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Any sci-fi with aliens where humans are not the less advanced race? (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 year ago by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world

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What the title says, I'm tired of the trope where humans are the least advanced in the universe.

I'd like to read something different where we're the more advanced ones (not necessarily the most advanced). As an example I quite enjoyed the Ender's Game sequels and the angle of us being the more advanced ones was quite interesting.

Do you have any recommendations?

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[–] DoctorWhookah@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’m as antiReddit as the next person, but r/HFY is exactly that. My favorite from that sub was the series Billy Bob Space Trucker. Highly recommend.

[–] BobKerman3999@feddit.it 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If we're talking HFY there there's this opus here

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/33726/first-contact

[–] BLAMM@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Came here to say this. Nothing else even comes close. And if you want to stay away from reddit, Ralts has self-published it as Behold: Humanity! You can get in for Kindle or in dead tree form on Amazon.

Edit: Apologies Bob, I didn't see your link was for Royal Road instead of reddit.

[–] Mountaineer@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

I found this post a few days ago.
I'm now on chapter 78 and accelerating.
Thank you.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Surely Deathworlders is the defining HFY story?

[–] BobKerman3999@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago

Hmm which of the twenty million versions?

[–] leds@feddit.dk 1 points 1 year ago

You can find (and support) Space Paladin's The Nature of Predators on Patreon

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

I'm still reading Deathworlders. Gets a bit repetitive and a little... furry at times but overall it's been a fun read.