The Night's Dawn Trilogy
The Reality Dysfunction and The Neutronium Alchemist chronicled an epic, far-future struggle set in a universe of thrilling complexity. Multiple worlds, alien races, two types of future humanity, and uncountable forms of fascinating future technology make up the universe created by Peter F. Hamilton. The "reality dysfunction" is a break in the fabric of reality that allows the dead to return to our world, where they possess living bodies. Gradually, it becomes horrifyingly clear that all of humanity is at risk of being taken over by the minds of those long dead. More and more of the dead are stealing the bodies of those still living, grouping together into powerful consortiums led by leaders from history. Opposing this development is an increasingly desperate Confederation Navy. Joshua Calvert is assigned to chase after Alkad Mzu, who is trying to recover the "doomsday weapon" that might possibly blast the dead back into oblivion. Mzu is hunted not only by Joshua, but also by various intelligence agencies and the possessed themselves, all of whom are desperate to lay hands on the weapon. In The Naked God, the Confederation starts to c
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- valuable humans in transit by qntm
- the old axolotl by Jacek Dukaj (skip the tv show, it is very different from the book)
- the Agent Cormac series by Neal Asher
- the night’s dawn trilogy by peter f hamilton (his books are borderline fantasy, but he writes such deliciously monstrous villains)
- The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James Hornfischer. The amazing courage shown by the US Navy sailors as their tiny 2,000 ton Destroyers and Destroyer Escorts faced a Japanese fleet of Battleships, Cruisers, and Destroyers at The Battle Off Samar. Inspiring and horrifying, the DDs and DEs of the US navy were protecting "Escort Carriers" which were smaller aircraft carriers made from cargo ship hulls. Warning, may inspire you to learn a whole bunch more about world war 2.
And 2 books that sort of go together:
Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway by Walter Lord, and Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway by Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully. Read Incredible Victory first, learn about the luck, good and bad, that led to a much-needed victory in the Pacific. Then read Shattered Sword and get a fuller picture of events, especially from the Japanese side. Learn about how hubris and dogma led to the Japanese Navy's defeat. Then learn about how saving face led to history not being accurately told by the witnesses on the Japanese side.
All 3 are great books that are well worth your time.
Others that I've enjoyed:
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (near future post-apocalyptic sci-fi).
The non-fiction Liberation Trilogy by Rick Atkinson (more WW2 non-fiction, nice details about North Africa through Italy, then France to Germany).
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham.
Most Secret War by RV Jones (nerdy, funny history of one scientist's world war 2 experience).
The Discworld City Guard books, starting with Guards! Guards!, by Terry Pratchett. Fantasy fiction satire, hilarious and comforting. Highly, highly recommended!!
Peter F Hamilton sci-fi adventure books: Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained are a duo of great space opera stretching across multiple planets and people. Don't spoil yourself by reading any descriptions of Judas Unchained before you read Pandora's Star. Also by the same author, The Night's Dawn Trilogy: The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist, and The Naked God. Fantastic big canvas space opera with lots of threads, great world-building, and amazing situations. Both sets of books are highly recommended escapes from reality.
- I'd start with the Night's Dawn trilogy, I've read most PFH except for his last few and those are my ATFs.
- I wish I could describe the near physical pain I feel that "Rendezvous with Rama" isn't yet a great Denise Villeneuve movie, and the "Night's Dawn Trilogy" isn't yet a multi-season series on Apple TV.
The list goes on.
- If you are into sci-fi with a tinge of horror you might like the Night's Dawn trilogy by Peter F Hamilton [0].
- Some, but not all of her Sci-Fi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._J._Cherryh
Mostly anything from the
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with the exception of the 'Mri Wars / Faded Sun Trilogy', 'Merovingen Nights', Morgaine Cycle, Foreigner Universe, and none of her Fantasy.
Much from Kim Stanley Robinson, no matter if early or recently. Most memorable though, 'The Years of Rice and Salt'.
Probably almost anything (Post-)Cyberpunkish from anyone. Steam- or Dieselpunk? Err no, thx.
Some stuff from Stephen Baxter and Gregory Benford.
Rameez Naam's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nexus_Trilogy
All of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Suarez_(author)
Much of Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, Neal Stephenson.
Oryx and Crake and following from Margaret Atwood.
Anything from Iain Banks. 'The Color of Distance' from Amy Thompson.
Peter F. Hamiltons 'Greg Mandel Trilogy' and 'The Night's Dawn Trilogy', his later stuff didn't engage me that much.
The Blade Runner sequels from K.W. Jeter.
Some Philip K. Dick, there is too much of it!1!!
Gateway and following from Frederik Pohl.
Some of Poul Anderson, John Varley, Jerry Pournelle, Vernor Vinge (Deepness in the Sky, etc)
And so much more...
