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Altered Carbon has gotta be the best cyberpunk novel in a long time. Gritty, not too fantastical - it just nailed the genre perfectly. I'm also enamored with T

Altered Carbon has gotta be the best cyberpunk novel in a long time. Gritty, not too fantastical - it just nailed the genre perfectly. I'm also enamored with The Culture. Not any particular story, really. Just the setting of post-scarcity + friendly AI. It's like an inverted Star Trek. Everyone is having a blast, and interference is pretty much a moral requirement. Apart from a sitcom set on some GSV, Special Circumstances provides all the setting necessary for tons of fun. Both worlds would have ample opportunity for sex, drugs, nudity and violence. (Which is the only reason I bother watching Game if Thrones these days.) Asimov's Robot books may also be prefect for HBO. Sorta like a hardboiled detective, except robot minds. (I enjoyed those a lot more than Foundation. While fun rides, the basic premise of predicting everything via psychology is just... eh, unrealistic.)

kristianp 12y ago
I'd like to see the Culture's orbitals, drones, etc in a series. The Idiran war from 'Consider Phlebas' would be a rich vein to mine.
- ecaradec 12y ago
  Yes ! The Culture would make a totally awesome serie. I really liked "The Players of Games". I had more difficulties with others books (couldn't finish one ), but the universe with it's overpowered AI living among humans would make a wonderful serie. There are a lot of good questions and some humors. I would really like to watch this.
Stoo 12y ago
I was in two minds reading Altered Carbon. I really liked the setting, the world building was great and the story worked well but the lead character just came across as too powerful for my liking. He was constantly getting threatened or beaten but would always make it out of impossible situations. That felt a little tedious after a while. However, I think it would make an excellent TV series and I would love to see it.

kristianp 12y ago

I'd like to see the Culture's orbitals, drones, etc in a series. The Idiran war from 'Consider Phlebas' would be a rich vein to mine.

ecaradec 12y ago
Yes ! The Culture would make a totally awesome serie. I really liked "The Players of Games". I had more difficulties with others books (couldn't finish one ), but the universe with it's overpowered AI living among humans would make a wonderful serie. There are a lot of good questions and some humors. I would really like to watch this.

Stoo 12y ago

I was in two minds reading Altered Carbon. I really liked the setting, the world building was great and the story worked well but the lead character just came across as too powerful for my liking. He was constantly getting threatened or beaten but would always make it out of impossible situations. That felt a little tedious after a while. However, I think it would make an excellent TV series and I would love to see it.