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I'm currently reading the Wool omnibus by Hugh Howey. It's pretty decent I've been making very rapid progress as it's been too hot to sleep here recently now the summer has arrived.

I haven't seen the Apple show, but maybe I'll watch it in the future when I've finished all the books (I had Shift and Dust as well).

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[–] readwallah 2 points 1 year ago

Currently reading The Best of World SF 2. It's nice to see how sci-fi has influenced other authors around the globe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I tried buying the wool omnibus on his website and couldn’t checkout…I’m gonna try again now, thanks for the reminder

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Reading the Wool as well, but it's too hot here to concentrate on more than one or two pages at a time. :)

(NEVER trust a person selling you a property. They can bullshit even the smallest inconsequential details, like the ability of your heat pump to work in reverse, to cool the house down)

The TV show is nice, but it's moving pretty slow. And I feel like it's just going to get killed before any kind of conclusion is reached, that's why I started with the book.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm Listening currently because it's convenient at work but, Finishing the Bobiverse for my 3rd go around

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

House of Leaves. Although I'm struggling because I haven't read a physical book in years and I can't bring it everywhere like I can my Leaf 2.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm halfway through Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson. I didn't know anything about this book other than it was about a generation ship but I'm really enjoying it. Every time I pick up one of his books I can't believe how good the science is, dude really digs into everything

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I loved this one! Such an interesting story. I love how he really nails humanity in it as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I just finished Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke and it was great!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

About to start an engineering degree so I'm reading Wiring Simplified lol highly recommend

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

I am rereading Malazan Book of the Fallen. Just started the fourth book, House of Chains.

The start of this book is the hardest for me to get through. The first couple of chapters are really boring to me and it's only after

spoilerKarsa is captured and Torvald Nom is introduced
that I start getting into the story. The rest of the book is phenomenal, of course.

Edit: damn, is there no other spoiler option that just greys out the words?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Working on the Texcalaan series by Arkady Martine. The universe is fascinating and the cultural imagination is a great way to look at our own with fresh eyes. I'm about halfway through book two and enjoying thoroughly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've recently finished reading "Nemesis" by Isaac Asimov. It's one of Asimov's latest works and even though it's not a masterpiece it deserves more

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Probably only relevant to German readers, I'm currently enjoying "Sanctum" from a series by Markus Heitz. He made a trilogy about werewolves and one about vampires, both are great if you're into spooky stuff, action and a bit of fictional violence. ;) Personally, I think that the Judas trilogy (the one about vampires) is written slightly better and a more fluent story arc, so if you only would give one of them a try and you're not an absolute werewolf fan, I'd start with "Kinder des Judas".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Currently reading Fairy Tale by Stephen King, though it's not really science fiction more fantasy. Before that I read Intergalactic Exterminators Inc. by Ash Bishop which I thought was great. Its very funny with good character development.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Currently reading Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton. It's the sequel to Pandora's Star.

Imagine if humans developed wormhole technology to travel to other states systems instantly and abandoned space travel. Very fun read. It has a wide spread of characters and settings so it can get a bit confusing at times.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been reading Carrion Comfort. Really cool mystery story with people that can mind control. You're always trying to figure out what the Game is and what are these pawns accomplishing.

Its a little long winded but Dan Simmons can write a compelling story.
Def more Horror than Science Fiction.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Simmons does a good job with horror as well as science fiction. Hyperion is a wonderful blending of the two imo. The Terror is good as well for the hostile environment and isolation he manages to convey

His more recent work though... I'll just leave this NPR review https://www.npr.org/2011/07/28/137621172/one-rant-too-many-politics-mar-simmons-dystopia

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've finished Wool in the middle of Silo season 1. I was wondering what might a regular viewer think of Shift? (I think that's the second of the trilogy)

I enjoyed the more sentimental moments between our main character and Mechanical, but preferred in the show that the Mayor was given more depth.

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