Tim HergertJun 20, 2024
Show threadJohn Abbe (aka Slow)Jun 20, 2024
@cjust @danlyke Now I'm trying to think of other worthy series. Callahan's Crosstime Saloon comes to mind, for science fiction.
Show threadDan LykeJun 20, 2024
@slowenough @cjust for YA fiction, Diana Wynne Jones has also been recommended to me a number of times. And I think with the rise of indie ebook publishers, there are tons of worthy authors out there writing good YA with better messages, just waiting to be found.
Show threadEJJames
@danlyke @slowenough @cjust Nnedi Okorofor’s YA works are another fantastic option
Jun 20, 2024 at 5:57pmWeb
Show threadzellynJun 21, 2024

@EJJames @danlyke @slowenough @cjust +1 for Okorofor.

If you wanna go oldschool, Wizard of Earthsea is good.

In the Callahan's Crosstime Saloon vein is also Stainless Steel Rat.

Show threadJohn Abbe (aka Slow)Jun 21, 2024

@zellyn @EJJames @danlyke @cjust Clearly, I will have to check out Okorofor. I enjoyed the Stainless Steel Rat I read, but I don't remember a focus on people being human to each other? Been a while.

For some reason your comment reminded me of Robert Asprin's Myth Adventures books (and comics), which certainly are that way.

Show threadzellynJun 21, 2024

@slowenough @EJJames @danlyke @cjust Oh, yeah, Stainless Steel Rat is old-school sci-fi, so no actual humans. It's why Asimov's Robot stories are so much better! 😂

Okorofor is modern and thus has a heart 🙂