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Old 08-14-2013, 03:05 PM   #65
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Robert Buettner's Orphan series
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Originally Posted by OverHaze View Post
Hi

Since I finished reading Spin by Robert Charles Wilson I have been casting about unable to find a new sci-fi novel to sink my teeth into. I put a unfortunate amount of time into The Reality Disfunction before I realized I found the central conceit of the villains too stupid to take the book or its universe seriously. So now I need recommendations.

My favorite books are Anathem, A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky, The Forever War and Hyperion.

Basically I love an intelligent Space Opera, the exploration of a strange yet believable world and the struggle of a soldier caught in the stupidity of war.

Any ideas?
Robert Buettner's Orphan series (Jason Wander books) is exactly what you are asking for. Well written and well plotted stories.

I've got to also say though, when you are ready for a change of pace, try Paolo Bacigalupi's "Wind-up Girl".
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