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Since nothing in this community is about technology we might as well talk about science fiction. (lemmy.world)

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All the stories on the FP are about labor relations and corporate shenanigans. So anyway, do you like Star Trek or Star Wars better? Anybody still ike to read old school sci fi, for example I really love Poul Anderson's Polesotechnic League stories - the swashbuckling adventures of intersteller trador Nicholas van Rijn and his Solar Spice and Liquors company, David Falkayne, et al. Good old basic space opera.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Back in the days of Star trek the next generation, Voyager and Deep Space 9, I Would say Star Wars is not really Science Fiction but Science Fantasy.
But unfortunately that's become true for Star Trek too.

As Science Fiction I clearly prefer old school Star Trek, but as Science Fantasy Star Wars does it way better IMO.

I hadn't heard about Poul Anderson’s Polesotechnic League stories before, they look very interesting, I'll bookmark that for when I feel like some old school SciFi. 👍 😀

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

'War Of The Wing-Men' is a good one to start with.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Thanks. I just found the entire series, 😋 but with some odd numbering?:

Anderson, Poul - Polesotechnic League - 01 - The Trouble Twisters
Anderson, Poul - Polesotechnic League - 02 - War Of The Wing-Men
Anderson, Poul - Polesotechnic League - 03 - Trader To The Stars
Anderson, Poul - Polesotechnic League - 04 - Satan's World
Anderson, Poul - Polesotechnic League - 05 - Mirkheim
Anderson, Poul - Polesotechnic League - 06 - The Earth Book Of Stormgate
Anderson, Poul - Polesotechnic League - People in the Wind

Completely different numbering than for instance the recommended here?

https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/polesotechnic-league/

Which would you recommend?
By publication date or chronological story line?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I always try to go by publication.

Someone put it this way [they were talking specifically about the Conan stories]. If you meet someone and get to chatting you don't tell your story in chronological order. Maybe the first story you tell is about what happened at work, or your most recent vacation. After you've known them a while you talk about grade school.

That's my opinion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

Thanks. 😀