The Centauri Device
by M. John Harrison · first published 1974
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…Elysium Fire by Alastair Reynolds * Aurora Rising by Alastair Reynolds * Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron (loved this) * The Lord of the Rings (the god knows how many times re-read) * The Centauri Device by M. John Harrison * Future's Edge by Gareth Powell * Blueshift by Joshua Dalzelle * The Heart of a Continent by Francis Younghusband (I didn't quite manage to finish it, but it was a fascinating…
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗For genuine, believable oddness - although the SF pigeonhole seems restrictive - I would recommend the utterly unique M. John Harrison, specifically the later Kefahuchi Tract trilogy. The much earlier Centauri Device pops up on lots of lists but although it is entertaining and original, is not in the same league. Definitely more in common with the Strugatsky brothers than Clarke - humans fixated on commerce and sex,…
on “Rendezvous with Rama” ↗