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Friday Fun Thread for November 8, 2024

Be advised: this thread is not for serious in-depth discussion of weighty topics (we have a link for that), this thread is not for anything Culture War related. This thread is for Fun. You got jokes? Share 'em. You got silly questions? Ask 'em.

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(scratches nose absent-mindedly) So what kind of SF reader are you?

I've read cca 400+ books on last count, most of them SF. Surely I could come up with a few recs.

I'd say I've been diverse in what I've read, and haven't disliked much. Also read a good amount of fantasy though scifi is my first pick.

  • Classics - Asimov, Heinlein, Bradbury.
  • Midrange - Niven, the aforementioned culture series, Orson Scott Card, William Gibson, Michael Crighton, Dan Simmons
  • New school? - I really liked Peter Watts, Paolo Bacigalupi, and read some of the tie-in novels for video games.

If I had to pick what I'm into I'd say harder scifi appeals to me far more than the alternative. Once you have that, I tend to like grittier/dystopian stuff I guess.