Looking for sci-fi/fantasy recommendations - Page 20

OverHaze · 03-05-2019, 09:35 AM

I'm going to bump this for a quick question. Are any of the hordes of endlessly pumped out indie sci-fi sold on Amazon worth reading? With the sheer amount of content being produced there must be some gems right?

Dngrsone · 03-05-2019, 09:45 AM

There's some good stuff out there. Couldn't name anything off the top of my head.

..okay, one off the top of my head: Stephen Euin Cobb. His Bones Burnt Black is simply amazing to me.

pwalker8 · 03-05-2019, 10:27 AM

Kind of depends on what you like. As they say, one man's treasure is another man's junk.

Some of the indies that I like -
J.A. Sutherland
Glynn Stewart
Nathan Lowell

There are a few others who I've read several books and for some reason or another stopped reading, sometimes because I got bored with them other times because they dropped off my radar.

OverHaze · 03-05-2019, 04:46 PM

The Sci-Fi/Fantasy space seems to be having the same problem as indie videogames. There are too many for reviewers to keep up.

ShortNet · 03-06-2019, 02:54 PM

A second vote for Nathan Lowell. I'd also like to add to the list:
Mackey Chandler
E. M. Foner
Alma Boykin (lean more Fantasy than Sci Fi)

haertig · 03-06-2019, 03:25 PM

Wool by Hugh Howey is most excellent. Be sure to get the omnibus edition - this was originally released as a sequence of shorter novellas, but now that those are all completed you can get it as a single novel. Howey's followup book Shift is almost as good. I have not read the third book in the trilogy yet (Dust).

taosaur · 03-07-2019, 01:50 AM

Nathan Lowell is great, drawing heavily on old timey nautical adventure stories, but in space. On the goofier side I thoroughly enjoyed the Bobiverse trilogy and found the Magic 2.0 series good fun. Douglas Phillips' Quantum trilogy was a great hard sci fi read.

pwalker8 · 03-07-2019, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by OverHaze

The Sci-Fi/Fantasy space seems to be having the same problem as indie videogames. There are too many for reviewers to keep up.

This is really the big issue for all authors, getting yourself noticed and staying in your readers' radar. Some authors use online media to keep in touch with their fans, but it takes a lot of work. It really was short sighted of Amazon to cut off sites like authoralert without providing a reliable alternative.

pwalker8 · 03-10-2019, 04:53 PM

Just finished off J.A. Sutherland most recent, Smuggler, which is kind of a prequel to the Alex Carrue series. We are in a dry period before the May releases. Several of my favorite authors have just finished up series and seem to be taking a break before the next book so I only have a handful of books on pre-order.

taosaur · 03-12-2019, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

This is really the big issue for all authors, getting yourself noticed and staying in your readers' radar. Some authors use online media to keep in touch with their fans, but it takes a lot of work. It really was short sighted of Amazon to cut off sites like authoralert without providing a reliable alternative.

They need to get influencers to read their work on YouTube and Twitch. Not out loud, just on camera.

Dngrsone · 03-13-2019, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

This is really the big issue for all authors, getting yourself noticed and staying in your readers' radar. Some authors use online media to keep in touch with their fans, but it takes a lot of work. It really was short sighted of Amazon to cut off sites like authoralert without providing a reliable alternative.

I think that's why Amazon bought Goodreads.

Guns4Hire · 03-16-2019, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by haertig

I haven't read The Stand yet, but it sounds like you might be describing a book like "One Second After" by William R. Forstchen. It's a good one. There are two more books in the series, "One Year After" and "The Final Day", but the first one deals with the pre-apocalypse and early post-apocalypse part.

Three great books.

Guns4Hire · 03-16-2019, 09:54 PM

The Murderbot Diaries (4 small books) - Martha Wells

Great read, a funny adventure with some soul searching.

Protype D (2 books) - Jason D. Morrow

More humanity stuff.

Dngrsone · 03-17-2019, 03:44 PM

I love Murderbot, and I'm looking forward to a new book soon.

Guns4Hire · 03-18-2019, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Dngrsone

I love Murderbot, and I'm looking forward to a new book soon.

Was hoping she wasn't done with him...

03-16-2019, 09:54 PM	#298
Guns4Hire Reading...Since 1970 Posts: 610 Karma: 7819 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nova Air C, Nova Pro, LifebookMars, BoyueT62+ Glowlight, NST, PB360	The Murderbot Diaries (4 small books) - Martha Wells Great read, a funny adventure with some soul searching. Protype D (2 books) - Jason D. Morrow More humanity stuff. Last edited by Guns4Hire; 03-16-2019 at 09:58 PM.

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03-05-2019, 09:35 AM	#286
OverHaze Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 2227232 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle Voyage, iPad Air 2	I'm going to bump this for a quick question. Are any of the hordes of endlessly pumped out indie sci-fi sold on Amazon worth reading? With the sheer amount of content being produced there must be some gems right?

03-05-2019, 09:45 AM	#287
Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	There's some good stuff out there. Couldn't name anything off the top of my head. ..okay, one off the top of my head: Stephen Euin Cobb. His Bones Burnt Black is simply amazing to me.

03-05-2019, 10:27 AM	#288
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Kind of depends on what you like. As they say, one man's treasure is another man's junk. Some of the indies that I like - J.A. Sutherland Glynn Stewart Nathan Lowell There are a few others who I've read several books and for some reason or another stopped reading, sometimes because I got bored with them other times because they dropped off my radar.

03-05-2019, 04:46 PM	#289
OverHaze Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 2227232 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle Voyage, iPad Air 2	The Sci-Fi/Fantasy space seems to be having the same problem as indie videogames. There are too many for reviewers to keep up.

03-06-2019, 02:54 PM	#290
ShortNet Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 2247216 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Somewhere in the Mid-Atlantic Device: Kindle (all flavors from 1 thru Oasis)	A second vote for Nathan Lowell. I'd also like to add to the list: Mackey Chandler E. M. Foner Alma Boykin (lean more Fantasy than Sci Fi)

03-06-2019, 03:25 PM	#291
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,738 Karma: 26006874 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Fire HD8 Gen7, Moto G7, Sansa Clip v2, Ruizu X26	Wool by Hugh Howey is most excellent. Be sure to get the omnibus edition - this was originally released as a sequence of shorter novellas, but now that those are all completed you can get it as a single novel. Howey's followup book Shift is almost as good. I have not read the third book in the trilogy yet (Dust).

03-07-2019, 01:50 AM	#292
taosaur intelligent posterior Posts: 1,562 Karma: 21295618 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohiopolis Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Samsung S8, Lenovo Tab 3 Pro	Nathan Lowell is great, drawing heavily on old timey nautical adventure stories, but in space. On the goofier side I thoroughly enjoyed the Bobiverse trilogy and found the Magic 2.0 series good fun. Douglas Phillips' Quantum trilogy was a great hard sci fi read.

03-10-2019, 04:53 PM	#294
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Just finished off J.A. Sutherland most recent, Smuggler, which is kind of a prequel to the Alex Carrue series. We are in a dry period before the May releases. Several of my favorite authors have just finished up series and seem to be taking a break before the next book so I only have a handful of books on pre-order.

03-17-2019, 03:44 PM	#299
Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	I love Murderbot, and I'm looking forward to a new book soon.

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