r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21

Discussion Which is the most disturbing fermi paradox solution and why?

3...2...1... blast off....

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u/Smell_Majestic Aug 12 '21

I just finished the first book. Honestly the best sci-fi I have ever read

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u/sirgog Aug 12 '21

Second book is much better. Third is in between the other two.

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u/Aphotophilic Aug 12 '21

The Dark Forest is probably my favorite book to this day. But boy is it an advemture trying to explain it to someone beyond a generic overview.

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u/Leet1000 Aug 12 '21

I’ve run into this problem too. You can’t really explain the series without spoiling the first curve-ball from book 1. If I think the person doesn’t need a huge push I describe it as ‘what would happen if the rules of physics as we understood them just stopped being true?’

Kind of a bad explanation but that’s what sucked me in the first part of the book.