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sci-fi series recommendation (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by spacehedgehog@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.world
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I've finished the "Old Man's War" series from John Scalzi. It was great!

Can you recommend any other good sci-fi series playing in space for my next read?

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[–] be_gt@feddit.nu 46 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The expanse

[–] spacehedgehog@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

unfortunately, I've already watched the series. I was not aware that the story originated from a book (well, books). Is this a problem? Do the books have substantially more story than the serie?

[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This one, all day long!

[–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think it'll take you at least two days to read all nine books.

[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

Hahaha you sir underestimate my ability to read slow!

I actually do read slow and I’m ok with that

[–] SEND_BUTTPLUG_PICS@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Their new series is really good too, but in a totally different way than the expanse. I highly recommend it!

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Politics in The Expanse and bureaucracy in the Captives War. Too bad it’s so short, only a trilogy.

I love the way they try to describe stuff given only having our perspective.

Not-turtles, night drinkers, nothing is what it seems. The Expanse is more space centric than The Captives War though.