| Read the whole Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy a few years back. Check out 'There Is No Antimemetics Division' -- just the most recent one I read and really enjoyed, quick read too, probably only a few hours if you really dig into it, took me like 4 or 5 IIRC. Also, because it's timely. A friend recommended me the above book, and it reminded me of this book that I have yet to recommend to him... The Fifth Science by Exurb1a Other good ones in no particular order. House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds -- probably my favorite starting point for his work as it's a standalone novel, but I've read everything he's written and enjoyed most of it. This is a story told over the course of multiple tens of millions of years, and it flows well. Culture Series by Ian M. Banks -- Only made it through the first two books, and really enjoyed them, having trouble getting into the third but I have a feeling I'll enjoy the rest of the series. Just re-read the 2nd a few days ago. Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky -- Planet of the Apes but with Spiders, not entirely accurate but an apt teaser I think. Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie -- Only got through the first in this series of three, but really enjoyed it. I've probably burned through another 250 books in the last 5 years or so, this is just top of mind recent memory stuff. I have the good luck that my father is an absolute monster with reading, so I'm a few thousand recommendations behind. Feel free to reach out, e-mail is username here at gmail. |