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Does anyone know any Hard Sci Fi books about humans surviving without any hospitable worlds? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking to get inspiration for my own writing. I need a hard sci fi series where earth (and earthlike worlds) are too rare, inaccessible, and/or previously spoiled beyond ability to sustain life. Bonus points if it is set on a multi-generational space station or starship without any other options and goes into detail about life support, living space, mineral mining and expansion of the station to accomodate a growing population, and daily life of it's residents.

If anyone remembers Drifter Colonies from Titan A.E., that's what's in my head.

I'm looking for The Martian levels of realism, and I'm fine with a bit of "Unobtanium" clichés if they're not core to the story.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson is this.

Also Tau Zero by Poul Anderson, to a degree.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Came here to say Seveneves as well. Just borrowed it again from the library today actually! Highly recommend.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Just chiming in to say Seveneves is a great read.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I was going to suggest Tau Zero. It might not be exactly what he's chasing but there's are some similar points. Plus it's really good and fairly short.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

It certainly ticks off the hard science point, but is more about how the crew deal with everything philosophically. Nothing like the Martian I guess.