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

I second Octavia Butler.

On my list to read, but haven't yet, is N.K. Jemisin.

A fairly new author is Malcom Turnbull. He was on a radio interview a while back and the book (The Lesson) sounded interesting so I gor it and read it.

A lot of the sci-fi books I've been reading lately have black [main] characters. I don't know if those authors are black though. I have to look into it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

MiX file explorer for android does this. It's free. Not sure if it's open source though, does anyone know?

It does use open source libraries.

Latest version is 6.64.3 beta.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/

"MiXplorer (Mix of Explorers) is a fast, smooth, beautiful, reliable and fully-featured file manager with a simple and intuitive user interface." created by XDA member and Recognized Developer @HootanParsa

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

I recently finished Station Eleven and honestly thought it was a bit boring. After that read I was put off of that author. Is Sea of Tranquility on par with Station Eleven? Should I reconsider?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Be excellent to each other!

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

It's in my queue. Really looking forward to it. Heard lots of good things.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

No I haven't, but it looks good. I have read The Wayward Pines Trilogy and Dark Matter, both by Crouch. I liked the Pines. Dark Matter was okay.

Thanks for the tip.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I like time travel, if that's a trope. I'm always looking for a new take on it as many different stories using it have already been told.

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

Watched all the Expanse series and started reading the Expanse books. I'm now on book 4 (Cibola Burn). When I watched the series, I really could figure out or understand what was going on. I just kept watching due to the charismatic enthusiasm of the fans online. I finished the TV series but still didn't quite "get it" and still felt lost. But now that I'm reading the books, I now understand what's happening and am enjoying it.

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

Understood. I like seeing the movie or series after reading the book, for some reason.

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

I understand and agree regarding a stale take on an existing trope. It is hard to find a new take on a concept, but just as you, that is exactly what I'm looking for too.

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

I understand, thank you for your input,

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