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Hey guys I've been on a two year long sci-fi binge and I'm running out of ideas for what to read next, was hoping you had some suggestions for me. I would really like something with cyberpunk elements but also with strong prose and that has been written recently enough to extrapolate contemporary technology in to the future. I'm cool with anything from contemporary to the distant future as far as setting goes. Needs to be available in audiobook. I think what I am looking for is something covering similar subject matter to Altered Carbon if that makes sense. I really like stuff with biotech implants, computer viruses, hacking, designer drugs, virtual reality, etc. As far as the writing style, I really liked Dune, Hyperion and Neuromancer. I am also really in to Neil Stephenson for his immense research and detail and whatever I read next I would like for it to be long as I primarily listen to Audiobooks at work and I want something that will last a few days at least. I like Vernor Vinge but I found Rainbows End to be a little too... silly? Liked the tech but looking for something darker. Gibson is great but I thought Pattern Recognition was a little dull and low on technology futurism stuff. I intend to read Broken Angels (Kovachs 2) but I'd like to try a different author first since I just finished Altered Carbon.
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Jun 29, 2013 01:46
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robotox posted:I'm looking for something that I guess would best be described as cyberpunky, which I know was discussed a little in the last page, though I have some caveats/additions. You could try Diamond Age, its based on earth and it has a lot of the future-urban-noir feeling that you like. Has a lot of cyberpunk elements, also deals heavily with nano-technology and robots.
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Jul 1, 2013 18:01
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I recently read American Gods and I really did not enjoy it. I thought the idea was pretty ridiculous and it always seemed like Gaiman included so much violence and sex to hide the fact that the characters are shallow and nothing really happens that I could care about. I think there were interesting philosophical ideas concerning the nature of spirituality and religion in contemporary America but these ideas were never really fleshed out. I could really only see it being an interesting read if you are really interested in mythology, which I'm not. Now Im kind of afraid to read any China Mieville because of all the comparisons to Gaimain, is this concern justified?
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Jul 11, 2013 00:51
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So I read God's War on a recommendation from here and I really didn't like it. Felt like it had way too much action and violence and not enough character development and ideas. It just felt kind of shallow and YA if that makes sense. Next I read Revelation Space which I thought was excellent. It was pretty much the opposite of God's War. Not a ton of action but packed full of ideas and so full of details that I think it would take a second read to really get all of it.
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Jul 26, 2013 01:18
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The Forever War doesn't have huge mechs but it follows the development of power suit warfare over the course of 1000 years and really explores not only the cool aspects but also the terrifying parts of being a soldier in a future war. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Dec 30, 2013 18:40
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