Some of the science touched on in the series is more theoretical, but it all feels very real and plausible, with more discussion of the effects of time dilation on a far-flung human society. Revelation Space is set a little farther in the future, with humanity spread into local star systems that are connected via "lighthuggers," massive ships that use ultra-efficient engines to accelerate up to 99% the speed of light and physically travel between star systems, a nice refresher from the common hyperspace/wormhole trope. The Expanse is set some 300-500 years in the future, with humanity spread out across the solar system, and deals with a lot of the political and interpersonal relationships that come out of a society like that, while also maintaining great action and adhering to the laws of Newtonian physics. Corey's The Expanse series and Alastair Reynolds' Revelation Space series. If you are looking for scientific realism and are willing to forego a modern/near future feel, then I would check James S.A. It's just cool to think of these massive endeavors interstellar space travel is. It's not like most sci-fi (which, again, I don't have anything against) where they pop from one star-system to another in seconds in a tiny little ship. I think the idea of interstellar space being a massive voyage is very fun. I'll add it to my list that I'm now making for these. We couldn't have gotten the Martian without the storm, and the storm wouldn't have been possible in real life. The science doesn't have to make perfect sense in my opinion, just as long as it makes a good story. I have no problem with star wars by the way.), but from your description, it seems worth checking out. But, I'm just looking for some stories focusing on the space part of it, instead of the type of fantasy/sci-fi that has grown so common since star wars came out. Sounds like a fun read, seems a little more fictional (I'm perfectly okay with unrealistic, I'm mostly just in a sci-fi kick. There are two sequels, but they are collaborations with another author and have a very different feel. The spacecraft is a cylinder with spin gravity and deals with some of the implications of that environment and the technology needed for such a long voyage. It is about a large alien spacecraft detected moving towards the solar system and the crew that investigates it.
Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama has aged reasonably well. It is a little more pessimistic in the end than I would have liked, but it was an enjoyable read and the science seems reasonable.įrom the classical side, Arthur C. If you haven't read any of his works before I will forewarn you that he spends a fair amount of time on the politics/social dynamics that arise in these situations.
This is the same author who wrote the Mars trilogy, but I prefer this since it is self contained and spends a little more time exploring the technology. It is about a colony ship sent from Earth generations ago, its last years before reaching the new world, the starting of the colony, and what happens after. I would also recommend Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson. The main sources of drama are issues from the quickly cobbled together mission and some political intrigue. Basically they discover an alien device at Saturn and there is a race to get to it. It does have a few elements that are a bit more fantastic than The Martian but at least most of the human tech is a reasonable extrapolation of things we either have or have designs for. I consider The Martian superior, but it also treads the line between being hard sci-fi and writing a good story reasonably well.
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