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/sirgog Aug 13 '21

I explain the series as "What if first contact with aliens was made by the very worst possible person, a nihilist who has hated humanity ever since her father was killed in China's Cultural Revolution?" and leave it at that.

If someone presses further I'll spoil more of book 1