Recommendations Science Fiction novels

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  1. SoulZer0

    SoulZer0 Heaven Refining

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    Hi there. I'm looking for some recommendations for sci-fi novels. Well, actually I have never read one before so I want novels that can make a first timer interested in. Sci-fi isn't my cup of tea back then but now I'd like to read it.
     
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    I guess you can read Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card but I wouldn't go read the whole series because they are longer, and deeper into science fiction than what a person coming into it should even consider in my opinion.
     
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    MangoGuy Rambling Mango

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    You want an English one or translated?
     
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    Thanks for the suggestion man, appreciate it. I'll be looking forward to it.
     
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    Alright, got it.
    Anything works
     
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    ElTorroLoco [Christmas spiritbun][Left Hand of Sordahon]

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    I so sad Archon is kind of on unofficial hiatus seeing as it hasn't been updated for so long
     
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    Mind if I ask what types of novels you have read previously?
     
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    I am not much of a SciFi reader myself but have recently been reading it after reading the"A Learning experience" series by Christopher Nuttall.

    The series I have liked are

    Ark Royal series by Christopher Nuttall

    By Jack Campbell
    The Lost Fleet 6 books
    The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier 5 books
    The Lost Stars 4 books

    J W Murison's Steven Gordon series.
    A G Claymore's Black Ship series.

    Intergalactic wizard scout chronicles by Rodney Hartman.

    Starship's mage series by Glynn Stewart

    Most recently I have read

    The Alexis Carew series by J A Sutherland

    The Alicia Jones series by D L Harrison

    The Athena Lee Chronicles by T S Paul (I recommend this Is read with Kindle unlimited as the books tend to be too expensive for the number of pages.)
     
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    I like the volume of this recommendation.
     
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    The only thing I can remember (read some others but it's been so long ago) reading sci-fi is by David Weber - Harrington series and Safehold series.
     
  12. SoulZer0

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    I see. That sucks, I hope the author comes back.
    I read mostly novels with medieval settings and there are some in the modern world but never futuristic
    Thanks, I'll be checking those then
    Me too
    Thanks for the suggestion man
     
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    Diamond Age: A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer. Female lead, lots of character development, main tech is nano-technology.

    This Alien Shore. Female lead, fair amount of action, lots of psychology stuff, but it always felt relevant and never felt like someone was trying to disguise a psychology dissertation as a story, main technical focus is on hacking.

    Anne McCaffery's Pern books. Its a sci-fi take on a world with dragons. I personally don't like her take on female protagonists, but as long as you can look past that, they're fairly good books. Protagonist gender varies by the book if I recall correctly.

    Phule's Company series. Smart male lead. Mostly an action comedy with a focus on clever use and development of military forces, finances and influence.

    Forty Millenniums of Cultivation. Its more of a hybrid of sci-fi and xianxia. Male lead, good world building.

    Tempest of the Stellar War. Another sci-fi/xianxia hybrid, but this one leans more towards sci-fi than FMoC.

    Card Disciple. Another hybrid, similar to FMoC, but more focused on crafting. No updates in 3 months, so I'll be heading over to the novel pick-up forum to make a post after this.
     
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    Isaac Asimov's works are classics, particularly the Foundation Trilogy which I think is the first serious sci-fi work I read when young
     
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