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I pute it in capitals for emphasis. The darkest, most fucked up sci-fi ever written.
Check out Matter or Surface Detail
^ What is the plot?
very complex, too much really to put in a post but it’s just asshole aliens doing really fucked up, horrible shit to each other.
I can’t recommend them highly enough
oh but if you do decide to read them then MAtter is probably the one you should read first as it explains the general idea behind the series.
The series is called “Culture novels”. The Culture are the main race that are dealt with in the books. They’re badass
I’m currently working my way through the Culture series. The Player of Games was my favorite of them though, not really sure why. Matter was also very good.
Currently reading Inversions; it’s different. I’m reading it for the sake of finishing the series, but I kind of got burnt out. Excession just wore me out.
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Changing authors… I really enjoy Charlie Stross’ work though. Some of his books are genuinely mind-blowing, but you pretty much have to either be very well versed in a bunch of topics, or comfortable hopping on wikipedia every time you don’t understand things.
Although, for a fun introduction to his work, The Atrocity Archives is a good book. Bizarre concept, and educated humor. You can really only categorize that book as comedy/sci-fi/horror/action/mystery.
A review:
“The novel is a neat mix of horrific fantasy – demons and Lovecraftian monsters and the like – with smart contemporary SF. Add aspects of spy thrillers and Dilbertian office comedy, and throw in Nazis and nasty Islamists and a very secret branch of British Intelligence. It’s told very wittily, though the central horrors are still pretty scary. The overall tone is snarky and fun, not horrific.”
Good stuff.
LoRez – will definitely check out. Thanks!
The Games by Ted Kosmatka
it’s set in the future where genetically engineered gladiators fight each other to the death in an Olympic event. the only rules are that there cannot be any human DNA involved in creating the fighter. an experimental supercomputer is used to design the genetic code for a gladiator that has a genome never before seen on earth.
the Looking Glass series by John Ringo and Travis S. Taylor
how can you not love a series that has the Alliance Space Ship, yes the A.S.S. Vorpal Blade, and proves that Duct tape can fix almost anything.
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Without doubt one of the best Sci-Fi books you’ll read in your lifetime: Hyperion by Dan Simmons.
It is an absolute must. Do it now, and thank me later.
[quote]Magicpunch wrote:
Without doubt one of the best Sci-Fi books you’ll read in your lifetime: Hyperion by Dan Simmons.
It is an absolute must. Do it now, and thank me later.[/quote]
Agreed!
I like how it feels like a mix of The Canterbury Tales with Lost and H.P Lovecraft.
I finished the second book and started the third but stopped. That doesn’t mean the book is bad. I don’t have a problem stopping a book in the middle to read something else. I’ll come back to the third book later. Actually, I may also go back and read Hyperion again.
[quote]Nards wrote:
[quote]Magicpunch wrote:
Without doubt one of the best Sci-Fi books you’ll read in your lifetime: Hyperion by Dan Simmons.
It is an absolute must. Do it now, and thank me later.[/quote]
Agreed!
I like how it feels like a mix of The Canterbury Tales with Lost and H.P Lovecraft.
I finished the second book and started the third but stopped. That doesn’t mean the book is bad. I don’t have a problem stopping a book in the middle to read something else. I’ll come back to the third book later. Actually, I may also go back and read Hyperion again.[/quote]
Agree. I’ve read everything from Simmons.