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submitted 1 year ago by simon@lemmy.utveckla.re to c/books@lemmy.ml

I have soon finshed all of The Expanse (which I have enjoyed immensely) and last month I finished Peter F Hilton’s Pandoras Star. While I enjoyed the second half of Pandoras Star, they (it’s a trilogy) are such heavy books with rather slow pace. One of my favorite reads last year was Recursion by Blake Crouch - it’s fast paced and just a plain joy to read. The same goes for The Martian and Project Hail Mary.

Given this, do you have any recommendations for what to read next?

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[-] hybridhavoc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I would usually recommend some Alastair Reynolds to anybody into science fiction. I always suggest starting with House of Suns because it's a stand-alone novel that is really good and will give you a pretty good idea of what to expect from his writing. But his Revelation Space series is where the bulk of his writing is. However, I wouldn't call his work fast paced. So you might not get into it.

I have recently been reading the Murderbot Diaries. They are extremely easy and enjoyable reads. Could definitely give those a try.

If you enjoyed Recursion, you would probably like another book by Blake Crouch, Dark Matter.

[-] simon@lemmy.utveckla.re 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks! Yeah I really enjoyed Dark Matter :)

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