The books I’ve read by Becky Chambers and Nathan Lowell are slice of life, low stakes but the world and characters still make me want to live in those world with those characters.
Andy Weir and Bethany Jacobs books have more plot. Jacobs writes female characters that are fully realized.
For sure anything by Andy Weir - Project Hail Mary in particular is epic and very accessible for people new to the genre! The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells is also an awesome starting point - and they’re mostly novellas, so they’re low-commitment! 🪐📚
I just made a thread yesterday with all the series I’ve read this year. Although not all sci-fi/fantasy, theres some zompoc/distopyian end of the world series in there.
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I've seen people call this series a modern sci-fi classic and I can see it. Can't wait to have time to get through the rest of the series.
Kaiju Preservation Society, Agent to the Stars, and Starter Villian, by John Scalzi
How to Stop Time, and The Humans, by Matt Haig
In the Lives of Puppets, by TJ Klune
Authors I like: Becky Chambers, Nathan Lowell, Andy Weir, Bethany Jacobs,
Andy Weir and Bethany Jacobs books have more plot. Jacobs writes female characters that are fully realized.
I also try to only read series with minimum 3 books, normally 5
This one is good,
The God Mars Book One: CROATOAN
By Michael Rizzo
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/280528
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