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Ask HN: What sci fi books are you reading now?

3 points by pianetanaif 5mo ago

I’m looking for fresh recommendations. What sci-fi books have you started or finished recently?

SyntaxErrorist 5mo ago
I am currently halfway through "Blindsight" by Peter Watts. It's a tough read but easily the most thought provoking take on consciousness and first contact i have encountered in years.
- pianetanaif 5mo ago
  Thanks for the suggestion!
- cheese_van 5mo ago
  It didn't grab me at first but your comment makes me think I should give it another go, thanks. I remember that initially I had a world of trouble with Conrad's Heart of Darkness but I hit it again and was amply rewarded, so Ill give Blindsight another try, thanks.
rationalist 5mo ago
Somewhat lesser-known sci-fi novels I read in the past: The Unincorporated Man (and three sequels) Cross between science fiction and fantasy: Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality ("HPMOR") - the premise is that Harry Potter is raised by a good aunt and uncle, and is taught the Scientific Method and so he uses that when encountering magic. Old Man's War (and sequels) by John Scalzi Redshirts by John Scalzi Science-reality: Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Ra by qntm There is no Antiemetics Division by qntm
pianetanaif 5mo ago
In the post I didn’t mention what I’m reading: Robot by Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg
MehdiBelkacem 5mo ago
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cheese_van 5mo ago
I can recommend A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. Heartily recommend in fact. And if you're like me, always looking for a series to fill the time, I can recomend the Solar Clipper series by Nathan Lowell. It's nothing dramatic, just human interactions, which I found refreshing.
tim-tday 5mo ago
The latest dungeon crawler Carl book comes out on Tuesday. That’s a fun series. I’m also reading the new James SA Corey series (the expanse). The first one is called “the mercy of gods”. I also received the recommendation of “what moves the dead” but I haven’t read it yet.
abstractspoon 5mo ago
"we can remember it for you wholesale" PKD

3 points by pianetanaif 5mo ago

I’m looking for fresh recommendations. What sci-fi books have you started or finished recently?

I am currently halfway through "Blindsight" by Peter Watts. It's a tough read but easily the most thought provoking take on consciousness and first contact i have encountered in years.

pianetanaif 5mo ago
Thanks for the suggestion!
cheese_van 5mo ago
It didn't grab me at first but your comment makes me think I should give it another go, thanks. I remember that initially I had a world of trouble with Conrad's Heart of Darkness but I hit it again and was amply rewarded, so Ill give Blindsight another try, thanks.

rationalist 5mo ago

Somewhat lesser-known sci-fi novels I read in the past: The Unincorporated Man (and three sequels) Cross between science fiction and fantasy: Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality ("HPMOR") - the premise is that Harry Potter is raised by a good aunt and uncle, and is taught the Scientific Method and so he uses that when encountering magic. Old Man's War (and sequels) by John Scalzi Redshirts by John Scalzi Science-reality: Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Ra by qntm There is no Antiemetics Division by qntm

pianetanaif 5mo ago

In the post I didn’t mention what I’m reading: Robot by Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg

MehdiBelkacem 5mo ago

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cheese_van 5mo ago

I can recommend A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. Heartily recommend in fact. And if you're like me, always looking for a series to fill the time, I can recomend the Solar Clipper series by Nathan Lowell. It's nothing dramatic, just human interactions, which I found refreshing.

tim-tday 5mo ago

The latest dungeon crawler Carl book comes out on Tuesday. That’s a fun series. I’m also reading the new James SA Corey series (the expanse). The first one is called “the mercy of gods”. I also received the recommendation of “what moves the dead” but I haven’t read it yet.

abstractspoon 5mo ago

"we can remember it for you wholesale" PKD