/lit/ - Literature

>>22227857 I can see some ideas in this having good role play potential. second rec incoming

>>21486689
I prefer the one with the Sydney Opera House

>>19473278
Vernor's the best science fiction author, btw.

>>17127929
Alien usenet shit posting, techoarchology, universal packmind alien dogs, and a great race to the end of the galaxy.

>>16233817
The "Blight", alien super-intelligence awoken by humans in an ancient alien technological archive, takes over organics and machines easily by manner mostly reminding me of a zombie fungi on steroids, or something .. this thing destroys civilizations[/spoilers]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep

The "Blight", alien super-intelligence awoken by humans in an ancient alien technological archive, takes over organics and machines easily by manner mostly reminding me of a zombie fungi on steroids, or something .. spoiler: the human civilization that finds it is completely taken over by it and subsequently genocided by other space-faring species with extreme prejudice and weapons intended for planetary scale targets; including any unlucky ship that could potentially be infected
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep

>>16233817
The "Blight", alien super-intelligence awoken by humans in an ancient alien technological archive, takes over organics and machines easily by manner mostly reminding me of a zombie fungi on steroids, or something .. spoiler: the human civilization that finds it is completely taken over by it and subsequently genocided by other space-faring species with extreme prejudice and weapons intended for planetary scale targets; including any unlucky ship that could potentially be infected [/spoiler[
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep

>>16074684
A Fire Upon the Deep.

>>11029101

So I've just finished pic related. It's not bad, but it felt underwhelming overall. Stripped from technical jargon, the plot itself is painfully simple, and most of the time, the characters seem to be driven by unconvincing motives. There are two outright -albeit minor- mistakes in the story (VV had once apologized for a plot hole in Marooned In Real Time, so he's not above such missteps) , and the scenes and environments are described awfully.
The characters and the universe are really cool though.

>>9308981
Not sure if it's quite what you're looking for, but this is breddy gud alien-heavy sf.

More like this?

>>9131698
bad meme

>>9128665
you're fucking retarded

>>8707927
A Fire Upon the Deep. Very good concept.

>>7397601
Vernor Vinge's Zones of Thought series. Particularly the first, A Fire Upon the Deep. The laws of physics operate differently in different segments of the galaxy so different forms of life become possible in each. From the rudimentary forms of the unthinking depths to the superbeings of the transcend.

The theme of inconceivability runs through Vinge's work and while he's not a philosopher of it he's informed by it. I've heard him say he's interested in a science fiction where the past is no longer a reliable guide to the future. I think in one of his books he adds a cycle of civilizational collapse to colonized planets so none of them can warp the story by transcending knowability.

Try that first one and keep going if you like the author.

>>6374487
A Fire Upon The Deep.

The galaxy is divided into different zones of thought, where different laws of physics operate and allow different kinds of intelligence to exist.