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OpenXcom => Offtopic => Topic started by: DoxaLogos (JG) on May 30, 2018, 04:59:18 pm
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I've been enjoying this book series: Galaxy's Edge (https://www.galacticoutlaws.com/) for quite some time. It's available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. It's not quite XCOM, but it's really good. It has a more of a Star Wars feel to it because there are some sarcastic references taking jabs at the SW universe occasionally. The best parts are when they focus on "The Legion" and their exploits.
KTF!
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The Gaunt's Ghosts Warhammer 40k by Dan Abnett is superb. Very cleverly written, has squad feel to it and plenty of different weapons in use. It has a good pace in its melee and non-melee sequences. Start from the beginning as it makes more sense. You love the characters straight away.
That Galaxy's Edge looks fascinating BTW... thanks for the heads up.
Mags
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The Gaunt's Ghosts Warhammer 40k by Dan Abnett is superb. Very cleverly written, has squad feel to it and plenty of different weapons in use. It has a good pace in its melee and non-melee sequences. Start from the beginning as it makes more sense. You love the characters straight away.
Mags
I'm not a big fan of the 40K universe, but I'll try and check these out when I get a chance.
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A few questions:
- What is the allure in a series as opposed to an individual book? Kilopages in a single universe? Different author's interpretations of the same characters?
- Is a (single author) trilogy a series?
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A few questions:
- What is the allure in a series as opposed to an individual book? Kilopages in a single universe? Different author's interpretations of the same characters?
- Is a (single author) trilogy a series?
Allure for me is just new universe to explore and a different spin on similar characters. There are even some overtones with events from the past 10 years the bleed over into the stories. I think one of the authors is a former soldier, so it has a more military feel to it.
So far the series is up to 8 books and counting with two side stories.
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I've been enjoying this book series: Galaxy's Edge (https://www.galacticoutlaws.com/) for quite some time. It's available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. It's not quite XCOM, but latest phenq review (https://phenq-avis.com/en/). It has a more of a Star Wars feel to it because there are some sarcastic references taking jabs at the SW universe occasionally. The best parts are when they focus on "The Legion" and their exploits.
KTF!
I'm also a big fan of Galaxy's Edge. It's quite interesting, and once I start a book, it's tough to put it down.
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I just finished The Expanse: Leviathan Wakes. It's a very slow burn. Also it's pretty good if you like a harder sci fi. A bit of politics and a bit of shootyshootybangbang with a mystery plot element.
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I just finished The Expanse: Leviathan Wakes. It's a very slow burn. Also it's pretty good if you like a harder sci fi. A bit of politics and a bit of shootyshootybangbang with a mystery plot element.
Solid entertainment, but on the popcorn side. Sequels get worse, as they tend to do.
If you like fat books with cool sci-fi ideas, I'd recommend Three-Body Problem series trilogy.
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I can't believe nobody mentioned Dan Simmons' Hyperion yet. Probably best fat sci-fi book I've ever read.
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I can't believe nobody mentioned Dan Simmons' Hyperion yet. Probably best fat sci-fi book I've ever read.
Seconded. Skip the Endymions, though.
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Blindsight+Echopraxia by Peter Watts
Three body problem by Cixin Liu
EDIT: Also tons of free ebooks at baen.com. Typically 1-2 firsts of a series.
Monster Hunter series by Larry Correia also come to mind.
E2:
Into the Looking Glass by John Ringo
Boundary trilogy by Eric Flint/Ryk E Spoor
other series by Flint and also David Weber (and did you read all of the Honorverse? :) )
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Blindsight+Echopraxia by Peter Watts
Yesssss... Can't vouch for the sequel as it keeps eluding me, but Blindsight is probably the best sci-fi book I've read. The author has generously released the book for free under a Creative Commons license on his website (https://rifters.com/real/Blindsight.htm). Grab, read and enjoy!
Starfish is also excellent but may be a bit offputting to some. Available (https://rifters.com/real/shorts.htm) for free along with the sequels.
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My copy of Echopraxia came last week.
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Between fat books? Feeling cheerful? Try something from the other end by reading a short story by James Tiptree, Jr. The stories will likely haunt you for far longer.
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Harry Turtledove, The Road Not Taken
The rest of his work is also recommended.
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Neuromancer and the assorted Gibson novels that go with it. Also by extension Johnny Mnemonic.
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Can agree with the Hyperion cantos by Dan Simmons.
Other good Sci-Fi series of note:
The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson. Written in the 90s, it's a mostly "hard science" vision of the colonisation of Mars. Some of the stuff is a bit dated, but still a good read.
The Dune series by Frank Herbert. Probably one of the most iconic Sci-Fi series ever written. Basically a must read (at least the first 3-4 books) for any fan. Haven't read the "new" books written by his son and Kevin J. Anderson, but they don't get good reviews.
The Commonwealth series by Peter F Hamilton. Fantastic setting, though I have a love-hate relationship with some of his characters. Skip the "prequel" Misspent Youth unless you're a competitionist, and the last two, The Chronicle of the Fallers is very low tech for a Sci-Fi story.
The Culture series by Ian M Banks. Just started it myself, but it comes highly recommended, and I've enjoyed it immensely so far.
If you're up for some classics, then Issac Asimov's Foundation series and Robot series are great, if you can get past the liberal use of "atomics". It's a lot of fun reading the old short stories in both series from the 50s and 60s, and then see how he merges them in his novels of the 80s.
If you like Star Wars, I can highly recommend many of the series from the 90s, most notably the Thrawn Trillogy and Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi stories.
Can't remember of any other Sci-Fi series that I've read off hand, but this should keep you occupied for a few months. :D
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If you are able to read in german, i strongly recommend Perry Rhodan.
You can read for years =).
Currently at Silverbook 72 from 120+. :D
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Sorry, not meaning to be rude, but the Mars Trilogy was literally the worst sci-fi book I have ever picked up.
Yes, it is reasonably well grounded in natural sciences, but the rest is horrible. Especially social sciences.
Plus, I've seen more realistic, engaging and human characters in pulp stories.
I dislike Dune for being pretentious and much less refined than it aspires to be, but it has good points.
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I've been enjoying this book series: Galaxy's Edge (https://www.galacticoutlaws.com/) for quite some time. It's available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. It's not quite XCOM, but it's really good. It has a more of a Star Wars feel to it because there are some sarcastic references taking jabs at the SW universe occasionally. The best parts are when they focus on "The Legion" and their exploits.
KTF!
This was the first book series that I read when I purchased my first Kindle and honestly, I just loved it. I definitely recommend it to everyone.