/lit/ - Literature

What do I read next?
>Star Maker
>Caltraps of Time
>Collected PKD stories V5
>Electric Dreams (PKD short story collection)
>Lies, Inc.
>Non-Stop
>The Simulacra
>Time Out of Joint
>The World Jones Made
>This Immortal
>

>>11525725
>High-Rise by J.G. Ballard more like Wentworth IT'S MY MONEY AND I WANT IT NOW
Pretty decent but a bit mediocre in my opinion. I thought the premise was great but my suspension of belief was strained throughout (e.g., surviving and isolating even after running water stopped being a thing, etc.). The ending felt a bit devoid of anything substantial too, like the confrontation between Wilder and Royal where Royal simply gets shot and das it mane
>Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
It was wonky and difficult to get into but it shaped up to be a fun story with some wild shit at the end. I enjoyed it. Some elements of the book's prose seems to be the author being full of himself but it could just be the way he writes too. Meh.
>The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
Dug it. Great book. We're all in agreement.
>Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds
Meh. Pacing was poor. Took too long for anything to happen and even then, it was lackluster. Wouldn't read again or particularly recommend.
>Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
Decent novella, short and to the point. I thought the ending reveal was cool.
>currently reading Ship of Fools by Richard Paul Russo
I'm nearly halfway through and really want to find out what is going on with the alien starship.

>>8731786
That's underwhelming for a favorite technology.

>>8658888
No but around the end of the first book, 'humanity' triggers a marker that alerts a hyper-advanced civilization to their existence who then proceeds to activate (they're post-human machines) and attack human civilization throughout its different star systems.

There's also a short story in the same universe involving an alien structure involving increasingly difficult mathematical problems as a barrier to continue ascending.

>>8658904
>retcon
Kelsier being alive is legitimate old news.

>>8582262
What do you want to know exactly? Phrase your questions more specifically?

>>8540358
I meant nonCosmere by Sanderson, obviously.

How was the series "The Remnants" by K.A. Applegate?

>>8427477
Keep reading, faggot.

>>8333570
Spook balls hard.

>>8261526
The form of Lightweaving that originated on Yolen.

>>8261530
Vasher did. Vasher and a deceased friend of his. Have you not read Warbreaker? Vasher is not Susebron.

>>8179268
Best hard sci-fi. Redemption Ark was my favorite. Many of the side stories were wonderful too.

>>8180319
>tfw waiting for ZTD leaks for days now
I feel like a goddamn JUNKIE

>>8180440
>hood's breath
why did I laugh

>>8131834
I liked that about Shannara. Wish it would focus on that aspect more.

>>7947071
>since it's lol future space
We're not in the '30s yet, pal.

>>7780865
Probably a conglomerate a factors, including some of what you listed.

>X series did well!
>How about you write some more?
I can see it occurring with literature. Definitely happens with manga.

Who /waiting for Southern Scadrial to start World War I/ here?

>thought Lessie was the first to say 'God Beyond'
>look it up
>completely forgot about Wayne saying it in the first book
Fuck me I don't remember all these little details. Now I've gotta go read and finish SoS today.

>>6602962
You'll probably like the upcoming (who fucking even knows when) modern Mistborn and future Mistborn books. Even the current series with Wax and Wayne is post-Industrial Revolution so you could see magic interacting with daily society.

>>6485896
Shit will be shit regardless of how long one waits.

>>6485914
Don't waste your time.

>>6404817
There already is a Mistborn game being produced. If that does well, we might get a Stormlight vidya.

>>6328246
This. I like Sanderson's Cosmere. Only thing I don't like is the one forum that tracks all of this shit makes it hard to learn new information if you don't actively visit every single day.

>>6244766
>tfw we get two new mistborn books within six months because he accidentally a sequel to the sequel he was writing

>>6095669
But I don't have a huge problem with Sanderson.

Most of Sanderson's works, if you like meta.

Also this is YA but Sabriel is very solid. Everworld too, if you can get your hands on it.

>>5965480
I wasn't even talking about the magic system; moreso the plot.
However, the magic system becomes more intricate the more you know about it. I can see how you would think that due to the image I posted, though.
>tfw no Breath to Stormlight ratio yet
;_;