Comment by 🚀 HorikBrun
Re: "Recommend somewhat modern sci‐fi writers that you like"
Adrian Tchaikovsky is possibly the most creative sci-fi writer I've come across in quite a while. And prolific. And he hides a lot of jokes and references to other writers and books.The more well-read you are, the more of them you'll spot.
2025-08-24 · 8 months ago
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🐦 JustASillyBird · Jan 27 at 20:39:
I was going to sing the praises of Adrian Tchaikovsky, but... looks like I'm beaten to it. Guess I'm not the only fun. Seriously, good stuff. Other than that... Elizabeth Bear has some good stuff. Oh, and Dennis E Taylor, of course! Everyone loves the Bobiverse.
🐦 JustASillyBird · Jan 27 at 20:45:
And Mz: I promise you that you will not be disapointed in the sequels. The third is confusing as hell throughout most of the book because everything is out of order and often self-contradictory, but that's all by design - if you stick with it, all that confusion and mystery is building towards a hell of a payoff.
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Recommend somewhat modern sci‐fi writers that you like — What are your favorite sci‐fi writers, that wrote something in the last 15 years? Preferably of non‐US origin, as those authors are usually the ones that get translated here, so I’ve read lots of ’em already. I want something new, different, I dunno. Bonus points for NOT describing space as a sea and all that marine stuff.