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Originally Posted by wayspooled
Based on what you listed as all time favorites, of which I've read all - I'd recommend
The Real Story: The Gap Into Conflict - Stephen R. Donaldson
Startide Rising (and The Uplift War) - David Brin
Downbelow Station - CJ Cherryh (or The Pride of Chanur if you want a different take on "aliens". She does the best aliens in sci-fi)
For The Win - Cory Doctorow
You read Anathem, didnt like Quicksilver or Snow Crash or Reamde as much? I did.
ps: It's not sci-fi/fantasy, but if you want to get tied into a couple things that are complex and long and you might love (since your 4 favorites are in my top 10)... Try Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian (starting a 20 book series) and The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett. Game of Kings, wow.. you'll hate the main character for 80% of the first book, but .. words fail me, .. Several times in the 6 book series I had to put the book down to think and catch my breath since I may have quit breathing there hehe.. actually threw it across the room, I was so taken by surprise a couple times.
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Snowcrash was good. A well written piece of Sci-Fi with some interesting characters but I didn't love it the way I loved Anathem. I've considered The Baroque Cycle but there have always been things higher on my list.
There are so many things I really enjoy and admire about Malazan but damn Erikson loves repeating his archetypes. If you took Redmasks dialog from book seven so far and replaced Awl with Teblor and his name with Karsa it would fit shockingly well. I think I am finally done with the series.