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I'm currently reading the Wool omnibus by Hugh Howey. It's pretty decent I've been making very rapid progress as it's been too hot to sleep here recently now the summer has arrived.

I haven't seen the Apple show, but maybe I'll watch it in the future when I've finished all the books (I had Shift and Dust as well).

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[–] moosh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Working on The Name of the Wind and then next up is Death’s End.

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[–] QubaXR@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I just finished "peripheral" and "agency" by William Gibson. So much better than (already fun) tv show.

Currently I'm re-reading some of early Neal Stephenson, starting with "the diamond age, or young lady's illustrated primer". I've originally read it while still learning English, so now I can fully appreciate not just the story but Stephenson's wordcraft.

[–] torres@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm currently reading The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott. It's part of the High Republic saga of Star Wars, and I'm really enjoying it so far :D

It was quite a challenge to read a book in English for the first time with Light of the Jedi (the first book of the series). But I feel like I've gotten way better and can now understand more while reading faster.

After this, I'm planning on reading The Prince of Milk by Exurb1a. Which I have wanted to read for a long time.

[–] varjen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I'm currently reading A Mist of Grit and Splinters, book five of Graydon Saunders Commoweal series. The first book, The March North, was incredibly confusing until I figured out his writing style but I really like the series after that.

[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Fall; or Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson

[–] BendyLemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I just grabbed Kurtz Vonnegut's Welcome to the Monkeyhouse and Palm Sunday and it's pretty cool.

[–] Fer24@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I'm reading Nemesis by Isaac Asimov, slow (not much time to read) but steady.

[–] TitanLaGrange@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Just finished books 1-7 of The Starsea Cycle by Kyle West. Pretty good stuff, kind of a mix of sci-fi and fantasy. Looking forward to the upcoming release of book 8.

In the meantime I'm reading the Red Rising Saga by Pierce Brown. Currently on book 4 with 2 more to go. Really enjoying it, but kinda feeling ready for something a little more toward the hard-scifi area.

Once I'm done with those I think I'll go reread A Fire Upon the Deep by Vinge, I think it's probably my favorite book and it's been a few years since I read it.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Currently stumbling through book 5 of Gaunt's Ghosts. I need to work reading back into my schedule again.

[–] delicous_crow_hat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Outland by Dennis Taylor

[–] UdeRecife@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Several, in tandem. The one I'm enjoying the most right now is The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber, and David Wengrow.

[–] emanon458@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Currently reading Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton. It's the sequel to Pandora's Star.

Imagine if humans developed wormhole technology to travel to other states systems instantly and abandoned space travel. Very fun read. It has a wide spread of characters and settings so it can get a bit confusing at times.

[–] barret907k@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've been reading Carrion Comfort. Really cool mystery story with people that can mind control. You're always trying to figure out what the Game is and what are these pawns accomplishing.

Its a little long winded but Dan Simmons can write a compelling story.
Def more Horror than Science Fiction.

[–] Ranolden@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Simmons does a good job with horror as well as science fiction. Hyperion is a wonderful blending of the two imo. The Terror is good as well for the hostile environment and isolation he manages to convey

His more recent work though... I'll just leave this NPR review https://www.npr.org/2011/07/28/137621172/one-rant-too-many-politics-mar-simmons-dystopia

[–] Leer10@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I've finished Wool in the middle of Silo season 1. I was wondering what might a regular viewer think of Shift? (I think that's the second of the trilogy)

I enjoyed the more sentimental moments between our main character and Mechanical, but preferred in the show that the Mayor was given more depth.

[–] VAparicio@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Currently I'm reading the Space Odyssey series by Arthur C. Clark

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