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Daniel M. Bensen's avatar

Oh my god! Are you me? Did I write this? I couldn't have, because I haven't read The Powers of the Earth, but this is so exactly how I feel about genre fiction. Thank you for putting my feelings into words. Thank for you for suggesting this book.

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Matt Gardenghi's avatar

My personal favorite SciFi series in recent years is Galaxies Edge by Anspach and Cole. Clearly their politics hang out in books, but honestly it's a good upgrade to the concept of Star Wars. (I say that as a life long Star Wars fan.) This is military sci fi and a compelling upgrade to SW. - Also I'd note that they do back burner the politics over time and let the story reign.

I also enjoyed the Ember War for it's question: what is a human? While I disagree philosophically, the series caused me to think about the question from a different perspective. That makes for an enjoyable book.

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