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sci-fi series recommendation (lemmy.world)
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I've finished the "Old Man's War" series from John Scalzi. It was great!

Can you recommend any other good sci-fi series playing in space for my next read?

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[–] 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

If you like hard eco-political sci-fi, Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars series is one I still think about often, and I read it about 20 years ago now. Bonus: if you like it then he's written a whole lot of other great stuff.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Second these.

    For his other books, Aurora and 2312 are both space heavy.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I recently re-read Aurora. It's incredible, maybe my favorite of his.

    I've not yet read 2312 because when I find an author or director I like I want to spread out reading/watching them. I hate the idea that one day I'll have read all of KSR's books. I think it's time to dive in though.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    I kind of do that too. I read the Mars series for the first time a few years ago, and read 2312 and Aurora back to back a few months ago. NY 2140 will probably be my next one of his.

    I've also had The Martians (short stories from the Mars series) on my desk for a couple of years now, and I read it in short spurts here and there.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I still need to get back to that one and read the third one. Red Mars was the first adult level reading book I purchased as a kid and it was beyond my reading level. I kept that book for 20 years before reading it in my 30s. I read the first two and they are good, but very dense books. Eventually I’ll get back to the third.

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