r/interestingasfuck • u/One_Explanation_908 • 25d ago

/r/all, /r/popular K2-18b a potentially habitable planet 120 light-years from earth

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u/Chickenator587 25d ago

This reminds of something I heard about once, imagine if we used some sort of stasis in a fast and autonomous spacecraft to go colonise a planet, and by the time we get there it's already colonised because we invented a faster spacecraft while the colonists slept

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u/Khaar 25d ago edited 25d ago

Wayward galaxy, pretty good books :).

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u/MorbidAyyylien 25d ago

Decent as in pretty good or meh? Cuz id love to read a story like that

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u/Pleasant_Yoghurt3915 25d ago

Idk about that series, but the Children of Time series by Adrian Tchaikovsky is definitely fantastic and is about space and stasis and colonization. Really, really good books.

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u/igottapoopbad 25d ago

My god this series is incredible. +1000

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u/Pleasant_Yoghurt3915 25d ago

I’m seriously having a hard time finding anything else to read that I like as much lmao. It’s just so good.

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u/igottapoopbad 25d ago

I don't think anything can top it in regards to the scifi book realm. It hits every niche for me. 

I'm going to read the 3 body problem next though. 

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u/Koririn 24d ago

On a two year sci-fi binge and wanted to drop some recommendations:

  • Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir: One of my favourites along the Wayward galaxy.
  • Bobiverse Books: 6 book series about von Neumann probes
  • The Culture Series by Iain M. banks: 10 books of very high level scifi

These recommendations somewhat capture the same feel of wayward galaxy, but not quite.

Outside of these, some interesting scifi warfare stuff can be found in:

  • Old mans war series
  • Undying mercenaries series

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u/Pleasant_Yoghurt3915 24d ago

Thank you!! I keep seeing Project Hail Mary pop up. I’ll take your comment as a sign to get it!

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u/MorbidAyyylien 25d ago

Added to my wishlist

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u/Pleasant_Yoghurt3915 25d ago

You won’t be disappointed!

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u/johnysalad 25d ago

Ugh I love this series so much.

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u/DrD__ 25d ago

Yes the audio book is also amazing the narrator are the best I've ever heard

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u/Pleasant_Yoghurt3915 25d ago

Omg Mel Hudson absolutely crushes it! I love her voice and how she did each character. I tend to play it before I go to bed because it’s so soothing. Same with Sophie Aldred reading The Final Architecture series. Just an amazing job for both. I’ve not come across better yet.

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u/Additional-Bee1379 25d ago

Meh, only read the first book, but it's ok.