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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9126897" data-attributes="member: 7035894"><p>The <em>Expanse</em> books, for sure. Second the <em>Imperial Radch</em> series, and Becky Chambers <em>Wayfarers</em> series; each book is better than the last. Big fan of Adrian Tchaikovsky's <em>Children of Time</em> series, as well as his <em>Architects</em> series; those will hold up.</p><p></p><p>Neal Stephenson continues to do interesting stuff; I really liked <em>Seveneves</em>, in particular. <em>The Martian</em> is a great read. Cormac McCarthy's <em>The Road</em> is going to be an all-time classic but man, that book gutted me. I think <em>Station Eleven</em> was mentioned. Huge fan of Martha Wells' <em>Murderbot</em> series. David Wong's (aka Jason Pargin's) <em>John Dies at the End</em> series is a good time; so are his <em>Zoey Ashe</em> books.</p><p></p><p>Charles Stross has interesting stuff and I quite liked the earlier books in <em>The Laundry Files</em> series, though it has really gone off the rails. Scalzi has some good books, though his most recent novel about Kaiju was terrible; he's sort of a one note writer and needs to stretch himself more. Bacigalupi's <em>The Windup Girl</em> is great, with a really interesting take on a dystopian future. Cory Doctorow sometimes annoys me, yet I always find his books memorable.</p><p></p><p>And if we are including comics, then <em>Saga</em> and <em>Y: The Last Man</em> should be on there. <em>Bitch Planet</em>.</p><p></p><p>I don't know fantasy as well; I've tried a lot of the books mentioned and they ranged from enjoyable page turners (i.e. Locke Lamorra books) to some that I couldn't finish. I enjoyed the <em>Warded Man</em> books, for what they were. Pierce Brown's <em>Red Rising</em> series is basically fantasy in sci-fi drag and good fun, if formulaic.</p><p></p><p><em>A Monster Calls</em> is a stone classic of modern YA fantasy, but keep a box of tissues handy. Pratchett's books right up to the end; I know some folks didn't love his last few Discworld novels, but they worked for me.</p><p></p><p>Kurt Busiek's <em>Conan</em> graphic novels for Dark Horse are outstanding!</p><p></p><p>I think the <em>Potter</em> books and <em>Song of Ice and Fire</em> books will stand the test of time, but the genre needs fresh ideas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 9126897, member: 7035894"] The [I]Expanse[/I] books, for sure. Second the [I]Imperial Radch[/I] series, and Becky Chambers [I]Wayfarers[/I] series; each book is better than the last. Big fan of Adrian Tchaikovsky's [I]Children of Time[/I] series, as well as his [I]Architects[/I] series; those will hold up. Neal Stephenson continues to do interesting stuff; I really liked [I]Seveneves[/I], in particular. [I]The Martian[/I] is a great read. Cormac McCarthy's [I]The Road[/I] is going to be an all-time classic but man, that book gutted me. I think [I]Station Eleven[/I] was mentioned. Huge fan of Martha Wells' [I]Murderbot[/I] series. David Wong's (aka Jason Pargin's) [I]John Dies at the End[/I] series is a good time; so are his [I]Zoey Ashe[/I] books. Charles Stross has interesting stuff and I quite liked the earlier books in [I]The Laundry Files[/I] series, though it has really gone off the rails. Scalzi has some good books, though his most recent novel about Kaiju was terrible; he's sort of a one note writer and needs to stretch himself more. Bacigalupi's [I]The Windup Girl[/I] is great, with a really interesting take on a dystopian future. Cory Doctorow sometimes annoys me, yet I always find his books memorable. And if we are including comics, then [I]Saga[/I] and [I]Y: The Last Man[/I] should be on there. [I]Bitch Planet[/I]. I don't know fantasy as well; I've tried a lot of the books mentioned and they ranged from enjoyable page turners (i.e. Locke Lamorra books) to some that I couldn't finish. I enjoyed the [I]Warded Man[/I] books, for what they were. Pierce Brown's [I]Red Rising[/I] series is basically fantasy in sci-fi drag and good fun, if formulaic. [I]A Monster Calls[/I] is a stone classic of modern YA fantasy, but keep a box of tissues handy. Pratchett's books right up to the end; I know some folks didn't love his last few Discworld novels, but they worked for me. Kurt Busiek's [I]Conan[/I] graphic novels for Dark Horse are outstanding! I think the [I]Potter[/I] books and [I]Song of Ice and Fire[/I] books will stand the test of time, but the genre needs fresh ideas. [/QUOTE]
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