Hi all!
So I recently finished In Ascension by Martin McInnes and really loved the feel of space exploration/discovery of the unknown from the point of view of a scientist. Can I have some recommendations of books that are from a scientists perspective or are dealing space exploration. Bonus if it envokes feelings of solitude!
Similar stuff I have read before are The Expanse, Alastair Reynolds and Christopher Paolini. I currently have Project Hail Mary on my TBR.
Cheers!
by MacraCon
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Contact by Carl Sagan? A lot of it takes place on Earth, but there is some space travel.
*Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space* –Kevin Hand
*Astronomy Saves the World: Securing our Future Through Exploration and Education* –Daniel Batcheldor
*Pale Blue Dot* –Carl Sagan
Also check out Brian Greene, Brian Cox, Neil deGrasse Tyson, David Deutsch…
To be taught, if fortunate by Becky Chambers is exactly that : a team of 4 scientists sent to explore space, knowing that they wont be able to return home before hundreds of years so dealing with grieving their family and the world as they knew it and having to live with the same 3 other people for a long time, and also about the scientific joy and curiosity to learn a whole lot about new planets.