Hi All,
I'm looking for recommendations for a sci-fi book that is preferably futuristic but doesn't necessarily need to be.
What I like:
- Centred on humanity, not an alien race, but can include an alien race.
- Earth as a major setting.
- Near or far future.
- Hi-tech
- Has some unique concept (This is really important for me)
- Can be apocalyptic, post apocalyptic, dystopia etc. But doesn't need to be. But I don't like where humanity has descended into a low tech civilisation, like tribes etc.
What I don't like:
- Future humanity that is too far removed from humanity as we know it. I.e. Unrelatable.
- Characters named with awkward "futuristic sounding names" like Xantar or K'Artma. For some reason this kills my interest instantly.
- Centred around an alien race.
- Entirely set on a random planet, space station or spaceship – no problem with parts of it set here but needs to be connected to earth completely or mostly.
Books I've enjoyed recently:
- Three Body Problem trilogy
- Anything by Isaac Asimov
- 1984
- Flowers for Algernon
- Brave New World
Thanks!
by nealbo
4 Comments
check out Devolution: tech utopia meets bigfoot…near future, relatable, but also eat the rich type vibes 🙂
Daemon by Daniel Suarez
I definitely recommend The Loop trilogy by Ben Oliver!!
The Terra Ignota series by Ada Palmer is great.