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wold · 06-12-2021, 05:23 AM

Just finished Triplanetary (1948), which together First Lensman is available from Gutenberg / Standard Books. An SF oldie, but OK, and also by your specs.

There's Lee Stephen's recent Epic Universe series (SF). Stephen publicly mentions being Christian, so you're safe there. If you like(d) UFO/X-COM games, you'll enjoy them. He writes fluently, though early books could be condensed (some endless socialising in #2 or #3...), and some may object to a few unlikely events. By the 4/5th book it's improved a lot IMHO. Dawn of Destiny (2006) is free on amazon.

One more, Cyberiad (1965) by Lem Stanislaw, and some of his other (mostly SF) works. He does satire here and there, but can't recall anything explicitly critical of religion, though it might be there (living in the USSR). He liked Borges, who also wrote some nice fantastical stories.

06-12-2021, 05:23 AM	#86
wold Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 87012 Join Date: Apr 2021 Device: Lux 5, Libra 2, PRS-T2N	Just finished Triplanetary (1948), which together First Lensman is available from Gutenberg / Standard Books. An SF oldie, but OK, and also by your specs. There's Lee Stephen's recent Epic Universe series (SF). Stephen publicly mentions being Christian, so you're safe there. If you like(d) UFO/X-COM games, you'll enjoy them. He writes fluently, though early books could be condensed (some endless socialising in #2 or #3...), and some may object to a few unlikely events. By the 4/5th book it's improved a lot IMHO. Dawn of Destiny (2006) is free on amazon. One more, Cyberiad (1965) by Lem Stanislaw, and some of his other (mostly SF) works. He does satire here and there, but can't recall anything explicitly critical of religion, though it might be there (living in the USSR). He liked Borges, who also wrote some nice fantastical stories. Last edited by wold; 06-12-2021 at 06:00 AM.