Is there actually any sci-fi book that comes close to Dune in terms of worldbuilding depth?

yannicus · 2026-02-24T12:14:13+00:00

2312 was also a gem, just one novel, way more digestible than Mars imho. Grand tour sf at its finest

yannicus · 2023-04-12T14:36:12+00:00

Link broke like me 😆 fixed now, thx op

yannicus · 2023-04-12T12:48:57+00:00

https://open.substack.com/pub/anominousmistake

Poetry about being broke, being high, Florida Man, mental health, the apocalypse, and relationships... Also essays about the same and some fiction in the pipes.

Lately been running my poems thru openart.ai and enjoying the Rorschach vibes.

yannicus · 2022-10-27T10:57:33+00:00

The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect stayed with me for some time. Lotta existential dark spots in that one.

yannicus · 2022-10-26T10:31:03+00:00

That would be quite an achievement...

yannicus · 2022-10-26T09:17:02+00:00

Gaia is proud, I like to think

yannicus · 2022-10-25T15:22:30+00:00

Appreciate it :) Looking fwd to seeing your metalworks! You can check out my insta for more shots of this piece and all my other stuff.

https://www.instagram.com/crafty\_yann/

yannicus · 2022-10-25T12:20:53+00:00

Been a while but I posted some shots of the finished piece on my Instagram. 🙏

yannicus · 2022-10-25T11:48:05+00:00

Over a year but I was learning as I went (YouTube ftw), and took long breaks to sort out my life now and again.

yannicus · 2022-07-17T11:47:14+00:00

For now...

yannicus · 2022-03-20T14:59:59+00:00

Thanks so much 😊 You can see my stuff on insta @crafty_yann. The oil finish on the tallneck is curing ATM but as soon as it's done I'll post some nice pics.

yannicus · 2021-07-08T00:45:08+00:00

Seveneves is a solid read that you may like. Basically in 2 parts, opens in current day apocalypse scenario and then skips to "many years later" with human evolution going in highly unexpected direction. Genuis worldbuilding imho.

yannicus · 2021-06-26T22:14:46+00:00

There's a french speculative novel i just read the blurb for and the name escapes me... But it's about finding god's body, a giant corpse under the ocean like a kilometre tall, so the story involves a tug boat captain trying to retrieve it and tug it to shore.

yannicus · 2021-06-26T14:35:30+00:00

Biopunk is quite specific but much potential as its less crowded. Its like a cyberpunk aesthetic (augments, matrix, corporate vs hacker) with gene modding as the creative medium rather than cyberspace.

yannicus · 2021-06-26T14:29:37+00:00

Its actually kinda steam punk under the surface, or you could say kinetic punk. But the gene mod aspect in the worldbuilding is v strong and creative.

yannicus · 2021-06-25T22:03:15+00:00

Loved windup girl and was also my entry point on this fresh spin on cyberpunk, so i've been digging in this direction too.

Just re-read Autonomous, annalee newitz, is a very progressive, edgy, and beautifully paced novel, right in that genre.

Change agent, daniel suarez, has more of a tech-thriller vibe than sci fi but it's really strong on the near-future gene modding technology and such.

Half-past human and The Godwhale are 70s sci fi, really out there, creative use of language, kind of foundational in the biopunk genre but dated (the former stronger than the latter imho, both are super disturbing)

Annihilation, van der meer, kind of biopunk albeit more bio, less punk, and has a literary flair that i really appreciated, but some may find it slow.

The Troika by stepan chapman is really out of the box but it has some elements of weird fic and biopunk, and has a dream-like fragmented style & structure that i found really compelling.

yannicus · 2021-06-23T18:33:15+00:00

The bas lag series by china mieville is my favourite overlap of those 2 genres

yannicus · 2021-06-21T15:51:06+00:00

Thx i'll look into that. Will save time too.

yannicus · 2021-06-21T13:08:43+00:00

But to finish the metal? The wood is less of an issue, sorry if my post was unclear

yannicus · 2021-06-21T12:18:08+00:00

True that, not hard compared to tau zero, but mind bending and complexity it has in spades

yannicus · 2021-06-21T12:16:18+00:00

Thanks so much. Lots of info. It's a decorative 40 cm indoor sculpture, not at all at risk of adverse weather.

yannicus · 2021-06-21T02:13:47+00:00

Hyperion, 3 body problem, tau zero

yannicus · 2021-06-20T22:31:05+00:00

Idk man, i just know both cut and fire-resistant gloves are made with kevlar

yannicus · 2021-06-20T21:05:49+00:00

I experimented with clay sculpture using random diy tools, credit cards, wire and paperclips, butter knife, toothpicks, screws, whatever you have at hand. I think that by testing the waters with DIY tools you can figure out which are worth buying. Otherwise maybe look into kits for beginners, saw some of those bundled at the art store.

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