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I have been reading 80s sci-fi novels. When I say reading I mean listening to them on audio book while working or at the gym.

The kind of books where they identify the following in the first chapter:

• how the ships are propelled
• what sort of portals they use to transport around the universe
• what their relationship to old earth is
• what the government is

Interestingly the books include ai as a big part of decision making in government and obviously planet earth is trashed or blown up.

Hyperion Series: Pretty decent 4 book series with good enough plot and character development. Not a spoiler: In the end one of the main characters fulfills her goal to travel way back in time a to Taliesin to study Architecture under Frank Lloyd Wright.

Iain M Banks Culture Novels: These are good. I have been reading the physical books. Each is a separate story within the culture framework. There is nothing too deep here, but as far as being an entertaining read these are some of the best of the genre.

Peter F. Hamilton’s Commonwealth Saga: Boring and I will probably bail on this one.