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My favorite is the Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake

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[-] Throw_away_migrator@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mark Lawrence has several trilogies that fit into this genre. They're fantasy books but the setting/universe is based on science fiction.

Series that I've read and recommend:

Broken Empire

Holy Sister

Red Queens War

I found them all an enjoyable mix of dark/grim fantasy with a good mix of humor. These series all tend to follow an anti-hero or in Broken Empire's case you could argue it's a villain protagonist given just how unsavory a character Jorg is. Even still I found myself liking and rooting for that bastard.

[-] random_states@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Stephen King’s Dark Tower series. Mix of cyberpunk post-apocalyptic parallel universes with science so deep it’s magic.

(Trying not to give away too many spoilers!)

As a bonus, there’s an extended reading list which ties the Dark Tower into books and short stories from King’s universe.

[-] metaltoilet@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

The Broken Earth series is really original and well written.

[-] MisuseCase@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

Someone else suggested N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth series, which is also an unusual take on the post-apocalyptic and survivalism stuff that a lot of people are into these days.

[-] calculuschild@vlemmy.net 1 points 1 year ago

Wait, Gormenghast has Science fiction? When does that show up? I only read the first book so far and don't remember a lot.

[-] dingus@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Third book is all scifi.

[-] bonegakrejg@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Mark Lawrence's "Book of the Ancestor" and "Book of the Ice" series.

[-] learnbyexample@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  • The Captain by Will Wight
  • The Shadows of Dust by Alec Hutson
  • Portal to Nova Roma by J.R. Mathews
  • Starship's Mage by Glynn Stewart
[-] the@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Just finished The Captain. It's so good. I love both Will Wight and Alec Hutson and it seems we have similar taste (good taste 😀)

Any other book recommendations?

[-] OldFartPhil@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  • The City We Became and The Broken Earth series by N.K. Jemisin.
  • Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
  • Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
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