I know I’ve asked y’all for a lot of recommendations and I have a mountain of books to get through in my room as well as a stack of like 30 books in my hallway to get through immediately (currently reading Revelation from Star Wars legends series).
As a fan of sci-fi and murder mystery/cop drama has anyone ever read a book that combines the two? I read A Scanner Darkly last year which is set in the future but any cop stories or detective stories that take place in a space colony or far future as well? Thanks.
Check out Octagonal Raven. Not an exact match, but pretty close as I recall, and it was the first thing that popped into my head. It's by L.E. Modesitt Jr. who, in my opinion, does great but somewhat repetitive books, and they are often a bit slow, but usually have intriguing themes and are generally pretty wholesome. Octagonal Raven is a thriller/mystery set in a future society where, similar to something like Gattaca, the rich can edit their DNA pre-birth, so you end up with an elite class controlling society. There's all kinds of issues regarding power dynamics and wealth, libertarianism, individualism, economics, conspiracy...deadly viruses, globalism, media and government corruption, the works.
It's been probably over a decade since I read it, so hopefully it's based and not commie propaganda, since the description could go either way, but I remember enjoying it, and Modesitt seems like a wholesome dude who uses themes of personal improvement, discipline, and struggle...all things that are anathema to commies.
Radio Freefall touches on some similar story themes, but is also completely different. Goes the AI/tech direction. Also been years. I need to read more...
Thanks! Will look for it
If you do read them, I'd be curious to hear what you thought.
Will do