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Any sci-fi with aliens where humans are not the less advanced race? (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What the title says, I'm tired of the trope where humans are the least advanced in the universe.

I'd like to read something different where we're the more advanced ones (not necessarily the most advanced). As an example I quite enjoyed the Ender's Game sequels and the angle of us being the more advanced ones was quite interesting.

Do you have any recommendations?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (8 children)

The culture series? It's not outright said they're human, but they're clearly human. And they outscale basically every single thing in the universe. Or at least in the first few books. Might change later.

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

In Excession it felt more like

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The Culture is a race of intelligent starships that keeps humans as pets.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

"Never forget I am not

this silver body, Mahrai. I am not an animal brain, I am not even some attempt to produce an AI through software running on a computer. I am a Culture Mind. We are close to gods, and on the far side."

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

This is absolutely the right take on The Culture.

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