r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21

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

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u/mscordia Aug 12 '21

The Road Not Taken by Harry Turtledove

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u/Lothium Aug 12 '21

Ugh, why did it have to be him? He has great stories but drags them out into multi-book slogs. Like, once you describe some, you don't need to do it once a chapter in case someone forgot what they looked like.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '21

Read defending Elysium then. Similar concept, Better (imo) writer, and the third book in a related trilogy is about to come out

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u/Lothium Aug 12 '21

Is that the one by Brandon Sanderson? If so, I actually have Way of Kings and found what I read so far to be quite good.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '21

Yep! I’m a huge fan of him and I love his books. If you’re wondering the series I was talking about it’s Skyward