A request (zomg gb2/r/)

Anon is looking for good, entertaining science fiction or fantasy novels to read, preferably stuff that's readily available on p2p. Anon hates utopian societies, shitty overused biotech based aliens and such. Recent (tho not all-time) favorites include Path of the Fury, Dresden Files, Spin State. Have read most of the classic stuff. Fire away.

#1, have you read Bruce Sterling's "Schimatrix" collection?

Spin State was good, true. There's a sequel now, but haven't read it yet, and it's not yet available for stealing afaik. It's a pity you don't like utopian societies, the Polity books by Neal Asher and the Culture books by Iain Banks are fukken great, imho.

Maybe try some John Scalzi (Old Man's War + 2 sequels / The Android's Dream) or Richard Morgan (all of it). Charles Stross has some good stuff too, including funny "contemporary" fantasy (Atrocity Archives).
Also, Vorkosigan saga by Bujold / stuff by Peter Hamilton, if you haven't yet.  Try some Alastair Reynolds too, although I haven't yet read more than Chasm City, I liked it.

On the subject of urban fantasy (Dresden-esque) there sadly isn't much really good stuff, most of it is more along the lines of romance-y chick-lit. Maybe try the "Joe Pitt" novels by Charlie Huston, they don't fall into the aforementioned category.

>>2
Bruce Sterling has been on my list of stuff to read for a while, never got around to it tho as the shaper/mechanist universe doesn't really appeal to me at first glance, and I wasn't actually sure where to start. Will try that.

>>3
Tried Neal Asher, bored to tears. Same for Vorkosigan, and Hamilton recently, edenist shit falls under previously mentioned hatred for utopian society. Read Morgan, loved the first book, two others were kinda so and so, but readable. Will try Scalzi/Reynolds.

Also that's exactly my problem with the urban fantasy genre, keep trying to find something worth reading but it's all shitty chick stuff. I really don't need to read about the female main character getting wet for every single male that crosses her path, thanks. Rachel Morgan series is pretty decent tho, apart from the stupid premise.

>>4
Morgan's new one "Black Man" (or "Thirteen" if you're in the politically-correct-asshattery USA) is supposedly very good too. I still have it on the to-read pile though, can't say for sure.
And yeah now that you say it I read that Rachel Morgan series too, was good for it's purpose of something different/lighter between all the sci-fi.

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>>3
mentioned, there is nothing else really good in urban fantasy, I think. Maybe give W. Mark Simmons' "Halflife Chronicles" a try, although it does have a bit too much romance shit in it and the later books get increasingly silly, at least it has a male main character and it's probably the best bet after you're done with Joe Pitt.
Also give Simon R. Green's "Nightside" novels a try, if you're desperate. They aren't bad but not especially great either, get a bit repetitive later on.


>>I really don't need to read about the female main character getting wet for every single male that crosses her path, thanks

Haha, I see you had a run-in with Laurell Hamilton. I think I never read a series that went so utterly to shit. Well, maybe Wheel Of Time, but aside from that ...

Read and loved Nightside, actually. The powers at least were interesting even if the plot was kinda so and so. Also, Madman and Sinner = awesome.

>>6
I got really, really bored with the later ones.. probably because I read book 1-6 in about a week or thereabouts and burned out. Maybe I should give them another try, thinking back.

By the way, any idea if his Hawk & Fisher series is any good? Tried beginning it after reading about it and thinking I'd like it, but the first few dozen pages didn't really take off for me and I got sidetracked.

Also give Glen Cook's "Garrett Files" series a try if you loved Nightside, I found they reminded me of each other at times. It's a hardboiled urban fantasy PI story too, though in a purely fictional world. Although these started to be a bit on the crappy side beginning with book 8, they were fun until then.
(I somehow forgot about these earlier.)

No clue about Hawk and Fisher, might try and see if I can find it tho.

Right, about a hundred pages into old man's war now and it's fucking awesome. In the market for MOARs.

>>9
The sequel is very good too, get it. 3rd in the series I've still to read yet, though.
They're named "The Ghost Brigades" and "The Last Colony", btw.

Yer, on Ghost Brigades now.

Phule's Company.

Robert Asprin's a good man.

Terry Pratchett

a time of changes - robert silverberg

Anything by A.E. van Vogt, but focus especially on Voyage of the Space Beagle, the man with a million names, the weapon shops of isher isn't that bad, or what the hell, just go find some.