Aside from Project Hail Mary which I assume every /c/sciencefiction subscriber is going to read what have you been reading or plan to read?

Here is last months post. What are you Reading? (August 2023)

  • eagleeyedtiger
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    1 year ago

    I recently finished Alastair Reynolds’ House of Suns, which I enjoyed. It’s actually the first of his books I’ve read. I’m looking forward to reading more of his books.

    Currently I’m reading Neuromancer for the first time.

    • Che Banana@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      In the middle of Absolution Gap. I really enjoyed his one off books (pushing ice, century rain, terminal world and his colaboration with Baxter on Medusa Chronicles) however i finished the “last” book of the Revelation Space series and was very, very underwhelmed.

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        1 year ago

        What’s your favourite standalone book from him? I’m not wanting to start any series at the moment.

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          1 year ago

          as a stand alone The Prefect, it is set in the Revelation Space Glitter Band era, and is a good introduction to it but absolutely apart from the R.space books. He has written a second book and since changed the name, but I have the sneaking suspicion he wrote the Prefect with the intention of it being stand alone and since has shoehorned in a second and is writing a third book. I would also recommend his short story collections: diamond dogs turquoise days, and galactic north.