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In the mood for engineering / competence porn. What are your favourite novels / series? (sh.itjust.works)
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As an example, I love the Martian, and I think a lot of older books from authors like Asimov are heavily into engineering / competence porn. Other favs in this category include the standalone novel Rendezvous with Rama to leave you wishing for more, most of the Culture series for happy utopian vibes, Schlock Mercenary for humor, Dahak series for fun mindless popcorn.

Edit: I'm so happy to have found a replacement for r/books and the rest of them.

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[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Allow me to chime in with a science fiction favorite: A Canticle For Leibowitz By Walter M Miller. It’s a collections of three interrelated novellas set a few thousand years apart… but there are themes and one character present in all three. Compelling characters and lots of humor make this a must read.

Anyone else read it?

[–] r_deckard@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

It's one of my favourites.

FIAT LUX!

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Thanks, I'll put it on my list!

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yep. This is a good one. And if you like Babylon 5, watch Deconstruction of Falling Stars (S04E22) which has a nod to the book.

[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Interesting. I didn’t get into that show but perhaps I’ll give it another try.

[–] Sternhammer@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It’s a brilliant book, though I have yet to read the sequel. Can’t recommend it enough.

[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Isn’t that funny — me too. I’m not sure why I keep putting it off. Perhaps because it was finished by another author… the guy who wrote “They’re Made of Meat.” His name escaped me presently.