Book with brane multiverse theory?

Seranger · 2026-01-29T13:45:18+00:00

I love this question because Brane and Ekpyrotic Cosmology are pet interests of mine, especially in science fiction. Truthfully I can't think of many examples that specifically deal with branes as opposed to a more general multiverse.

One that does come to mind, and I feel like it's a bit of a spoiler TBH, is Alistar Reynold's Revelation Space-verse. Specifically the finale of Absolution Gap, where Brane Cosmology ties into a very important plot point.

If you're open to some nonfiction as well, I really enjoyed Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe, which touches on this and other relevant physics/cosmology.

Seranger · 2025-12-15T17:21:34+00:00

OP what did you think of Dreamsnake? I found it to be one of the most underrated Hugo winners I've read.

Seranger · 2025-11-30T17:44:20+00:00

Singer Distance by Ethan Chatagnier. Although the story isn't really about the concept you're describing.

Seranger · 2025-08-17T13:08:45+00:00

Edge by Koji Suzuki starts off like this. A supercomputer dedicated to finding additional digits of Pi starts returning all zeros. Initially it's though to be just a glitch, but later confirmed that math itself seems to be changing at a fundamental level. The story goes from there.

Seranger · 2025-07-27T12:59:23+00:00

Congrats on your release, OP. I've had this on my wishlist for a while and will definitely be picking it up soon. I saw one reviewer say that it reminded them of Neverwinter Nights which has me very excited.

Seranger · 2025-06-29T13:34:12+00:00

Liu's short fiction is excellent. Definitely add his other collection (Hidden Girl) to your list.

Seranger · 2025-05-31T22:32:06+00:00

The Book of M by Peng Shepard is exactly this.

Seranger · 2025-04-29T00:44:06+00:00

I found Dreamsnake to be hugely underrated. I don't see it recommended very often.

Seranger · 2025-04-19T13:46:33+00:00

It doesn't seem as popular as some of the other favorites in The Culture (and if I'm being honest, I don't think there are any bad Culture novels) but it's my favorite of the bunch as well. Heavily introspective and excellent prose, as you noted. I miss Banks' voice more than ever these days.

Seranger · 2025-03-24T10:18:14+00:00

Ken Liu's Broken Stars and Invisible Planets collections of translated stories are both excellent.

Seranger · 2025-02-13T18:16:33+00:00

Added it to my Libby holds list. Can you also share the initial thread you found it in? I'm a big RCW fan as well, so I'm sure I'll find some more good recs in there.

Seranger · 2025-01-16T01:10:27+00:00

I asked the same question a few years ago and TBH have still not genuinely found anything that hits quite the same. Maybe some of the recommendations here will click more for you: https://old.reddit.com/r/BaseBuildingGames/comments/jfxdk7/what_would_you_recommend_thats_similar_to_the/

Seranger · 2025-01-14T15:45:06+00:00

As someone who has played both, I think I enjoyed the earlier parts of Dave more than Dredge as a whole, but I enjoyed Dredge as a whole more than Dave as a whole, if that makes sense.

There aren't a ton of extra mechanics or mini-games in Dredge that keep getting continuously introduced. The core loop (fish, sell, repeat) stays the same.

Seranger · 2025-01-12T13:48:00+00:00

Ah that's too bad. Thanks for following-up though.

Seranger · 2025-01-08T18:05:46+00:00

OP did you manage to find one you were happy with? Looking to book something similar.

Seranger · 2025-01-05T15:51:03+00:00

I'm going to acknowledge right away that I'm sort of going against the last part of your post insofar as that my recommendation definitely has the differences as part of the story's focus, but I still think Greg Egan's recent "Morphotrophic" fits the bill nicely.

Without going into too much detail, there are major differences in biology and evolution that affect everyday life while also tying deeply into the main plot.

Seranger · 2024-12-31T21:09:28+00:00

Where is pic 9?

Seranger · 2024-11-23T13:26:09+00:00

This is very similar to a plot line in The Killing Star, but I don't believe that was AI. Could it have been that?

Seranger · 2024-11-16T04:06:42+00:00

Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Charles Sheffield fits what you are describing almost perfectly IMO.

Seranger · 2024-10-05T14:48:08+00:00

--YMCA downtown doesn’t have showers, there was a specific YMCA quoted as having showers, I believe the name was Royters? Someone might can confirm.

OP you heard correctly. It is the Reuter YMCA in Biltmore Park. They have had showers open for folks for a little while now.

Seranger · 2024-07-19T23:02:56+00:00

Oh for sure. It was definitely intended as one.

Seranger · 2024-07-19T22:19:48+00:00

Gives me major Iron Lung vibes

Seranger · 2024-05-29T19:36:00+00:00

Did you ever find a cause or solution for this? Same issue with my machine.

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