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What are some of your, "If I like this, what else might I like" questions? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (13 children)

The discworkd series

William Gibson's books

Neal Stephenson's books (except Anathem, too looong)

Bartimaeus series by Jonathan Stroud

Dan Simmons books

The Atrocity archives by Charles Stross (just discovered this one, a must read!)

The master and Margarita

Kunderna (the old ones)

Umberto Eco (especially Baudolino)

So basically sci-fi or fantasy in a plausible heavy setting I guess :-D

Edit: forgot the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy OFC!

My mind got jogged so I'll add Catch 22 by Joseph Heller to the list too. IMO definitely a good read if you liked the HHGTTG.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Discworld is sometimes compared to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. That's to say they're both heavily tongue-in-cheek, not "hard" scifi/fantasy. HGTTG is "hard" scifi in the same way Rincewind is Gandalf - ie not at all. They're running more on Rule of Funny, and it works pretty well. Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams were both English, of course, and have quite a bit of overlap in their humor, commentary and writing style.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah a favourite from my youth, actually got hooked when they aired on Swedish radio!

It's just so long time ago I forgot them, perfect suggestion!

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