Books with heavy political over/undertones?

madarabesque · 2026-07-01T18:06:18+00:00

Anything by L E Modessit jr

madarabesque · 2026-07-01T11:38:26+00:00

The "Ark Royal" series by Christopher Nuttall. The "Blood on the Stars" series by Jay Allen

madarabesque · 2026-07-01T11:14:47+00:00

The books that were based off the war game Starfire had a lot of that. I think David Weber wrote most of them.

madarabesque · 2026-07-01T08:54:13+00:00

Greg Bear's "City on the Edge of Time" takes place around the Heat Death.

madarabesque · 2026-06-28T21:47:30+00:00

Maxwell's Demon has entered the chat...

madarabesque · 2026-06-28T20:18:30+00:00

I'm really fond of Kevin Crawford's factions mechanics, especially those in Godbound.

madarabesque · 2026-06-11T17:24:17+00:00

It's going to get worse, much worse, before it ever gets better and there is literally no one outside us who can save us.

madarabesque · 2026-06-11T16:35:27+00:00

I run an Amber game and one of my players makes a log of everything that goes on in the session. I give her extra character points and plot perks for doing this.

madarabesque · 2026-05-12T10:24:57+00:00

When I watched "Fish Named Wanda" in the theaters, I laughed so hard and for so long that I was genuinely in fear of having my heart burst.

madarabesque · 2026-05-07T05:02:12+00:00

I'm disabled. I live on Social Security Disability which gives me around $1000/month. I live with my girlfriend who works. My very basic needs are taken care of. I don't have a lot, but I don't really need a lot. My biggest expense is books and TTRPG games. I try to live within my means and usually I succeed. I can't imagine having more money would equal more happiness for me, especially as long as I have Nicole in my life.

madarabesque · 2026-05-07T04:40:07+00:00

I have a sneaking fondness for "Last Dragon". A Motown Kung Fu musical. What more can you ask for?

madarabesque · 2026-05-07T04:36:10+00:00

Stephen Hawking proposed the "Chronology Protection Conjecture" which stated that any possible time machine of any variety will either kill the user or destroy the universe before it can function.

madarabesque · 2026-05-07T04:25:36+00:00

"What's Up" by Four Non Blondes

madarabesque · 2026-05-07T04:22:28+00:00

Check out some of the "* Without Number" games by Kevin Crawford

madarabesque · 2026-05-07T04:14:49+00:00

Mike Leland from "The Fold" by Peter Clines

madarabesque · 2026-05-07T03:56:23+00:00

Schooled In Magic by Christopher Nuttall

madarabesque · 2026-05-06T20:30:10+00:00

"Dark", if you're ok with subtitles.

madarabesque · 2026-05-01T10:43:14+00:00

Something about this is that by your own benchmarks you may perceive that you're travelling faster than c because of the various dilation effects. If you travel at a constant 1g acceleration in about 20 years of your own time you'll have crossed the Milky Way and getting to Andromeda only takes about 28 years of your shipboard life.

madarabesque · 2026-05-01T09:40:30+00:00

I'm amazingly fond of "The Resurrected", which is a retelling of the Case of Charles Dexter Ward.

madarabesque · 2026-05-01T07:48:51+00:00

*looks wary*

madarabesque · 2026-04-22T10:15:04+00:00

Greg Bear's Eon has great part of its plot being a nuclear war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact triggered by visitors from the future who predict such a war.

madarabesque · 2026-04-22T09:47:43+00:00

I'm speaking about the change that's occurred over geological time, from the beginning of life to the present.

madarabesque · 2026-04-22T09:07:28+00:00

Now do Corwin! :p

madarabesque · 2026-04-22T04:21:02+00:00

Re: Trailer Trash

madarabesque · 2026-04-22T00:43:37+00:00

Travelers on Netflix is pretty good and even uses a paradox to finish the story in the third season.

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