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The Void Trilogy hits closer to The Culture than does the Commonwealth Saga (which is why I didn't recommend that series). You have a (near) post-scarcity socie
by tiltowait 2y ago
The Void Trilogy hits closer to The Culture than does the Commonwealth Saga (which is why I didn't recommend that series). You have a (near) post-scarcity society grappling with what it means to be human and how much intervention is necessary or even right. It delves deeper into politics than The Culture—or at least does so more blatantly—and even centers around an OCP.
All that said, it's close but not quite there. In its defense, I don't think it's trying to be a successor to The Culture. It's not nearly as thought-provoking, which I think is that intangible quality that makes The Culture what it is.
It's still an excellent series well worth reading! I hope you enjoy it.
Right now I'm looking for some good (preferably hard) SF audiobooks to check out on Libby. Discovery can be a challenge!
- Loughla 2y agoOoooooo I have recommendations for that!! The best, absolute best audiobook (not even science fiction just audiobook in general), go for Hyperion by Simmons. The voice acting and sound design is better than most movies I've seen. It's legitimately the best piece of audio media I've encountered. If you haven't listened to it, do that now. You will not regret it. The only problem with it is that it's so engaging because of the voice acting that you might lose track of time. I drove 16 hours once way once and had that as a companion for both the going and return trip. It was amazing. For something crunchier, try the Nights Dawn series by Peter Hamilton. That series is IMPOSSIBLE to get through in print, but the audiobooks are doable. There are so many settings and characters that I had to make a spreadsheet while reading. But for some reason the audiobooks are way more approachable.