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This is really the best answer. Similar vibes, a little less terf islander twee, a little more american twee, and other than that;
Good omens:the good place as the Simpsons:futurama
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke: Stunningly gorgeous, dense fantasy novel. The BBC miniseries was also well done.
The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan: Immersive, beautiful, novel that feels like a strange dream you don't necessarily want to wake up from.
Warhammer has more lore than a single person can absorb but somehow I don't think that's your style lol
Have you read any of Terry Pratchett's other books? They're fantastic.
The Emperor protects.
Sliders?
Did that ever finish? All I remember as kid was cliff hanger.
Can't remember how the last couple seasons went but it got strange
You should consider Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Just try Star Trek.
Did you just recommend Star Trek to someone named Stamets?
it was fairly on the nose and I thought everyone will have a laugh about it. I was wrong
I think we on Lemmy are just bad at sarcasm lol
We are.
meanwhile on reddit the very same premise leads to Epstein files or something.
Oh you poor sweet innocent summer child... Star Trek is 90% of my personality
But have you tried looking into the sci fi or fantasy genres?
I just found out recently about the real Paul Stamets. Cool work dude did. Had no idea he was a real person when I started watching Discovery
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stamets?wprov=sfla1
Also since I've seen many of your posts around here, I've been hoping you are the real Paul Stamets since I learned of him/you
Alas no. Not that sexy at all
tough shit, me too. i guess we're friends now.
Book series:
Ender's Game (the movie for the first book sucked, don't watch lol, or if you do, plz don't judge the book by it at all)
Eragon
The Wheel of Time
Hey thanks for mentioning ender's game! I rewatched the movie a while ago, and yeah still a bit doo doo, but left me curious about the books.
Mrs. Davis -show about a nun who fights an AI with lots of fun twists!
Stuff You Should You Know - podcast absolutely love those guys
Pushing up daisies - a great show that as especially unique flair to it that I’ve been trying to find since
Halt and Catch Fire -a great show about the rise of computers and hacking all sort of fictional but based in reality very fun first season kinda got serious later on but throughly enjoyed it
And now it’s bedtime as I can’t remember anything atm my adderall has run out 🫡
Sandman
Hazbin Hotel.
Already watched that?
Helluva Boss
Done with that, too?
Project Goldfish
Could you tell me more about project goldfish?
Read the Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephens. Maybe start with Cryptonomicon.
*Stephenson
Took me three tries to get through Quicksilver but then I couldn’t stop. Worth it.
That's why I think going with Crypto is a good call. It sets baseline expectations well and is very relatable. From there the world only expand.
Now you get to read the book and then get into Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.
Start with Reaper Man
Lol I just gave Good Omens to a friend for their bday and they just told me they finished it and really loved it wait are you my friend??!!??!!??!
Just realized I was doing the thing in the meme. Yikes! Well now I got to think about that.
Fullmetal Alchemist
The Vorkosigan Series
Swordheart by Ursula Vernon
A perfect opportunity to plug my favorite show of all time: The Expanse. Six seasons, too!
Terry Pratchet was a prodigious author. You could do a lot worse than then 41 Discworld novels. Whether you begin at the beginning, with The Colour of Magic or pick up from Mort or Equal Rites, or just dive in anywhere because its more a composite of characters dancing around a magical universe than a linear narrative of fiction, you won't be disappointed.
If you want something to seriously chew on, Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson are also notoriously prodigious. "The Eye of the World" can be read as a stand alone for a brilliant piece of high fantasy or as the intro to a 13,000 page epic. Meanwhile, Sanderson's "Mistborn" series is a solid, but not exhausting, read with a great opening heist as a hook and a strong payoff at the end of the trilogy.
If you're going for another classic, though, try "Redwall". Brian Jacques is a fantastic writer and his first work is arguably his best (although I've got a special place in my heart for the prequel, Martin the Warrior). Asimov's "I, Robot" is a fantastic anthology of mini-SciFi thrillers. Joe Abecrombie's "Best Served Cold" is a fantastic medieval era revenge thriller. "Redshirts" is a clever little Star Trek inspired comedy that likely inspired the "Lower Decks" franchise. "John Dies At The End" is a comedy-horror that finds a delightful spot right in between J.D. Salinger's Catcher In the Rye and H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow over Innsmouth.
Don't feel sad your story has ended. Feel glad a new one is just around the corner.
For Terry Pratchett, I can recommend watching the Colour of Magic movies. They are free on Youtube. That should get you into the spirit of the Discworld.
And when going for the DEATH books, I'd recommend starting with Reaper Man instead of Mort. A much more fun book. Mort can be read afterwards.
Tress of the Emerald Sea is the most Good Omens like book Brandon Sanderson has written (he cited it as an inspiration), and is a good jumping on point for the Cosmere.
Be cautious getting into the wheel of time series. Robert Jordan was great at build ups but terrible at climaxes and overly descriptive of things that didn't really need that much description.
Also books 6 through 10 exist. Loving fans refer to these books as the slough.
overly descriptive of things that didn’t really need that much description
I mean, I never really liked this critique of his work. Jordan's world building was beautiful. The description added depth and color to every scene.
Also books 6 through 10 exist. Loving fans refer to these books as the slough.
Again, agree to disagree. The political intrigues between the Aes Sedai and Asha'man and the Aiel all pay off in the end. Winter's Heart was the only book that felt like it dragged, and mostly because it had been two years since I'd finished the prior entry.
If anything Book Three - Dragon Reborn - was the worst in the series, as it felt like a retread of the first two. By the time he was on The Shadow Rising, Jordan knew he was in it for the long haul and was ready to really flesh out all the nocks and cranies of this massive setting.
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