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Re: by elcritch on Saturday July 05, 2025 @07:20PM (#44476340)
Peter F Hamilton has some great hard sci-fi novels like the Commonwealth series. Super nerdy with some interesting characters.

John Scalzi is probably my favorite sci-fi author for excellent characters. His “Old Man’s War” is genius.

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Re: by KiwiJohnno on Saturday July 05, 2025 @08:10PM (#44476599)
Yeah I was going to say the same thing. Pandora's Star/Judas unchained is the best scifi I've ever read. Peter F Hamilton's worldbuilding is unmatched.
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Re: by aaronblohowiak on Saturday July 05, 2025 @10:57PM (#44477463)
scalzi is mil-sci-fi, which I also enjoy, but not man vs nature conflicts like weir writes about (even Artemis is largely about solving physical problems even if they arise from interpersonal conflict..)
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