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I'm reading this on my lunch breaks:

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[-] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 2 points 13 hours ago

The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin is one, but I've also been chewing through the Murderbot series

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

The Muderbot show has been pretty good. I think the cut aways to the SciFi slop he watches is some of the best material, but it's fun all around.

The Broken Earth trilogy just didn't hook me, though. I think if I hadn't ingested so much high fantasy over a lifetime, it could have been good. But at a base level, it just felt like something I'd already read. Same with The Poppy War.

At some point, I think I just want to read the histories, rather than the Fantasy Inspired By the histories.

[-] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 2 points 4 hours ago

I haven't read too much high fantasy in my life, so maybe that's why I'm mostly enjoying it. I've decided I haven't been reading enough for many years, so this year that's changing. At 13 books so far I think! Was looking for sci-fi recommendations online and this trilogy was one I hadn't heard of. Think I might go down the Hugo & Nebula award winners list for a while.

Do you have any sci-fi/fantasy recommends?

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

You can't go wrong with the classics. I'm a big fan of Asimov's I, Robot and Foundation. Le Guin's Hanish Cycle is fantastic, particularly The Dispossessed. I loved Dune and Ender's Game (although their sequels are mid).

If you want some pop SciFi, try Timothy Zhan's Hier to the Empire or Tales from Mos Eisley Cantina. The Bobverse was also a lot of fun.

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