Book recommendations - Sci-fi/fantasy

• justincredible

  

  I would highly recommend the Red Rising trilogy (Pierce Brown) if you're into sci-fi. He's working on a second trilogy in the series now, the first book is out later this year.
  
  I've also started reading Robert Heinlein. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is great. I just finished The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, but I found out after I was mostly finished with the book that I probably should have read several other Heinlein novels first so it would make more sense. I did enjoy it, though. I will be starting Starship Troopers next.
• Con_Alma

  ...just finished 1812, Seal of Honor and The Twilight war. Very different writing styles in all three but all very interesting reads nonetheless.
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  I loved Starship Troopers. Completely different than the movie and he explores the authoritarianism way more in the novel.
  I enjoy the alternate history genre and Harry Turtledove. My favorite of his is the Guns of the South.
  https://www.amazon.com/Guns-South-Harry-Turtledove/dp/0345384687
  
  His series on an alien invasion during World War II and if the South won the Civil War are pretty good.
• justincredible

  

  Thanks for the recommendations, I'm a big fan of alternate history stuff. That said, I thought Man in the High Castle was pretty underwhelming. I loved the first season of the show but the book was meh.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Throwing The Forever War by Joe Haldeman into the mix as well. Great sci fi book written by a Vietnam vet. The book is essentially Vietnam in space, really interesting way to understand the solider's mindset. One of the few books I've read more than once.
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Forever-War-Joe-Haldeman/dp/0312536631
• like_that

  

  justincredible;1836530 wrote:Thanks for the recommendations, I'm a big fan of alternate history stuff. That said, I thought Man in the High Castle was pretty underwhelming. I loved the first season of the show but the book was meh.

  The show is definitely better than the book imo.
• Heretic

  

  Commander of Awesome;1836547 wrote:Throwing The Forever War by Joe Haldeman into the mix as well. Great sci fi book written by a Vietnam vet. The book is essentially Vietnam in space, really interesting way to understand the solider's mindset. One of the few books I've read more than once.
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Forever-War-Joe-Haldeman/dp/0312536631

  I think I've read part of it. He has a collection of short stories and novellas I have where one of the two long ones is called something like "You Can't Go Home Again" which was about a mission leading to two main characters coming back to Earth to find out things have REALLY changed, leading to violence and the two deciding to re-enlist because they at least knew what they were getting into in space. And I recall reading that was part of The Forever War, but am not 100%. It was really good, though.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Heretic;1836588 wrote:I think I've read part of it. He has a collection of short stories and novellas I have where one of the two long ones is called something like "You Can't Go Home Again" which was about a mission leading to two main characters coming back to Earth to find out things have REALLY changed, leading to violence and the two deciding to re-enlist because they at least knew what they were getting into in space. And I recall reading that was part of The Forever War, but am not 100%. It was really good, though.

  Yeah sounds about on par with the book.