Re:Unsong, a fantasy novel where the universe is programmabl...
by Otter-man on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @05:14AM
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The two books I usually recommend for HPMOR fans are Worm (https://parahumans.wordpress.com/) and The Mother Of Learning (https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/21220/mother-of-learning)
Both considered to be a part of "rational fiction" sub-genre the same as HPMoR.
Re:Unsong, a fantasy novel where the universe is programmabl...
by lalaithion on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @12:21PM
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Greg Egan and Sam Hughes/qntm are both excellent science fiction authors which I have found other HPMOR fans like.
Re:Unsong, a fantasy novel where the universe is programmabl...
by brian_cloutier on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @10:55AM
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Significant Digits is a quite good sequel (by a different author): http://www.anarchyishyperbole.com/p/significant-digits.html
The Martian and, recently, Project Hail Mary, are written in a completely different style but manage to hit many of the same buttons.
Re:Unsong, a fantasy novel where the universe is programmabl...
by jack_pp on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @10:46AM
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HPMOR is my all time favorite book, I've read it multiple times and I am still in awe of it. From the same genre I liked stuff from Alexander Wales, mainly The Metropolitan Man [1], The Dark Wizard of Donkerk [2] and, to a lesser extent, Worth the Candle which was just finished.
While not really intended as rational fiction, Threadbare was a nice read too if you enjoy litRPG.
[1] https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10360716/1/The-Metropolitan-Man [2] https://alexanderwales.com/the-dark-wizard-of-donkerk-chapte...
I started reading the Eternal Golden Braid after, which was really good but dense, and for some light fantasy The Name of the Wind was an overall impressive book.