Exordia
by Seth Dickinson · first published 2023
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…except for Three Body Problem)? You dodged that question also. No recommendations from the last 10 years? Why is that? Who are you getting your recommendations from? I get constantly recommended new work. Exordia by Seth Dickinson was released less than a week ago and it's already had people recommending it to me. The people who I know who mostly recommend only classics... stopped reading!
on “Understanding the world science fiction convention” ↗…standalones are great; the Stormlight Archive is a huge slog through some beautiful writing, but I'm not sure I'm willing to spend so much time in beautiful books that move the plot forward so slowly. Exordia, by Seth Dickinson, started off incredible, kept going, but the ending felt like both a fizzle as well as a cliff-hanger for the next book. I'm glad I read it, but I wish it had a clear conclusion it…
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗