polishgenius, on 01 April 2025 - 03:56 PM, said:
Chance, on 01 April 2025 - 03:41 AM, said:
Can only really see Jean le Flambeur-serien being comparable for weird sci-fi.
If you've not read it before, Elizabeth Bear's Jacob's Ladder trilogy might be something you enjoy.
Also the standalone Faith, by John Love, from years ago.
Might try Jacob's Ladder the premise sounds interesting.
Faith I did read a long time ago and while it was decent enough sci-fi it wasn't for me that much I remember. Was it that it was a bit too seriously over maximized grimdark can't remember.
I think something that is quite unique for Jean le Flambeur and Ninefox Gambit is how playfully bizarre both technology and civilization becomes while at the same time being rather human, positive, uplifting stories playing with high concept sci-fi ideas on the edge of technology becoming magic. They are both stories that if they had been written in a different way could have been rather grim but instead they are often beautiful and occasionally hilarious. Hard to put into words but they are up there with giants like Banks for me.
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