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[–] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

may never have heard of

Project Hail Mary

What planet have you been living on for the last few years?

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

A non sci-fi planet. Never heard of it, been too into fantasy.

[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Lol right, probably the most famous sci-fi book talked about in the last five years. I run across it being discussed weekly at least.

I think the other recs are good. Either I’ve fallen out of the SF market or I had genuinely never heard of the non-Weir books. I have to give that caveat because Project Hail Mary has been pushed on every storefront I can think of for years because I like SF and I’ve only recently moved off storefronts.

[–] Lyre@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Thank you shepherd.com, i hadn't heard of the single most famous sci-fi writer of the last decade.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Man, I had such a hard time with Hail Mary. I tried twice to get through the first two chapters, giving up each time out of frustration. When, under sustained pressure from a friend, I forced myself past that block, I mostly enjoyed the story, but got frustrated again near the end.

I think Weir just isn't an author for me.

Sorry; I was triggered by the graphic. It's not only not a "must read," but also one I wouldn't recommend. Although, I admit I'm in a minority, and most of my friends liked it. I absolutely loathed ASoFaI as a poorly disguised, worse knock-off of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, and it was hugely popular.

[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh man, Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is SO good. Been decades since I read those, I wonder how well they've held up

[–] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 day ago

Quite well, if I'm any measure. I discovered them late(r) in life; I don't read much fantasy since my teenage years. I think I was in my 40's when I read them, and I loved them.

[–] Zirconium@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Thoughts on children of Time? I first heart of project hail Mary after I finished children of time

[–] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 day ago

Children of Time is by a different author, though - Adrian Tchaikovsky. I generally like all of Tchaikovski's work, and he's noticeably maturing as a writer, and getting better, with each novel. Time had some (IMHO) weaknesses that are missing from later novels in the series, but it's still a very good book.

But, again, not the same author.

[–] 2deck@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Children of Time was fun. Interesting writing techniques, some rich perspectives of various levels of consciousness. As a recovering arachnaphobe I heartily recommend it haha

[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I read it. I enjoyed it. I can't remember a single thing about the book without a an obvious reminder