nindokagSep 4, 2018

Challenge for sci-fi writers: help us imagine a postcapitalist future we could live in. Build us a world with economics that are not just "inequality turned totalitarian" (Hunger Games), "Collapse" (Mad Max) or "hand-wave" (Star Trek)!

#sciencefiction #scifi #sf #whatarethetags #idontknowhowtotagthings

Show threadAdrian M RyanSep 4, 2018
@nindokag Ursula K. Le Guin, Iain M Banks, Charlie Stross, Maureen McHugh, & Nnedi Okorafor all immediately come to mind.
Show threadJesse MiksicSep 4, 2018
@adrianmryan @nindokag yeah, I find banks to be very convincing on this. Player of Games, Use of Weapons, and Look to Windward are good ones
Show threadnindokagSep 4, 2018
@miksimum @adrianmryan Cool thanks for the recs!
Show threadJesse MiksicSep 4, 2018
@nindokag @adrianmryan no problem :) an FYI on player of games - a good intro to the whole idea of the Culture, but mostly reads like a good swashbuckler, not a super-heady idea novel.
Show threadAdrian M Ryan

@miksimum @nindokag

I talked about both Use of Weapons & Binti on my podcast.

spectology.com

If you're either interested in that sort of thing. UoW especially, we talk about the economic system of the Culture.

Sep 4, 2018 at 10:23pmWeb