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Recommendations after the Murder bot Diaries (lemmy.world)

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I'm normally a bit more of a hard scifi reader with the likes of Bobiverse and Expanse (and Andy Weir/Thaichovsky/IanMBanks/Herbert etc) but I really enjoyed this humerous take on a rogue cyborg.

Is there anything out there in this vane I should look into?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I've been reading the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers and I've really been enjoying them. They're not hard sci fi but the stories are engaging and I really like how the characters interact with each other.

Also, if you haven't read any Alistair Reynolds I'd highly recommend any/all of his books. Harder sci fi but also incredibly well-thought out.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yeah! The wayfarer series is fabulous!

I took this exact route, I read murderbot diaries, then wayfarer, then l really struggled to find anything as good after that.

The single best hard scifi novel I've ever read was called "fallen dragon" by Peter F Hamilton. Without spoiling anything I'll just say this, I've never seen a book so perfectly snatch up all its loose ends and tie them in a neat bow. It's impressive.

If you're into space battles, there's the Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell. And If you like the lost fleet, you'll probably also enjoy the Temeraire series (not scifi, but fun). It's literally Master and Commander with dragons, England vs France, trying to halt Napoleon's steady advance and defeat the dragons of Napoleon's formidable aerial core.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Peter F Hamilton is fun to read, but boy does he like deus ex machina resolutions to his plots.

Along the space battle/space military route there's the Vorkosigan Saga and Vatta's War.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

I'm a big fan of Vatta's War, it was a breath of fresh air after reading a lot of David Weber. (Weber's space battles are unmatched but his political views are so frustrating)

I'll have to try the Vorkosigan Saga. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Oh thank you, I haven't read Fallen Dragon and it sounds exactly the kind of book I'd enjoy, so it's going on my reading list.