05-31-2021, 09:26 PM | #1 |
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What to read?
Hello everybody! I guess I'm not here for the original reason, I would really like to get advice on what to read. I would really like to read science fiction, something about the supernatural. I would appreciate that!
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06-01-2021, 10:10 AM | #2 | |
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Science fiction with supernatural elements? I suggest All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders.
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06-03-2021, 12:55 PM | #3 |
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Acts of Caine series by Matthew Woodring Stover
Possibly the only plausible merging of fantasy and science fiction I've read. That said, I enjoyed the series. |
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Charles Stross' The Laundry Files Series "mix the genres of Lovecraftian horror, spy thriller, science fiction, and workplace humour." |
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06-05-2021, 01:34 PM | #6 |
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Maybe Ben Aaronovichs series of 'Rivers of London' books? A supernatural element certainly,with touches of sci-fi thrown in,wrapped in a quirky sense of the absurd.I enjoyed them purely for what they were,good tales that entertained me.
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06-05-2021, 02:00 PM | #7 |
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Here are some series/books that have supernatural elements. Not a single one is science fiction because you rarely get supernatural elements in science fiction.
The Harry Potter series by J. K.Rowling The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher The Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness The Hollows series by Kim Harrison The Newsflesh series by Mira Grant The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern The October Daye series by Seanan McGuire The Nightside series by Simon R. Green The Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka The Laundry Files seris by Charles Stross The Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton The Dan Shamble, Zombie PI series by Kevin J. Anderson |
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Maybe Middlegame by Seanan McGuire?
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07-11-2021, 11:57 PM | #10 |
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If you're willing to broaden your definition of science fiction to include dystopian novels without a clear, overt treatment of science, you'd be able to find many more. Of course not all dystopian works count as sci-fi, but given that the former also typically deal with conceptions of morality and social order, it's not much of a stretch. Many of these works critique the notion that "the social" can only be adequately understood through a scientific approach. By extension, these works critique conceptions of civility as well. Gravity's Rainbow, one of the most brilliant works of the 20th century, defies attempts to pin down its genre. It is realistic (in the sense of social/historical realism), profane in its surrealism, and deals with govt-sanctioned explorations of pre-cog states. This would be one recommendation. A second would be Lord of the Flies, which is far less complicated than Gravity's Rainbow, but nonetheless features a critique of civility, barbarity, and morality given a dystopian setting.
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Want to sit back and have a good time while you read?
Try The Witches of Karres, by James H. Schmidt. Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/Witches-Karre...mes+H.+Schmitz |
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