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[–] Tatters 7 points 3 days ago

If you like hard sci-fi, his NASA series is excellent, especially Voyage and Titan. They describe expeditions to Mars and Titan using Apollo era technology, in such a believable fashion that you think it could have really happened.

[–] boywar3 4 points 3 days ago

Premise reminds me of The Integral Trees a lot

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Love me some Stephen Baxter. Vacuum Diagrams is a great anthology of stories in this universe.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I haven't read anything by him, where is a good place to start? Here?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes, this book is the start of the Xeelee sequence

I've read through vacuum diagrams and have thoroughly enjoyed it. He has a bunch of other standalone books that are great.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I didn't know it was part of a series. Now I'll have to buy a few more books :-)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Baxter is a master. Ring is considered his magnus opus.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I've read the Long Earth which is co-authored with Terry Pratchett and loved it. Haven't had the chance to read his solo works though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

That's a six book series, if I remember rightly. I love Pratchett's stuff (Men at Arms is next on my Discworld reread) but I was thinking of his solo stuff. Normally I just start at the first published if I think I'll enjoy the whole lot.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

I loved Evolution by Baxter. One of my top ten books, I’ve read it dozens of times.