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re: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Recommendation & Discussion Thread
Posted on 3/7/25 at 10:47 am to iwyLSUiwy
Posted on 3/7/25 at 10:47 am to iwyLSUiwy
I've read Bloodsword and the Faithful and the Fallen, and I liked Bloodsworn better, personally.
Faithful and the Fallen is more of a Celtic feel and Bloodsworn is more Norse, though both series have elements of each.
Faithful and the Fallen starts out feeling like the Black Cauldron and almost simplistic then gets increasingly complicated and grey in characters and plot as it progresses. Bloodsworn pulled me in almost immediately.
Faithful and the Fallen is more of a Celtic feel and Bloodsworn is more Norse, though both series have elements of each.
Faithful and the Fallen starts out feeling like the Black Cauldron and almost simplistic then gets increasingly complicated and grey in characters and plot as it progresses. Bloodsworn pulled me in almost immediately.
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Posted on 3/7/25 at 1:02 pm to hogfly
Question for those who have read The Foundation series. Are they all good or is it best to just stick to the original trilogy? From what I’ve read Asimov was pressured into making the 2 sequels and prequels and sometimes that dosent turn out great
Do they still hold up 70 years later? Reading 1984 right now and it kinda got me back in a sci fi mood.
Do they still hold up 70 years later? Reading 1984 right now and it kinda got me back in a sci fi mood.
Posted on 3/7/25 at 3:26 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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Are they in the same universe? Didn't even realize he had other stuff honestly
Different universe for Bloodsworn I'm pretty sure, his initial 4 book series and the follow up trilogy are in the same universe.
Posted on 3/7/25 at 3:35 pm to cfish140
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they still hold up 70 years later?
I know many people rave about it, but I didn't really find that it held up all that well (I've only read the first set). It wasn't bad, but wouldn't be anywhere close to my list of top sci fi I've read.
I'm a big characters guy though, and the constant time jumps keep you from being able to really connect with characters throughout the story.
Posted on 3/8/25 at 12:41 am to auyushu
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my list of top sci
What you got?
Posted on 3/9/25 at 2:18 am to lsugorilla
Some of my favorite Sci Fi in no particular order:
Richard Morgan- Altered Carbon
Neal Stephenson- Snow Crash
Roger Zelazny- Lord of Light (Amber Chronicles too)
Frank Hebert- Dune
Dan Simmons- Hyperion
William Gibson- Neuromancer
John Scalzi- Old Man's War
Stephen R Donaldson- The Gap series
Lois McMaster Bujold- Vorkosigan saga
James Corey- Expanse series
Orson Scott Card-Ender's Game
Douglas Adams-Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
George R R Martin- Tuf voyaging
Chris Wooding-Tales of the Ketty Jay series
Richard Morgan- Altered Carbon
Neal Stephenson- Snow Crash
Roger Zelazny- Lord of Light (Amber Chronicles too)
Frank Hebert- Dune
Dan Simmons- Hyperion
William Gibson- Neuromancer
John Scalzi- Old Man's War
Stephen R Donaldson- The Gap series
Lois McMaster Bujold- Vorkosigan saga
James Corey- Expanse series
Orson Scott Card-Ender's Game
Douglas Adams-Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
George R R Martin- Tuf voyaging
Chris Wooding-Tales of the Ketty Jay series
This post was edited on 3/9/25 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 3/9/25 at 5:00 pm to auyushu
Richard Morgan- Altered Carbon
Neal Stephenson- Snow Crash
Roger Zelazny- Lord of Light (Amber Chronicles too)
Frank Hebert- Dune - read agree good
Dan Simmons- Hyperion
William Gibson- Neuromancer
John Scalzi- Old Man's War
Stephen R Donaldson- The Gap series
Lois McMaster Bujold- Vorkosigan saga
James Corey- Expanse series
Orson Scott Card-Ender's Game - read. Agree Very good
Douglas Adams-Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy - read agree good
George R R Martin- Tuf voyaging
Thank you. I’m going to have to check out the rest
Neal Stephenson- Snow Crash
Roger Zelazny- Lord of Light (Amber Chronicles too)
Frank Hebert- Dune - read agree good
Dan Simmons- Hyperion
William Gibson- Neuromancer
John Scalzi- Old Man's War
Stephen R Donaldson- The Gap series
Lois McMaster Bujold- Vorkosigan saga
James Corey- Expanse series
Orson Scott Card-Ender's Game - read. Agree Very good
Douglas Adams-Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy - read agree good
George R R Martin- Tuf voyaging
Thank you. I’m going to have to check out the rest
Posted on 3/10/25 at 10:17 am to lsugorilla
Ended up trying Suneater and finished book 1 Empire of Silence. Felt kinda like Kvothe in space. The Cieclin art is awesome. Prob woulda stayed in Emesh to with Anais but alas. Starting Howling Dark today will prob go back to Cradle 3 when done with that and bounce back and forth.
Posted on 3/10/25 at 3:47 pm to cfish140
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Question for those who have read The Foundation series. Are they all good or is it best to just stick to the original trilogy? From what I’ve read Asimov was pressured into making the 2 sequels and prequels and sometimes that dosent turn out great
Do they still hold up 70 years later? Reading 1984 right now and it kinda got me back in a sci fi mood.
I'm more fantasy over Sci-Fi but my wife is more into Sci-Fi. It's her all-time favorite Sci-Fi. I wasn't the biggest fan of the OG trilogy because it's a little more politically driven than I prefer but I do think the rest of the series is worth reading as well. I might have actually liked Foundations Edge and Foundation and Earth better than I did the others. There was a little more conflict going on in those two.
I personally enjoy the Robot series quite a bit more than the Foundation series. Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun in particular hold up really well and are very fun reads.
Posted on 3/10/25 at 3:51 pm to spehog
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Ended up trying Suneater and finished book 1 Empire of Silence. Felt kinda like Kvothe in space. The Cieclin art is awesome. Prob woulda stayed in Emesh to with Anais but alas. Starting Howling Dark today will prob go back to Cradle 3 when done with that and bounce back and forth.
yes EOS is widely considered the weakest of Sun Eater as Roucchio was quite young and first novel. rest of the series is quite good
Posted on 3/10/25 at 7:09 pm to PillageUrVillage
I just started fall of Hyperion, I am liking the series a lot. Was in a bit of a rut after I finished red rising series
Posted on 3/11/25 at 4:50 am to A_Rational_Tiger_Fan
I read the first one last year and was hooked after the priest story. Everything after that was a letdown. Couldn’t even get through book 2. I think it was just “TOO sci-fi” for me if that makes sense. I couldn’t wrap my mind around the whole time tomb thing
Posted on 3/11/25 at 12:20 pm to cfish140
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think it was just “TOO sci-fi” for me if that makes sense.
I probably wouldn't suggest Foundation for you then, it's old school sci fi, about as sci Fi as it gets.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 1:13 pm to A_Rational_Tiger_Fan
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I just started fall of Hyperion, I am liking the series a lot. Was in a bit of a rut after I finished red rising series
I couldn't get into Hyperion. I need to try it again.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 1:15 pm to auyushu
Yeah thats kinda what i was worried about. Think ill check out Gwynne's stuff next
Posted on 3/11/25 at 1:33 pm to spehog
Wait are you taking a break from SciFi or are you taking a break to read more SciFi?
I’m rereading the Night Angel trilogy as I downloaded Night Angel Nemesis and found I had completely forgotten the entirety of the series.
It’s brutal and fun and a page turner.
I’m rereading the Night Angel trilogy as I downloaded Night Angel Nemesis and found I had completely forgotten the entirety of the series.
It’s brutal and fun and a page turner.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 1:37 pm to cfish140
So I'm reading Of Blood and Bone trilogy currently. I would definitely recommend reading the Faithful and the Fallen first if you are going to start in this "world." Of Blood and Bone takes place about 100 years after the end of the Faithful and the Fallen with lots of overlapping plot points and references to characters in the first series.
Alternately, if you don't know if you want to commit to 7 books, you could start with the Bloodsworn trilogy which is set in a different world (albeit with some of the same historical Earth cultural touchstones). I'm really liking the Of Blood and Bone book I'm reading currently, but I think that the Bloodsworn books might be stronger.
Alternately, if you don't know if you want to commit to 7 books, you could start with the Bloodsworn trilogy which is set in a different world (albeit with some of the same historical Earth cultural touchstones). I'm really liking the Of Blood and Bone book I'm reading currently, but I think that the Bloodsworn books might be stronger.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 1:42 pm to auyushu
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Black company isn't super philosophical or nearly as "throw you into the action and show not tell" as Malazan though. Black company is a little bit like a mix of Abercrombie and malazan, but more similar in style to malazan.
The Black Company is one of the greatest series of fantasy ever created and I couldn’t get into Malazan.
My favorite author going right now is Brian McClellan.
Powdermage and Gods of Blood and Powder were so much fricking fun.
Glass Immortals is excellent, too.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 2:07 pm to LoveThatMoney
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Glass Immortals is excellent, too.
I really need to get around to reading this eventually, but I'll probably wind up waiting till he finishes it or until the last book's release date is announced.
I love me some Blood and powder and the powder mage series though, fantastic books.
Black Company is an excellent series, Cook and Zelazny are probably my favorites of the old school 70-80s fantasy/sci fi guys. I really like Cook's Garrett P.I. fantasy detective books too.
But yeah, Malazan is probably one of the more hot and cold series out there, people tend to love it or hate it. I love it, but it's definitely not for everyone.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 2:51 pm to auyushu
I'm sure all of you are aware, and fans of Black Company I am sure are aware as the series are often compared, but the Thieves' World series is fantastic if you like gritty, dark fantasy like Black Company.
Basically a bunch of the 1970s fantasy author heavy hitters created a shared short story anthology series where each of them had characters that they wrote about, but they would interweaves the stories together in the city of Sanctuary.
Reading a reddit thread right now that claims that the books don't hold up, so I may have to go back and reread them, since I read them in my teens.
Basically a bunch of the 1970s fantasy author heavy hitters created a shared short story anthology series where each of them had characters that they wrote about, but they would interweaves the stories together in the city of Sanctuary.
Reading a reddit thread right now that claims that the books don't hold up, so I may have to go back and reread them, since I read them in my teens.
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