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My favorite scifi series is the Polity Universe by Neal Asher. The Polity are these benevolent AI that rule humanity after "The Quiet War". It is called that b

by ArtDev 5y ago

My favorite scifi series is the Polity Universe by Neal Asher. The Polity are these benevolent AI that rule humanity after "The Quiet War". It is called that because not a single shot is fired because they just take control of all hightech weapons and technology one day. The books would be considered utopian scifi if the rest of the universe wasn't so gritty. Which is why it is my favorite series.

noir_lord 5y ago
The Culture is the future I want, the polity is the one I could accept. Asher world builds literally better than anyone I know - his aliens feel truly alien. The Hooder is straight out of nightmare fuel.
- pcthrowaway 5y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture for anyone who hasn't heard of it. Sounds like an unlikely, but possible future.
  - noir_lord 5y ago
    Aye which is why of the two I think the Polity would be the more likely outcome given human nature. The Polity universe is technologically comparable to the Culture but in almost every other way darker, grittier and dirtier. There are quite a few parallels between them though - enough that if you love one you'll at least like the other.
thefreeman 5y ago
what is the first book in this series?
- Cipater 5y ago
  Prador Moon https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1060548.Prador_Moon https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1060548.Prador_Moon
  - exhilaration 5y ago
    Thank you, Audible link for the interested: https://www.audible.com/pd/Prador-Moon-Audiobook/B00F3HVM84 https://www.audible.com/pd/Prador-Moon-Audiobook/B00F3HVM84
- gknoy 5y ago
  From Neal Asher's Wikipedia page [0], you may consider starting with "Gridlinked" (2001). I've read 3/5 of the Agent Cormac series set in the Polity setting, starting with that book, and thoroughly enjoyed it. (Now I need to go read all the rest, apparently...) The AI-ruling-humanity idea took a bit to warm up to. They do seem to be presented as benevolent overlords. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Asher#Bibliography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Asher#Bibliography

by ArtDev 5y ago

noir_lord 5y ago

The Culture is the future I want, the polity is the one I could accept. Asher world builds literally better than anyone I know - his aliens feel truly alien. The Hooder is straight out of nightmare fuel.

pcthrowaway 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture for anyone who hasn't heard of it. Sounds like an unlikely, but possible future.
- noir_lord 5y ago
  Aye which is why of the two I think the Polity would be the more likely outcome given human nature. The Polity universe is technologically comparable to the Culture but in almost every other way darker, grittier and dirtier. There are quite a few parallels between them though - enough that if you love one you'll at least like the other.

thefreeman 5y ago

what is the first book in this series?

Cipater 5y ago
Prador Moon https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1060548.Prador_Moon https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1060548.Prador_Moon
- exhilaration 5y ago
  Thank you, Audible link for the interested: https://www.audible.com/pd/Prador-Moon-Audiobook/B00F3HVM84 https://www.audible.com/pd/Prador-Moon-Audiobook/B00F3HVM84
gknoy 5y ago
From Neal Asher's Wikipedia page [0], you may consider starting with "Gridlinked" (2001). I've read 3/5 of the Agent Cormac series set in the Polity setting, starting with that book, and thoroughly enjoyed it. (Now I need to go read all the rest, apparently...) The AI-ruling-humanity idea took a bit to warm up to. They do seem to be presented as benevolent overlords. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Asher#Bibliography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Asher#Bibliography