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Sci-fi books which don't involve too much space travels and massive world builds? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Don't really know how to explain this. I like sci fi and would love to dig deeper into it. Am avid reader and enjoyed Project Hail Mary (though set in space, this book is just amazing), Dune, short stories by Ray Bradbury and TV shows like Raised by the Wolves, Westworld, From (love From!). But e.g. Foundation I really disliked. Wheel of time is massive and I lost interest. Even the guide through galaxy I appreciated but was not really into it. Somehow, all those lots of traveling, lots of worlds, lots of many novel/invented names and terms render reading laborious for me.

Can you help me pin what is that I like and perhaps offer me a suggestion where to start? Thanks!

EDIT: thanks everyone for your excellent suggestions! So happy to be a part of lemmy community. I might make a follow up thread in couple of months so we can discuss some of the works. And lastly, if you been reading this far: have a good weekend.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Try some cyberpunk stuff, it’s great “local” sci-fi, with hardly any of that muck you don’t like.

“Neuromancer” - William Gibson
“Snow Crash” - Neal Stephenson
“Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” - Philip K Dick

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why is it always those 3? Is there no other cyberpunk books people read? They are very heavy reads. Heres a few "mediocre" cyberpunk books I found entertaining, everyone takes place on earth:

"A cyberpunk saga" by Matthew Goodwin, if you prefer teamwork and strong friendship. And a VERY stereotypical cyberpunk world.
"Daemon" by Daniel Suarez, a techno triller, if you enjoy overly "smart" villains who think multiple moves ahead.
"Immortality Upload" by Patrick Fell, if you like MMOs and VR.
"Neo Cyberpunk", a genre anthology book. Multiple short stories. I found Matthew Goodwins books because I enjoyed his short story.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just read Nexus, which is called post cyberpunk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I assume its this one by Ramez Naam? Looks cool.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, that’s it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's really good, especially if you like technothrillers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even better, The Big Book of Cyberpunk comes out next month.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Cool! Thanks for the tip, choomba!