The Big Science Fiction Recommendation Thread

[Jacuzzi Billy]

I'm reading the fourth Red Rising book. Haven't decided if I like it.

 

[Falldog]

Finished Planetside. It was okay, same narrator that does the Barney and Tincan series, so the narration is solid, but the story is pretty by the numbers military with only the bare minimum of sci-fi elements to fall into the category. Ending was pretty abrupt and rubbish.

 

[Falldog]

Started up with The Quantum Magician.

Initially in audio book form, but their choice of narrator wasn't a good one. He makes the character sound twice as old as he should be, and emphasis and pauses are way off from how I read the same content.

Moved onto to reading, but there's a fair amount of depth/intricacy in the science that makes it easy to skip things while reading in bed at night.

Not really sure what I'd compare it to from a sci-fi novel perspective, which is refreshing.

 

[JoeyDVDZ]

I'm reading a trilogy now, first book almost done, pretty interesting. Called The Origin Mystery trilogy, by A.G. Riddle. First novel is called The Atlantis Gene. About a super secret organization trying to cull the human population to force an evolutionary leap in human kind. Interesting read.
The second and third are called The Atlantis Plague and The Atlantis World.

 

[Falldog]

I'm reading a trilogy now, first book almost done, pretty interesting. Called The Origin Mystery trilogy, by A.G. Riddle. First novel is called The Atlantis Gene. About a super secret organization trying to cull the human population to force an evolutionary leap in human kind. Interesting read.
The second and third are called The Atlantis Plague and The Atlantis World.

Started listening to this. Not my favorite author but it has my attention.

 

[JoeyDVDZ]

Started listening to this. Not my favorite author but it has my attention.

I'm about halfway through book 2, it's good for what it is. Pretty simplistic story, but I like. It's an easy read, nothing too complex to keep track of.

 

[gorram]

I'm reading a trilogy now, first book almost done, pretty interesting. Called The Origin Mystery trilogy, by A.G. Riddle. First novel is called The Atlantis Gene. About a super secret organization trying to cull the human population to force an evolutionary leap in human kind. Interesting read.
The second and third are called The Atlantis Plague and The Atlantis World.

Started that a few years ago and the first book was just ok, never got around to continuing the second.

 

[gorram]

I'm about halfway through book 2, it's good for what it is. Pretty simplistic story, but I like. It's an easy read, nothing too complex to keep track of.

Listened to a nutty series last year that reminded me of Origin called Deathless, first book "No such thing as werewolves". The audiobook was fairly humorous and well performed. Good for a background fill audiobook while working or other tasks.

Plenty of subtle and not so subtle Clinesque type references too.

 

[Falldog]

I'm about halfway through book 2, it's good for what it is. Pretty simplistic story, but I like. It's an easy read, nothing too complex to keep track of.

Perfect audio book fodder really.

 

[Falldog]

Finished Quantum Magician last night.

It's very unique, has some great characters, and builds a really great universe around a very simplistic core. Probably going to end up in the top 20 of my list.

 

[Jacuzzi Billy]

Children of Time book 2 is out.

 

[Saikotic]

Children of Time book 2 is out.

There's a book 2? That's the spider book right? Hm.

 

[Jacuzzi Billy]

There's a book 2? That's the spider book right? Hm.

Yep. The spider one. Getting very good reviews.

 

[Saikotic]

Yep. The spider one. Getting very good reviews.

Do you know where there's a good summary/rundown of the first novel? I remember much of it, but some details are fuzzy.

 

[Falldog]

Do you know where there's a good summary/rundown of the first novel? I remember much of it, but some details are fuzzy.

Spoiler

Crazy lady accidentally spills super intelligent spiders and ants on a far away planet when she meant to put monkeys and have them develop into another branch of humanity. Half the story involves the spiders evolving, developing technologies and society, etc. The other half of the story is a colony ship from Earth looking for a place to go because Earth blew it self up or some such. They're on the way to planet with the spiders but they don't know the spiders are there. They have all kinds of conflict being stuck on the ship and basically everyone turns into waring cunts. They all eventually have fights and the good humans and the good spiders prevail and they set off into space for space adventures.

 

[Saikotic]

Spoiler

Crazy lady accidentally spills super intelligent spiders and ants on a far away planet when she meant to put monkeys and have them develop into another branch of humanity. Half the story involves the spiders evolving, developing technologies and society, etc. The other half of the story is a colony ship from Earth looking for a place to go because Earth blew it self up or some such. They're on the way to planet with the spiders but they don't know the spiders are there. They have all kinds of conflict being stuck on the ship and basically everyone turns into waring cunts. They all eventually have fights and the good humans and the good spiders prevail and they set off into space for space adventures.

I already jumped into and back out of the new novel. The beginning wasn't doing anything for me. Thank you, though

 

[Falldog]

Got around to updating my sci-fi list. https://otakurevolution.com/content/falldogs-scifi-novel-rankings-august-2019-edition

Added Added The Quantum Magician (19), The Dark Beyond the Stars (23), and The Atlantis Gene (54)