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Sci-fi books which don't involve too much space travels and massive world builds? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by giriinthejungle@lemmy.world to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world

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Don't really know how to explain this. I like sci fi and would love to dig deeper into it. Am avid reader and enjoyed Project Hail Mary (though set in space, this book is just amazing), Dune, short stories by Ray Bradbury and TV shows like Raised by the Wolves, Westworld, From (love From!). But e.g. Foundation I really disliked. Wheel of time is massive and I lost interest. Even the guide through galaxy I appreciated but was not really into it. Somehow, all those lots of traveling, lots of worlds, lots of many novel/invented names and terms render reading laborious for me.

Can you help me pin what is that I like and perhaps offer me a suggestion where to start? Thanks!

EDIT: thanks everyone for your excellent suggestions! So happy to be a part of lemmy community. I might make a follow up thread in couple of months so we can discuss some of the works. And lastly, if you been reading this far: have a good weekend.

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[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Short stories are the best way to go, anything by Ted Chiang for example

[–] silvercove@lemdro.id 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

isn't world building the whole point of sci-fi?

[–] Izzy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think they are wanting world building on a smaller scale. Although I don't think world building is really about any particular size. If the entire setting took place on Earth or it spanned the entire universe, the amount of world building could be the same.

[–] Nebulizer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I recently read and really enjoyed Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers. The book is more of a solarpunk future with a heavy focus on the characters. It's pretty short too! All takes place on a single planet, felt very grounded after I just finished with a Culture book.

[–] Blackdoomax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Philip k. Dick ' Do androids dream of electric sheep?' and 'Ubik'. He also made some great short novels.

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