Stars and Dauntless to my read list. Thank you. I'd also suggest The Forever War by Joe Haldeman as another alternative to Old Man's War. For me, this is what a great UA-cam book channel is all about.
Forever war is on my list for next year- its been staring at me on the shelf. I honestly think you will LOVE inherit the stars. Of all the books, i think u will really like that one.
I need to do some second hand book store searching - Inherit the Stars (even in paperback) is v expensive here in the UK. Not that I ever need an excuse to go into a bookshop...@@secretsauceofstorycraft
Military SF - You might like to try 'Outriders' by Jay Posey - an all action adventure that follows a 'special' special ops team. The sequel 'Sungrazer' is gripping too. I always recommend 'The Gone World' by Thomas Swetelitsch, time travel, terrorism, serial killers, the end of the world, all link into one story. If you like that you could look at 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow' about a virtual recreation of a city that has been obliterated, and how a man is trying to cope with grief caused the loss of his family in the incident, by catching glimpses of their recreations. He uncovers a murder victim in the recreation, and becomes obsessed with solving the murder.
Personally I would have made the comparison of "Rendevous with Rama" by Artur C. Clarke to Greg Bear's "Eon" they were far more similar and yet Greg Bear explored some really interesting concepts that kept me more engaged than Rendevous with Rama.
just finished the last book in the lost fleet series. really liked it, I've never read a book where they dug so deeply into tactics and logistics. the romantic sub plot did come off a bit clunky by comparison though.
Thanks for this channel. It's a refreshing change from others. I don't know if you've read the "Expeditionary Force" series by Craig Alanson or the "Bobiverse" series by Dennis Taylor. Both are quite funny and really take you to fun places. The sci-fi elements are pretty cool. I highly recommend. I've read all of Bobiverse (a new book is coming soon), and 14 books in Expeditionary Force (plus the audio drama and two spin off books about the Mavericks). There's another Expeditionary Force book coming soon, and I hope I can finished this one and 15 before 16 comes out. It'll be close. Haha. Enjoy! 😀
@@secretsauceofstorycraft I am a huge fan of immersion reading (reading an ebook with a word pacer highlight matching the audio playing along at the same time). The audio narration really brings a cinematic experience to the reading experience. Ray Porter did an awesome job with Bobiverse. I laughed out loud a lot. In Expeditionary Force, R.C. Bray brings the whole story to life with his voice acting and comedic timing. I hope you can enjoy the series this way. The audiobooks at a minimum! Enjoy! 😃
Really enjoyed this video. I think you are the first person I have seen talk about Steel Beach, one of my faves. Looking forward to reading Inherit the Stars. Thanks!
I absolutely love your channel. But so far, this is my very favorite video. Please do at least one video like this per year. I loved it! Greetings from Brazil :)
Fun video, thanks for sharing! I have not read any of the books you mentioned, though I’ve nearly picked up Jade City - now I’ve got a nice alternative if i don’t like it!
Interesting video idea! I may check out Shockwave Rider in distant future... I really got put off of reading anything cyberpunk after reading Neuromancer and the rest of the trilogy (sometimes I hate my completionist mind!).
I really like this format! I have read several of the books on your “do not like so well” list, including the Scalzi book and the first book in the Fonda Lee Jade series. I did not finish the Scalzi book, and I did not continue the Jade series because of the kind of endless violence and revenge themes. I’m looking forward to trying your recommendations. Your encyclopedic knowledge of Science Fiction is amazing!
Yes the 2nd Rama book is not great, but you need to read it to get to the 3rd book which is simply amazing and you get more answers, but you need to read all the sequels to understand what's going on which I recommend if you got the time!
Disagree that The Garden of Rama wasn’t great, I liked it a lot when I read it 30 years ago. My favorite in the series. My memory is a little foggy on that series, but I definitely remember liking the second book the most 👍
@@chrisw6164 The Garden of Rama is the 3rd book, which I also agree is amazing and I read it last year. The second book in the series is simply called Rama II which is not bad, but to me repeats the same ideas in the 1st Rama book
I actually disliked everything listed here that I’ve read in the ‘if you read this and disliked it’ category, so this video is particularly good for me.
Thanks for watching!! I have probably half a dozen sites that I get the backgrounds or “b roll” as we call it 😋… some are free but most are subscription based. Storyblocks is probably the one i use the most. If u’d like, u can private message me on discord and I’d be happy to chat more!
Have you read Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh, a novel built upon his Hugo winning short story? As you were talking about books with cyberpunk vibes, it reminded me of this book set not too far into our future, that has interesting technology as well as some good character development. It’s always difficult to recommend books as there is a strong chance that a person won’t connect with a book the same way you did, but I thought I would recommend it all the same.
Cool way to do a recommendation video. For a another take on little fuzzy aliens try Downbelow Station by Cherryh. It's easy to tell the good guys from the bad by how they treat the Downers.
You will get to them, they are everywhere on the station! First time I read it I thought there was too much time spent with the Downers but they grew on me.
I just finished The Left Hand of Darkness. Yes, there was an exploration of what sex and gender might look like in the context of a hermaphroditic society. But I did not get anything from it at all that indicated it was a love story. Unless you mean a love of humanity and wanting what is best for your people and society as a whole.
I agree with you. I didnt get a love story either but if u look at all the litaray anaylsis and whatnot- everyone calls it a love story between two main characters. 🤷🏼♀️
(Here sort of randomly.) I find these types of videos helpful. It's common to like one aspect of a story but not others. Arthur C. Clarke is a great example! I love his worlds and Big Concepts. I have "memories" of Rendezvous with Rama as though I was there. But like you, I wanted so much more. And can I ever remember characters in his books? Nope. But I love the other aspects so much that I put up with these frustrations. I will have to see if Inherit the Stars is in my library. For some reason Amazon has the mass market paperback at $36.98 and the paperback at $329.28. WHAT?! Wow, many of these I had not even heard of before. I've resigned myself to the fact that I will never get to read all the books I want before I die. Sigh.
Book Tube: You guys are scary. Matt recently mentioned Olaf Stapleton ( never heard of him before that). Ira (SF Words of Wonder) a day later picks up a book by him. The day after that.........a "certain person" that sits on the floor of book store and reads. I wish the library near me had Inherit The Stars. Reference desk, maybe? I'll look for it.
U can find inherit the stars for cheap on: AbeBooks.com They sell lots of used books for cheap. I think ull love that one! Also yes, we plan this….(not really) 🤓
2:51 - I would have turned those two the other way around. _The Martian_ is soooo much better (and "life-like") than _A Fall of Moondust._ 5:32 - Hmmm... Another one to my TBR pile. Not that I find anything wrong with the _Rifters_ series - it's just that I want more similar stuff (and it sounds as if Cambias has some _very_ interesting ideas and fun plot elements.) 7:13 - _The Word for World is "Forest"_ is, IMO, one of the weakest of Le Guin's works (a bit too formulaic, like the "new wave" Westerns - mysterious, noble natives, military fortress with evil colonel and good lieutenant...), but it is still better than 95% of often recommended SciFi. Read both, of course. 9:57 - Thank you, thank you! 😀 Now, _this_ one is, IMO, the best Auntie Ursula wrote, along with _The Dispossessed,_ _Four Ways to Forgiveness_ and, if you are into "imagined lyrical ethnography", _Always Coming Home._ I never felt a need for anything in there to be explained to me - the novel spoke very directly, almost viscerally. I find the parallel between Le Guin's and Varley's novel pretty superficial; their very approach to the definition of sex and gender are very different. But, again, _do_ read both. 11:55 - Yes, the sequels _are_ weaker than the original _Rama,_ and, let's face it, Clarke is not aq literary mastermind. He does have some good ideas, but their realization is pretty pedestrian. However, about "not getting all the answers": we don't get them in real life, do we, now? Remaining mysteries are as important in a novel of this kind as are discoveries (and not only for their potential for sequels.) 13:52 - Hm, Stapledon and "easy" in the same sentence... Then again, i haven't read _Sirius..._ 15:19 - Despite the interesting premise of _Dauntless,_ don't you find the whole _Lost Fleet_ series and its numerous spin-offs a bit, umm, simple and formulaic? Then again, 20 novels of pretty solid MilFic might come handy.
Wow i appreciate your time! How thoughtful. I am at work, so this wont b as long as I want but: - you should read sirius. Get back to me - u are right military sf isnt the deepest but neither is old mans war but i cant always read super deep fulfilling life changing books- cuz my brain would explode. - I have a weird relationship with ursula. I love and respect what she did but i have hard time with lots of her more famous books… - more to come in next few months. But let me know
A Fall of Moondust was a "little bit" earlier than The Martian? 50 years! How old ARE you? What IS your expected lifespan? "Fall into Moondust"? Must be some kind of alien. I read Neuromancer shortly after it came out and thought it was barely OK. Years later when it was being ballyhooed to the mountaintops I tried reading it again to see what I had missed. I could not finish it. Shockwave Rider is WAY better.
Rendezvous with rama was great on every front, world building check, characters check, plot check, the want to keep reading to see where it goes, but sadly when you put all those things together it didnt equal a great book. To me it just fell flat.
OK, you did a Le Guin and a Hogan but not with related themes. The Dispossessed and Voyage from Yesteryear Both revolve around socio-economic dichotomies. We now have socio-economic crap making the real world fly apart. Globalization becoming disjointed with China real estate collapsing and chip wars. SF can be more than just entertainment.
Another companion to 'The Left Hand...' could be 'Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand.' It's a space opera, the narrator is a diplomat, and it has an experimental (to us, readers) construction of gender.
Now I need to read 'Inherit the Stars.'
High recommend on “Inherit the Stars”
Inherit the Stars is really good.
A couple of people tagged me and said we both mentioned The Shockwave Rider on the same day haha (I was mixed on it). 36 Streets and Steel Beach are on my TBR, they sound pretty cool!
Hahaha i just watched ur video!! We missed a buddy read opportunity! Next time!
I think Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon would be a good 'in between' book for Fuzzy Nation/A Word for World is Forest regarding humans' reaction to an alien race.
Loved that one! Almost put it on as a recommendation for old mans war too
Couldn’t agree more about Rendezvous with Rama and Inherit the Stars. I found Rama slow with very few payoffs. Inherit the Stars starts with an amazing discovery on the moon and hits you again and again with new ideas and paradigm shifts.
Totally agree!! So glad you had similar experience.
Definitely going to check out The Shockwave Rider! because I loved Neuromancer
You should!
"A Fall of Moondust" is a great book i have not read in decades!
🔥 yesss
A trapped type book which isn't exactly SF book you might like is The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe.
I loved Inherit the Stars! Read it twice. I agree with you about Neuromancer.
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One of your best videos yet. I love the whole concept of 'if you like this (or don't like this)... then try this' and the selections in this video were, I thought, especially good. Personally I liked Altered Carbon but I really get the concerns about the very graphic levels of violence so its good to have an alternative. Fall of Moondust is a delightful classic read whether or not you like the Martian. Darkling Sea sounds good, as does The Word for World is Forest. But I particularly agreed with your analysis of Rendezvous with Rama (good but slow) and Old Man's War (light) so I've added both Inherit the Stars and Dauntless to my read list. Thank you. I'd also suggest The Forever War by Joe Haldeman as another alternative to Old Man's War. For me, this is what a great UA-cam book channel is all about.
Forever war is on my list for next year- its been staring at me on the shelf. I honestly think you will LOVE inherit the stars. Of all the books, i think u will really like that one.
I need to do some second hand book store searching - Inherit the Stars (even in paperback) is v expensive here in the UK. Not that I ever need an excuse to go into a bookshop...@@secretsauceofstorycraft
Military SF - You might like to try 'Outriders' by Jay Posey - an all action adventure that follows a 'special' special ops team. The sequel 'Sungrazer' is gripping too. I always recommend 'The Gone World' by Thomas Swetelitsch, time travel, terrorism, serial killers, the end of the world, all link into one story. If you like that you could look at 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow' about a virtual recreation of a city that has been obliterated, and how a man is trying to cope with grief caused the loss of his family in the incident, by catching glimpses of their recreations. He uncovers a murder victim in the recreation, and becomes obsessed with solving the murder.
Will have to look into this
Personally I would have made the comparison of "Rendevous with Rama" by Artur C. Clarke to Greg Bear's "Eon" they were far more similar and yet Greg Bear explored some really interesting concepts that kept me more engaged than Rendevous with Rama.
I havent read that one yet! But it is on my list!!
just finished the last book in the lost fleet series. really liked it, I've never read a book where they dug so deeply into tactics and logistics. the romantic sub plot did come off a bit clunky by comparison though.
Hahah i agreed but it did break up the military talk and it wasnt too unbearable
Brilliant recommendations! Thank you very much.
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I also did not like Jade City, and I usually lean more towards fantasy. 😂 36 Streets sounds more interesting! Great recommendation video! 😊
Girl! Thank u so much for watching!! Yaya
Thanks for this channel. It's a refreshing change from others. I don't know if you've read the "Expeditionary Force" series by Craig Alanson or the "Bobiverse" series by Dennis Taylor. Both are quite funny and really take you to fun places. The sci-fi elements are pretty cool. I highly recommend. I've read all of Bobiverse (a new book is coming soon), and 14 books in Expeditionary Force (plus the audio drama and two spin off books about the Mavericks). There's another Expeditionary Force book coming soon, and I hope I can finished this one and 15 before 16 comes out. It'll be close. Haha. Enjoy! 😀
Thanks!! I love love love the bobiverse but have yet to enter expeditionary force… might need to move that one up
@@secretsauceofstorycraft I am a huge fan of immersion reading (reading an ebook with a word pacer highlight matching the audio playing along at the same time). The audio narration really brings a cinematic experience to the reading experience. Ray Porter did an awesome job with Bobiverse. I laughed out loud a lot. In Expeditionary Force, R.C. Bray brings the whole story to life with his voice acting and comedic timing. I hope you can enjoy the series this way. The audiobooks at a minimum! Enjoy! 😃
Some of us really like straight-up book reviews, even if you bundle a half dozen at a time. But I like what you do regardless 🍿
Thanks…. I think hahaha 🤣
Really enjoyed this video. I think you are the first person I have seen talk about Steel Beach, one of my faves. Looking forward to reading Inherit the Stars. Thanks!
Thumbs up 👍🏻
I absolutely love your channel. But so far, this is my very favorite video. Please do at least one video like this per year. I loved it! Greetings from Brazil :)
By the way, definitely checking Lost fleet and A Darkling Sea. Maybe Ymir as well. A Fall on a Moondust was already in my tbr :D
Will do!! No problem!
Hope u love them
Fun video, thanks for sharing! I have not read any of the books you mentioned, though I’ve nearly picked up Jade City - now I’ve got a nice alternative if i don’t like it!
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Interesting video idea! I may check out Shockwave Rider in distant future... I really got put off of reading anything cyberpunk after reading Neuromancer and the rest of the trilogy (sometimes I hate my completionist mind!).
Hahah! I relate, but there are good cyberpunk books out there!!
Great video. I’ll probably look into ‘A Fall of Moondust’ because, like you say, I wasn’t enamoured with Andy Weir’s main characters.
Yay! Let me know what you think!
I really like this format! I have read several of the books on your “do not like so well” list, including the Scalzi book and the first book in the Fonda Lee Jade series. I did not finish the Scalzi book, and I did not continue the Jade series because of the kind of endless violence and revenge themes. I’m looking forward to trying your recommendations. Your encyclopedic knowledge of Science Fiction is amazing!
Well b careful! Plenty of these books have revenge or violence in spades. Be sure u check out the book summaries!
Great video Whitney. I really like this type of comparison
Thank you! 🔥
Yes the 2nd Rama book is not great, but you need to read it to get to the 3rd book which is simply amazing and you get more answers, but you need to read all the sequels to understand what's going on which I recommend if you got the time!
Disagree that The Garden of Rama wasn’t great, I liked it a lot when I read it 30 years ago. My favorite in the series. My memory is a little foggy on that series, but I definitely remember liking the second book the most 👍
Well sounds like i should give it a try
@@chrisw6164 The Garden of Rama is the 3rd book, which I also agree is amazing and I read it last year. The second book in the series is simply called Rama II which is not bad, but to me repeats the same ideas in the 1st Rama book
@@haxxy40 I always considered the Clarke-Lee books to be a separate trilogy, but TY.
Love this! Great idea.
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"Lives of the Monster Dogs" is another much more recent novel along the lines of Frankenstein/Sirius
Never heard of it!! But thank you 🙏
Great idea for a video. I’ve heard the Jade series/36 Streets one from others. Definitely going to read the letter as I too didn’t care for Jade.
Jade should not have been three books imo.
I actually disliked everything listed here that I’ve read in the ‘if you read this and disliked it’ category, so this video is particularly good for me.
Haha awesome, I’m glad I’m not the only one….
Wow 🤩 i hope these work for you then!
Great idea! Creator question for you. Where do you get/make the background video clips? Thanks, Jon. 🚀🤖👽📚👍
Thanks for watching!! I have probably half a dozen sites that I get the backgrounds or “b roll” as we call it 😋… some are free but most are subscription based. Storyblocks is probably the one i use the most. If u’d like, u can private message me on discord and I’d be happy to chat more!
@@secretsauceofstorycraft cool beans, will do. 👍
I couldn't agree more. I WANT to like cyberpunk but no luck so far. I'm definitely going to check out your recommendations. Thank you.
Hope you enjoy it! 👍🏻
Inherit The Stars reads exactly like Arthur C. Clarke, and what an interesting book. The other two books are also good, but not necessary to read.
🔥 Agreed!! And such a good. Its coming up on a video later in the month too
If Old Man's War isn't for you , try Home Fires by Gene Wolfe where Wolfe steps into Scalzi and Joe Haldeman territory.
Wow never heard of that… but i did like old mans war- however i will look at it
Keep up the great work.
🔥 🚀 thanks
Have you read Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh, a novel built upon his Hugo winning short story?
As you were talking about books with cyberpunk vibes, it reminded me of this book set not too far into our future, that has interesting technology as well as some good character development.
It’s always difficult to recommend books as there is a strong chance that a person won’t connect with a book the same way you did, but I thought I would recommend it all the same.
I appreciate it- will look into it thank you!
The problem with "Inherit the Stars" is the plodding, utterly graceless prose. Good story, though and this is the first book in a fivr-book series
I guess i didnt notice it. I need to decide if i want to pickup book 2…
@@secretsauceofstorycraft - it is interesting, I will give that, but the pros does not improve from the first volume.
Cool way to do a recommendation video.
For a another take on little fuzzy aliens try Downbelow Station by Cherryh. It's easy to tell the good guys from the bad by how they treat the Downers.
U r genius!! I just started downbelow station. Havent got fuzzy vibes yet- still on the star trek part but loving it so far!!
You will get to them, they are everywhere on the station! First time I read it I thought there was too much time spent with the Downers but they grew on me.
I just finished The Left Hand of Darkness. Yes, there was an exploration of what sex and gender might look like in the context of a hermaphroditic society. But I did not get anything from it at all that indicated it was a love story. Unless you mean a love of humanity and wanting what is best for your people and society as a whole.
I agree with you. I didnt get a love story either but if u look at all the litaray anaylsis and whatnot- everyone calls it a love story between two main characters. 🤷🏼♀️
@@secretsauceofstorycraftThat's because they wanted to see that.
(Here sort of randomly.)
I find these types of videos helpful. It's common to like one aspect of a story but not others. Arthur C. Clarke is a great example! I love his worlds and Big Concepts. I have "memories" of Rendezvous with Rama as though I was there. But like you, I wanted so much more. And can I ever remember characters in his books? Nope. But I love the other aspects so much that I put up with these frustrations. I will have to see if Inherit the Stars is in my library. For some reason Amazon has the mass market paperback at $36.98 and the paperback at $329.28. WHAT?!
Wow, many of these I had not even heard of before. I've resigned myself to the fact that I will never get to read all the books I want before I die. Sigh.
True!!! And also inherit the stars-- mich cheaper on: abebooks.com Just cant go thru amazon for that one….
Thanks!@@secretsauceofstorycraft
The one thing I didn’t like about Neuromancer was the writing style. But I’ll try anything else if it’s cyberpunk, so thanks for the recommendations!
I agree!!!! 🔥 but i love movies and tv shows of cyberpunk- its weird :)
Much of late period Clarke can be an acquired taste.
Book Tube: You guys are scary.
Matt recently mentioned Olaf Stapleton ( never heard of him before that).
Ira (SF Words of Wonder) a day later picks up a book by him.
The day after that.........a "certain person" that sits on the floor of book store and reads.
I wish the library near me had Inherit The Stars. Reference desk, maybe? I'll look for it.
U can find inherit the stars for cheap on: AbeBooks.com They sell lots of used books for cheap.
I think ull love that one!
Also yes, we plan this….(not really) 🤓
great video! I will check out a lot of books you recommended. In terms of gender fluenty I'd recommend Wild Seed by Octavia Butler.
Loved all of her stuff! Am working on an Octavia butler video currently!! Excellent suggestion!
@@secretsauceofstorycraft looking forward to that video 😀
I think the idea of altered carbon was to show the more realistic consequence of violent events
I agree!! There was reason, but it was still hard to read….
Thank you, a little message to support your channel/investment.
🚀 thanks!!
Great recommendations. Did you finish the little fuzzy trilogy and fuzzy nation? If so your thoughts?
I did! So many thoughts. fuzzy nation- didnt really add enough new or interesting elements to make it worth it. Still prefer original. You?
2:51 - I would have turned those two the other way around. _The Martian_ is soooo much better (and "life-like") than _A Fall of Moondust._
5:32 - Hmmm... Another one to my TBR pile. Not that I find anything wrong with the _Rifters_ series - it's just that I want more similar stuff (and it sounds as if Cambias has some _very_ interesting ideas and fun plot elements.)
7:13 - _The Word for World is "Forest"_ is, IMO, one of the weakest of Le Guin's works (a bit too formulaic, like the "new wave" Westerns - mysterious, noble natives, military fortress with evil colonel and good lieutenant...), but it is still better than 95% of often recommended SciFi. Read both, of course.
9:57 - Thank you, thank you! 😀 Now, _this_ one is, IMO, the best Auntie Ursula wrote, along with _The Dispossessed,_ _Four Ways to Forgiveness_ and, if you are into "imagined lyrical ethnography", _Always Coming Home._ I never felt a need for anything in there to be explained to me - the novel spoke very directly, almost viscerally.
I find the parallel between Le Guin's and Varley's novel pretty superficial; their very approach to the definition of sex and gender are very different. But, again, _do_ read both.
11:55 - Yes, the sequels _are_ weaker than the original _Rama,_ and, let's face it, Clarke is not aq literary mastermind. He does have some good ideas, but their realization is pretty pedestrian.
However, about "not getting all the answers": we don't get them in real life, do we, now? Remaining mysteries are as important in a novel of this kind as are discoveries (and not only for their potential for sequels.)
13:52 - Hm, Stapledon and "easy" in the same sentence... Then again, i haven't read _Sirius..._
15:19 - Despite the interesting premise of _Dauntless,_ don't you find the whole _Lost Fleet_ series and its numerous spin-offs a bit, umm, simple and formulaic? Then again, 20 novels of pretty solid MilFic might come handy.
Wow i appreciate your time! How thoughtful. I am at work, so this wont b as long as I want but:
- you should read sirius. Get back to me
- u are right military sf isnt the deepest but neither is old mans war but i cant always read super deep fulfilling life changing books- cuz my brain would explode.
- I have a weird relationship with ursula. I love and respect what she did but i have hard time with lots of her more famous books…
- more to come in next few months. But let me know
Well done
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A Fall of Moondust was a "little bit" earlier than The Martian? 50 years!
How old ARE you?
What IS your expected lifespan?
"Fall into Moondust"?
Must be some kind of alien.
I read Neuromancer shortly after it came out and thought it was barely OK. Years later when it was being ballyhooed to the mountaintops I tried reading it again to see what I had missed. I could not finish it. Shockwave Rider is WAY better.
I cannot reveal my cyborg nature 😝
Glad you agreed on neuromancer- so few people talk about.
If you liked A Darkling Sea, Startide Rising by David Brin might also appeal to you.
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Rendezvous with rama was great on every front, world building check, characters check, plot check, the want to keep reading to see where it goes, but sadly when you put all those things together it didnt equal a great book. To me it just fell flat.
You arent the only one! It’s ok. Check out Inherit the Stars! You wont regret it!
❤❤❤❤❤ The Martian I own 3 copies😊
🔥 I also loved his latest: project hail mary. Would recommend if u havent!
@@secretsauceofstorycraft done did🤗 review posted 😊
i love your videos 🤩
💜 thanks!!!
OK, you did a Le Guin and a Hogan but not with related themes.
The Dispossessed and Voyage from Yesteryear
Both revolve around socio-economic dichotomies. We now have socio-economic crap making the real world fly apart. Globalization becoming disjointed with China real estate collapsing and chip wars.
SF can be more than just entertainment.
That it can. Inherit the stars is the only hogan i’ve read so far