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minus-squareCavemanfreak@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoFor a Sci-Fi newbie who’s thinking of trying out Tchaikovsky, any advice on where to start?
minus-squarechemical_cutthroat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoStart off with the Children of Time series, there’s no reason not to. Well written, great story with memorable characters, and a fantastic hard sci-fi twist on what intelligent life really is, and how we think of ourselves and others.
minus-squareBennyInc@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThird part is very disorienting however — it took me almost till the end to understand what was going on.
minus-squareCavemanfreak@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThanks! I’ll go for that as soon as I’m finished with the Three Body Problem series.
For a Sci-Fi newbie who’s thinking of trying out Tchaikovsky, any advice on where to start?
Start off with the Children of Time series, there’s no reason not to. Well written, great story with memorable characters, and a fantastic hard sci-fi twist on what intelligent life really is, and how we think of ourselves and others.
Third part is very disorienting however — it took me almost till the end to understand what was going on.
Thanks! I’ll go for that as soon as I’m finished with the Three Body Problem series.