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ryannaughton1138 Since: May, 2013
#1: May 17th 2013 at 10:03:02 AM

After discovering the Vorkosigan Saga and rereading The Forever War I'm trying to find more Science Fiction novels that combine exciting action with smart/smartly executed story telling. Now to clear things up, by "action" I don't necessarily mean Military Sci-Fi(although those shouldn't be excluded) I'd like more variety like cyberpunk or present based science fiction.

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#2: May 17th 2013 at 1:21:30 PM

If you want smart action-packed cyberpunk then you want to read Neal Stephenson, especially Snow Crash. Also take a look at The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi.

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#4: Aug 31st 2013 at 5:30:40 PM

Battle Tech novels are good books to read try reading the Dark Age novels.

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#5: Aug 31st 2013 at 10:42:37 PM

Leviathan Wakes. Lovely punch of classic Sci-Fi, with a bit of noir. It's a reconstruction, and kinda got me back into sci-fi.

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#6: Sep 1st 2013 at 1:29:05 PM

How about the Culture novels? Use of Weapons, The Hydrogen Sonata, and Excession have plenty of action in them.

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#7: Sep 1st 2013 at 7:16:21 PM

Pretty uch anythng by David Weber works.

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