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What hobbies do you have? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 21 points 5 months ago (5 children)

When I'm not working to get our house and garden into some sort of shape, I read: mostly sci-fi and fantasy. Sadly, many of my favourite books are now only available digitally, but you might find copies in charity shops. I also read modern stories; a few suggestions from both old and modern are listed below:

Julian May

Roger Zelazny

Ben Aaronovitch

Mike Carey

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I already knew Aaronovitch and Zelazny, and now have two new authors! Thanks!

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago*

    Oh boy! you're going to love Julian May! She's my favourite author and her two most famous series (Saga of Pliocene Exile and Galactic Milieu) are utterly incredible. They form a sort of Ring Cycle, so you can either start with The Many Coloured Land (SPE) or Intervention (GM) and you'll end up in the same place.

    I heard that Amazon were considering filming SPE but went for The Wheel Of Time instead. There's some great concept art here.

    Edit: link doesn't work as a shortcut.

    https://manycolored.fandom.com/wiki/Saga_of_the_Exiles_(adaptation_project)

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Simon R Green's Deathstalker

    Jim Bitcher's Dresden Files

    This is my process:

    1. Find a book or series that I like
    2. Enter that in to StoryGraph
    3. Use the "Find Similar Titles" function
    4. Add some of those titles to my To Be Read list (TBR)
    5. Go to second hand stores, flea markets, and used book stores - find copies of the books and buy them for a couple of dollars.

    When I finish the book, I turn it in to a local second hand book store that gives me credits for turning in books. (You can do this online with things like ThriftBooks)

    Rinse and repeat.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    As a fellow SciFi fan, I wanted to pass along this awesome short story. Sure the premise has been done before, but I just love how its written.

    I don't know, Timmy, being God is a big responsibility

    There's a updated version linked on that page, but I haven't had a chance to read it yet, only the old version from 2007.

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