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Sci-fi books which don't involve too much space travels and massive world builds?
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Maybe take a look at post apocalyptic sci Fi (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalyptic_and_post-apocalyptic_fiction), as it includes a lot of interesting futuristic tech, but it is mostly limited to earth. There's probably another category where things like blade runner fit too
Hey thanks for this, excellent resource! (Cozy catastrophe is def my new favorite genre name)
If that's the case, try The Road.
Just finished it a week ago. That prose... From another planet.
He's so good. Too good - reading Blood Meridian was like having my face dragged across fresh gravel, but in a good way, somehow?
Is really The Road a science fiction book? It is definitely post-apocalyptic, but I don't remember any sci-fi elements on it.
Solid recommendation though..
I read it as a post apocalyptic story, but I think mcarthy described it as a near future, non specific "ecological catastrophe," which retrospectively recolored the story for me - tipped it from "The Walking Dead, except people" to "cautionary/exploratory speculative fiction on human survival in the face of collapse," for me