Hi everyone. I’m looking for my next book (or series) to read but I’m in the mood for a particular theme. I’m hoping you all can assist with some recommendations.
I’m looking for a book written around humanity first discovering FTL travel. So the first moments of humanity starting to explore outside of the solar system.
Don’t ask me why I want this specific kind of story but I do haha. Thank you in advance!
EDIT: Thank you all! I’ve added every book here to my reading list.
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My two favorite SF series are The Expanse and The Three Body Problem. Both fit your FTL desire (the former a bit more directly)
If you want a really light but fun read (and a long series) the Omega Force books are a lot of fun. It feels like a Guardians of the Galaxy type story but in some ways even better. The books are on the shorter side and there are a lot of them (just finished the 14th) I find them to be a nice pallet cleanser between heavier sci-if stories.
Not FTL, but speaker for the dead and the rest of that plot line is my favorite, and of course you can read enders game as well if you want continuity.
Have you checked out The Expanse series? I think it’s 8 primary books, with like 4 optional novellas. Its not exactly what you’re looking for, but it does deal with some of what you’re interested in. It was also turned into a pretty good TV show.
I’ve actually read the first three books and really enjoyed it. Somewhere down the line I forgot about the series somehow. I’ll add that to the list for sure.
Old Man’s War by Scalzi, The Forever War by Haldeman, and Galaxy’s Edge are good series that cover this. The last one not so much from the inception point of view though
