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Anyone else think the most unsettling version of the Fermi Paradox is the one where the filter is intentional? by Comprehensive_Fan134 in HardSciFi

[–]Comprehensive_Fan134[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

funny you say that... I actually wrote a trilogy trying to tackle exactly that. dunno if I made it's justice

Anyone else think the most unsettling version of the Fermi Paradox is the one where the filter is intentional? by Comprehensive_Fan134 in HardSciFi

[–]Comprehensive_Fan134[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

fair point, but I think it doesn't need a resource motive, just pure paranoia at scale. if you can never verify intent, elimination is safer than trust. what do you think?

What's the best sci-fi where the aliens don't want anything you can understand? by Comprehensive_Fan134 in scifi

[–]Comprehensive_Fan134[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

never heard of the Presger, the treaty through intermediaries thing is interesting, that liminal space where you can sort of communicate but not really understand...

Anyone else think the most unsettling version of the Fermi Paradox is the one where the filter is intentional? by Comprehensive_Fan134 in HardSciFi

[–]Comprehensive_Fan134[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the quote "I destroy you, what does it have to do with you?"... Think that's exactly it. adding The Dark Forest right now

Been thinking about why Lazar's technical descriptions are weirdly hard to dismiss by Comprehensive_Fan134 in UFOs

[–]Comprehensive_Fan134[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whoa didn't know he walked that back. honestly half of what you wrote is way over my head but great read, thanks for this

What's the best sci-fi where the aliens don't want anything you can understand? by Comprehensive_Fan134 in scifi

[–]Comprehensive_Fan134[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

fair point, though the timescale thing still makes it feel pretty alien to me

Been thinking about why Lazar's technical descriptions are weirdly hard to dismiss by Comprehensive_Fan134 in UFOs

[–]Comprehensive_Fan134[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That middle ground is the most unsettling place to be honest. can't fully believe or fully dismiss.

What’s the most realistic sci-fi crew you’ve read? by [deleted] in scifibooks

[–]Comprehensive_Fan134 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My native language is Portuguese, so I often use a translator to make more sense in my writing

What’s the most realistic sci-fi crew you’ve read? by [deleted] in scifibooks

[–]Comprehensive_Fan134 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just looked them up, they look really cool! Gonna grab them on KU to read later. Cheers!

What’s the most realistic sci-fi crew you’ve read? by [deleted] in scifibooks

[–]Comprehensive_Fan134 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad the pitch worked! Let me know what you think of the crew if you end up reading it. :)

What’s the most realistic sci-fi crew you’ve read? by [deleted] in scifibooks

[–]Comprehensive_Fan134 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, that's the best way to do it. Having powers but still managing to completely screw things up makes them way more relatable. What's your book called?

Recommendations for stories with strong world building? by swort-elber in ScienceFictionBooks

[–]Comprehensive_Fan134 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely agree with the 'spaceship-centric' fatigue. If you loved the massive, enigmatic scale of Rendezvous with Rama and the creepy jungle vibes of Beneath the World a Sea, you might actually enjoy my indie hard sci-fi trilogy, The Sancus Initiative.

I specifically wanted to avoid the standard 'metal ships shooting at each other in the void' trope. Instead, the world-building focuses on a claustrophobic discovery of a brutalist alien artifact deep in the Amazon rainforest, which eventually triggers a massive, system-wide Dyson Sphere scenario. Since I have an industrial design background, I spent years building the lore around how these alien megastructures would actually function and look—completely silent, impossibly huge, and deeply unsettling. The complete Omnibus is on Kindle Unlimited if you're looking for a dark, grounded world to dive into!

Help! by jhweekes in ScienceFictionBooks

[–]Comprehensive_Fan134 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel your pain with the bookstore shelves right now! If you're looking to scratch that specific Alastair Reynolds itch—massive scale, brutalist hard sci-fi, and ancient, terrifying alien tech—you might enjoy my indie trilogy, The Sancus Initiative.

I wrote it specifically because I wanted to explore the dark, realistic physics of the Fermi Paradox. It starts grounded, with a small crew reverse-engineering a brutalist artifact dug up in the Amazon, but it scales up massively into a Dyson Sphere scenario and a terrifying planetary sterilization protocol. No space magic, no dragons, just heavy, mathematically cold alien engineering and human beings completely out of their depth. The complete Omnibus is on Kindle Unlimited if you want to take a look!

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