I’m normally a bit more of a hard scifi reader with the likes of Bobiverse and Expanse (and Andy Weir/Thaichovsky/IanMBanks/Herbert etc) but I really enjoyed this humerous take on a rogue cyborg.
Is there anything out there in this vane I should look into?
I know it’s a month old, but I just saw this post and wanted to add some comments.
First of all, I agree with the recommendation on Leckie, especially the Imperial Radch series. It’s space opera - not funny like Murderbot - but it’s a pretty interesting take on an artificial consciousness.
Second, Wells has written other stuff besides Murderbot that’s good. I’m also more of a hard SF reader, but I did enjoy her Tales of the Raksura series, which is straight up fantasy, with people who can turn into dragon-like things.
Third, John Scalzi is also really good at clever/witty dialog. Some of his stuff is more serious, but he’s got a few that are both funny and moving. Maybe check out Redshirts, which is kind of the Star Trek situation, from the point of view of the away team members who tend to die while the main characters always survive. Very silly concept, done very well.
I read kind of a ridiculous amount of SF. If you want any recommendations for hard SF, or anything else in the genre, I’d be happy to give my thoughts.
I’d rather read your thoughts and recommendations than not. Hit me with your favourite hard scifi.
Ill look into Red shirts in the mean time Ty.
Favorite “all time” would have me looking through a lot of titles, but I’ve really been enjoying Adrian Tchaikovsky lately, and some of his is hard SF. Probably Children of Time would be the one I’d start with.
If you like hard SF, you’ve probably read Weir (The Martian, Project Hail Mary, others), but he’s great.
I could go on a lot, but maybe I’ll keep it there unless you want more.