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Good novels or short stories? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by pablonaj@feddit.de to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net

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Can anyone recommend any good novels or short stories set in a solar punk setting? I read a lot of sci-fi but somehow have never read anything set in this setting, I guess The Culture books could be considered solar punk in some ways but it's almost too futuristic.

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[–] skunch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Songs from the Stars by Norman Spinrad has an interesting take on a semi-solar punk post apocalyptic setting.

[–] pablonaj@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Thanks I'll check it!

[–] pablonaj@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Nice! Never heard of this book, I love Ursula K LeGuin but there are some books I've not read yet! Will definitely check it thanks!

[–] SteveKLord@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you check out our Fiction community at https://slrpnk.net/c/fiction you'll find some useful posts with good recommendations

[–] pablonaj@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Thanks, will definitely have a look there!

[–] mambabasa@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“Green Days in Brunel” by Bruce Sterling is a classic post-oil solar up story. Written before the genre was systematized. For a novel series, there's the Mars Trilogy by Stanley Kim Robinson. It's a classic, deals with terraforming, humanity's relation to nature, transhumanism, and libertarian socialism.

[–] pablonaj@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I'll check it, haven't read Sterling for a long time!