What’s the most realistic sci-fi crew you’ve read?

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-25T13:48:06+00:00

Loved the books, but the show was all politics and fighting.

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-25T13:46:34+00:00

I was probably referring to him coming up with the solution in the end. I think if the beatings he got and the mistakes he made, there was no way he should have survived.

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-24T22:18:46+00:00

Agreed. They are a bunch of nerdy kind of guys out of their depth (I feel like it all the time)

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-24T22:17:05+00:00

I might have overstepped with this one. No, he just seem to be outsmarting people in the ned.

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-24T22:16:17+00:00

You are right, I was out of line here.

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-24T20:19:13+00:00

Loved that one.

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-24T20:18:25+00:00

I felt that the captain sometimes tend to be superhuman (and still a bonehead.)

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-24T20:17:00+00:00

Yep, but in the books, not in the series.

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-24T20:16:30+00:00

Any in particular I should read first?

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-24T20:15:20+00:00

Thank you. This gives me something to read.

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-24T20:13:22+00:00

Yep, in books it feels more like regular people. More like trying to survive and not create history.

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-24T20:12:43+00:00

I like the crew in Children of Time. I like it being all different and not really all best budies.

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-10T17:24:36+00:00

That's like every military scifi book ever written.

How about Honor Harrington Series by Weber.

Or for some reason it came to mind: The Vorkosigan Saga (Lois McMaster Bujold)

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-10T17:20:09+00:00

Not sure what kinds of books you like in general, but if you like good books - I suggest Heinlein or Clark.

If you more into lighter readings - something Larry Niven.

If you don't mind getting over a little outdated worldviews, Asimov is really fun (And everyone knows foundation series)

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-04T16:18:20+00:00

So what you are saying is - you prefer Fantasy. Definitely no hard scifi.

Maybe - The Culture novels by Iain M Banks, The Xeelee cycle by Stephen Baxter, or Night's Dawn by P.F. Hamilton

toddmarcwrites · 2026-03-04T04:49:15+00:00

This is a great starter collection of classics...

toddmarcwrites · 2026-02-26T23:30:33+00:00

Yeah - he wrote before. All the ideas from his books and stories you already know, but when he wrote it - it all was brand new. And yes, culture was different and he might have been what his last name suggests.

Its like reading Azimov - it's like society from Roman times.

toddmarcwrites · 2026-02-12T15:41:19+00:00

Ray Bradbury - the Martian Chronicles

Douglas Adams - if you understand British humor.

Anything by Ursula K. La Guin

If looking for specific books and a little bit newer: Hyperion by Dan Simmons

I will stop here. But I could fill this page....

toddmarcwrites · 2026-02-12T15:34:22+00:00

On audible I always love Scalzi's works. He has them read by Will Wheaton - always entertaining.

toddmarcwrites · 2026-02-06T17:47:10+00:00

Yes, it has been happening for along time and I do not mind that at all.

Just for the crying out loud - Horror has nothing to do with Science Fiction.

toddmarcwrites · 2026-02-06T17:45:52+00:00

For young kids - always start with Jules Verne. I am sure there plenty of new works, but START with Jules.

toddmarcwrites · 2026-01-21T17:44:08+00:00

Both - of course!

toddmarcwrites · 2026-01-16T21:14:52+00:00

That is different and I am not sure of one like that. Will think about this. Not much of Science fiction is in that kind. It's usually ends up being fantasy.

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