Anybody got some recommendations for hard sci-fi? Maybe something with software engineering would be cool? Super in the mood for some escapism.
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Replying to @o_guest
Vernor Vinge is good for software engineering in sci-fi. Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan saga books are my standard recommendation for hardish sci-fi, but the role of computers in them feels very dated.
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Replying to @DRMacIver
Vinge does seem very very much the person to check out.
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Replying to @o_guest
Yeah if you're interested in software engineering in sci-fi, Vinge is basically a must read. It's fairly rare to see it done well, and he's by far the most prominent example of it.
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Replying to @DRMacIver
Shall I read "Deepness in the sky" as a first port of call?
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Replying to @o_guest
That's my favourite of his, so I'd say yes. :-) "A fire upon the deep" was written first and deepness is technically a prequel, but deepness then fire is the reading order I did. "The Peace War" is also worth reading though.
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Replying to @DRMacIver
Great advice. I'm going to heed this. Very excited!
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