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4501c9b0 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @7b682b86 @21149f3e I've read and liked some hard sci-fi, the Three-Body Problem being an example. But yeah, I find it's not easy for hard sci-fi to grab me. It's often too much science and too little emotion 😅
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Christina Anne Hawthorne | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @66e742bb @21149f3e My claim to hard sci-fi fame is reading the Foundation series by Asimov. I'll acknowledge the brilliance, but I wasn't all that into it. His robot novels, on the other hand, influenced my writing. I really loved how they examined humanity. 😃
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636ccddf | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @7b682b86 @66e742bb The Foundation series was brilliant, no doubt. I read that during my "hard sci-fi" kick a few years back. Although I much preferred The End of Eternity.

I really enjoyed Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. If epic sci-fi is a thing, I'd categorize it as that. Just brilliant stuff.
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Christina Anne Hawthorne | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @21149f3e @66e742bb My all-time favorite sci-fi series was the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons. Not sure if I'd read it now, but I enjoyed it then. I even pay homage to one of the books in Torment Surfacing. 😃
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4501c9b0 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @7b682b86 @21149f3e I confess I still need to read Asimov hehe