I'm looking for something like 'A Fire Upon the Deep' or 'The Stars my Destination'. There should be a lot of world building and the plot shouldn't linger in just one place most of the book.

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[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Anything by Alastair Reynolds is pretty big picture. Revenger is about space pirates with crazy unique lore. House of Suns spans tens of thousands of years and the whole galaxy. Terminal World is all on one planet but the concept is so unique it goes everwhere from a sci-fi wonderland to a western to airship pirates.

The Gods Themselves by Asimov stays pretty local to earth/the moon but there's whole other dimension, too.

[–] JayleneSlide@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You're going to bring up Alastair Reynolds and just not mention the Revelation Space series?! Fie! FIE ON YOU!!! :D

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Because I found it hard to get through. His ideas are so big and so cool but I personally found the pacing with those dragged on. I couldn't finish.