I'm reading
Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon right now.
It's one of those books where I very much love it, even though it doesn't have a lot of direct action, but I can't really explain why I like it. The plot is easy to summarize (I won't) but the feel of the book is what is keeping me here. It's quite unlike most other books that I've read. Slow and introspective maybe? Lonely? A few that it reminds me of would be:
- Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
- Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
- The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
- Among Others by Jo Walton
Although none of those are a perfect analog. I know these comparables will warn some people away from this book, it's not a book for everyone I'm sure. Although it was nominated for a couple awards.