So over the last year+, I've chewed through almost all of Peter Hamilton's collection (Salvation Sequence, Commonwealth Series, Void Trilogy), Red Rising Series, The Bobiverse, Murderbot Diaries, and Andy Weir's big three (The Martian, Artemis, Project Hail Mary).

Going to jump into Delta V and Critical Mass next, with The Expanse Series planned after that with Revelation Space, Old Man's War, and Alien Clay set as future reads along with Children of Time.


Anyone up for discussion about those and others you've liked?

Based on the books you have read, a Big recommendation for Columbus Day by Craig Alanson. Book one of Expeditionary Force.

SF with humor and action.

What have been your favorites out of those?

Blake Crouch has some good sci-fi/action novels.

Tough question to be honest.

I really enjoyed the humor of the Murderbot series, I want to see the AppleTV series, but also don't want to be let down.

I think Hamilton's books were great. I'm sure there were some sloggers, but felt like that was more the case with Red Rising than the other - that set of books is also fairly different than the rest, IMO, not really "Space Opera" to me. I felt like the Bobiverse books were similar to the Commonwealth Saga, in that you were more invested in the "group" than a singular character as the main focus (although, Bob.... right?)

zip90 said:

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Based on the books you have read, a Big recommendation for Columbus Day by Craig Alanson. Book one of Expeditionary Force.

SF with humor and action.

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Second this. Long series but really good. I'm about 2/3s the way through them.

There is a spinoff called Mavericks but you should read it in a specific order. There are sites that tell you the order to read the ex force / mavericks series in.

Timothy Zahn's Quadrail series is very entertaining

Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkisigan Saga is classic space opera.

James S.A. Corey - Expanse series. You'll be glad you did. This one's the gold standard for me.

Alastair Reynolds - Revelation Space series. Chasm City's the first in this series, I think. Been a while since I read these.

Wolfpac 08 said:

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double aught said:

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What have been your favorites out of those?

Blake Crouch has some good sci-fi/action novels.

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I second the Blake Crouch suggestion. I've been a huge fan of his. Recursion, Dark Matter, Wayward Pines. All extremely well done.

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This!

double aught said:

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What have been your favorites out of those?

Blake Crouch has some good sci-fi/action novels.

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Blake Crouch is great, but not space sci-fi

Good point. I should've read the title closer.

Some I have read recently that I have enjoyed
Suneater series (really picking up steam)
Bobiverse series (Dennis E Taylor)
Confluence/Coming Dark (2 series that tie in by DJ Molles)
Red Rising
Dungeon Crawler Carl (kinda spacey)
The Expanse series (one of my favorites)
Foundation/I Robot (gold standard)
Hyperion (overall good but not for everyone for sure)

G.I.Bro said:

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Timothy Zahn's Quadrail series is very entertaining

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So good