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If you're interested in series, I recommend the one beginning with Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton. It's only two books, but it's a great space opera to div

If you're interested in series, I recommend the one beginning with Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton. It's only two books, but it's a great space opera to dive into. Spin by Robert Charles Wilson is also good. I haven't read the sequel(s) but the first book can be treated as a standalone, and has some big ideas. Finally, the Algebraist by Iain M. Banks remains one of my all-time favorites.

xandrius 2y ago
Do you have any non-space related books (non-series are ok)? Just curious :)
- marcellus23 2y ago
  I'm not sure I know of any that are similar to the 3 Body Problem that don't involve space. But if you're just asking about SF in general... Spin, which I mentioned above, takes place entirely on Earth. But it's definitely at least somewhat "space-related" in terms of its plot. Caves of Steel by Asimov is a certified classic who-dunnit in a far-future underground New York City. If you're interested in golden age scifi at all, this is a great one to check out. Anathem by Neal Stephenson is one of my favorite books of all time. It has a tiny bit of space in it, but the whole book pretty much takes place on a single planet. Permutation City by Greg Egan is all about computer-simulated consciousness. Thought-provoking but also a bit horrifying. I also love Fine Structure by qntm (author of Lena[0]). Though it's a bit rough around the edges, I find that every time I pick it up to re-read it, I can't put it down until I'm done. Those are just some ones I personally like. There's more I could list, but SF is a very wide genre and I have my biases — you should check out /r/printSF for some more broad recommendations maybe. 0: https://qntm.org/lena https://qntm.org/lena
  - xandrius 2y ago
    Thank you so much, I'll explore those :)
freilanzer 2y ago
> Finally, the Algebraist by Iain M. Banks remains one of my all-time favorites. Funny. I have given up on the book after the first half since it bored me and I had to stop.
- marcellus23 2y ago
  To each their own. I can understand that, since it is a pretty long book, and if you're not interested in the Dweller culture or the political background of the Hegemony (? — I think that's what the government is called) by the halfway point, you probably won't enjoy it. Have you tried any other Banks books?
  - freilanzer 2y ago
    > Have you tried any other Banks books? I can't remember any, if so. Most likely I have 1-2 audio books.

xandrius 2y ago

Do you have any non-space related books (non-series are ok)? Just curious :)

marcellus23 2y ago
I'm not sure I know of any that are similar to the 3 Body Problem that don't involve space. But if you're just asking about SF in general... Spin, which I mentioned above, takes place entirely on Earth. But it's definitely at least somewhat "space-related" in terms of its plot. Caves of Steel by Asimov is a certified classic who-dunnit in a far-future underground New York City. If you're interested in golden age scifi at all, this is a great one to check out. Anathem by Neal Stephenson is one of my favorite books of all time. It has a tiny bit of space in it, but the whole book pretty much takes place on a single planet. Permutation City by Greg Egan is all about computer-simulated consciousness. Thought-provoking but also a bit horrifying. I also love Fine Structure by qntm (author of Lena[0]). Though it's a bit rough around the edges, I find that every time I pick it up to re-read it, I can't put it down until I'm done. Those are just some ones I personally like. There's more I could list, but SF is a very wide genre and I have my biases — you should check out /r/printSF for some more broad recommendations maybe. 0: https://qntm.org/lena https://qntm.org/lena
- xandrius 2y ago
  Thank you so much, I'll explore those :)

freilanzer 2y ago

> Finally, the Algebraist by Iain M. Banks remains one of my all-time favorites. Funny. I have given up on the book after the first half since it bored me and I had to stop.

marcellus23 2y ago
To each their own. I can understand that, since it is a pretty long book, and if you're not interested in the Dweller culture or the political background of the Hegemony (? — I think that's what the government is called) by the halfway point, you probably won't enjoy it. Have you tried any other Banks books?
- freilanzer 2y ago
  > Have you tried any other Banks books? I can't remember any, if so. Most likely I have 1-2 audio books.