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u/CrosseyedAndPainless · 23 pointsr/startrek

Let's say people started using minor cybernetic implants. Better sight, hearing, physical strength. Then someone figures out how to make brain augmentation implants that interface directly with the cerebral cortex. These could greatly enhance every aspect of mental function. And they might also be able to give an individual direct access to global information networks and even direct mental access to the brains of others. An optimistic version of this is described in John C. Wrights' Golden Age Trilogy.

Later, groups of enhanced individuals find that they can greatly enhance their processing power if they temporarily join their consciousnesses into a vast network. Individual identity could be temporarily subsumed into the whole for the purpose of a particular project.

At some point, one of the group consciousnesses might decide that it is better off never releasing its constituents. Maybe the rest of the world is horrified by this and tries to destroy the network, but it fights back and wins. Then it's free to assimilate the whole planet.

u/gerundronaut · 8 pointsr/scifi

I seriously enjoyed the entire The Golden Age trilogy (John C. Wright).

u/CygnusX1 · 6 pointsr/printSF

Give The Golden Age trilogy a try. Link. I really enjoyed it. Another similar one is The Quantum Thief but you have to be patient with it because it does not hold your hand when it comes to introducing you to the world. Some people like that though, including me.

You might like This Alien Shore as well.

u/Pandaemonium · 4 pointsr/scifi

Because so many others have already said Ender's Game, I'll put forward The Golden Age! As my dad put it, "There are multiple ideas on every page that you could write a whole book about."

u/exnihilonihilfit · 3 pointsr/scifi

If you want a future in which time is currency, try the Golden Age series by John C. Wright.

u/Bzzt · 3 pointsr/scifi

The Golden Age trilogy by John Wright.

http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Age-Book/dp/0812579844

Thousands of years in the future, sorry. But, hard sci fi it is.

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/scifi

I'll throw out In Conquest Born by C.S. Friedman and The Golden Age series by John C. Wright.

u/antoninj · 1 pointr/booksuggestions

I've been wanting to write something up about this because I love to pick up lesser-known works

The Golden Age trilogy by John C. Wright (amazon, goodreads)

The book follows a rich man in 10K years in the future. One night, he finds out he has vast gaps in his memory and those memories are locked away by the government. Should he unlock them, he could risk losing everything in his life. But if he doesn't, he can't be sure he is who he is. It's an amazing book series.

One concept it explores that I find relevant today was the distinction between government laws and "moral laws". Basically in the world of this book, the gov't secures basic rights while a coalition of large corps and businesses dictate "moral laws". Transgression of the "moral law" is judged by AIs and the punishment is refusal to do business. That might sound weird but imagine if no ISP would be willing to provide you with internet and no car company wanted to exchange a vehicle for your money.

Tip: Wright wrote two more series worth noting. Orphans of Chaos which is like a present-day fantasy mixed with sci-fi following greek gods, and it's fucking amazing. There is also the "Count to the Eschaton Sequence" series which is hard to digest but it basically follows a Texan hundreds of years in the future and the discovery of an alien object that propels humanity forward and away from its dystopian "present".

Aristoi by Walter Jon Williams (amazon, goodreads)


Again, set in the very far future, the book follows a very wealthy man. The best thing about this book is really the worldbuilding. It's set in a place where the "hyper rich" own entire planet systems and means of production for products. The story shows you some interesting tech ideas like merging virtual reality with reality (not augmented but experiencing both).

The really cool part (tech-wise) was the idea of controlling one's body and mind. One aspect of that was figuring out one's personality facets called "daemons" (think of it as your "creative self", your "fighting self", etc.), personifying them, and building an AI out of those personality facets to help guide one's actions or even letting one of the AIs take over your body and then share/merge memories with every other daemon as well as you.

pretty much anything by Jack McDevitt (amazon, goodreads)


I'm totally in love with Jack McDevitt's books. If you like series, and sci-fi that explores morality, puzzles, and humans that are exposed to those elements, this is the best you can get.

There are two main series that I read by McDevitt: Alex Benedict and Academy series.

The former (Alex Benedict) follows an antiques merchant thousands of years in the future that solves weird events, uncovers the truth, etc. while on the hunt for the most prized artifacts from the "past" (our future). Like a less-actiony Indiana Jones told from the point of view of his partner-in-crime, set in a sci-fi world.

The latter (Academy) follows Priscilla Hutchins in the near future. It's hard to describe what the series is about without spoiling much but the series follows Hutchins' career and the weird space anomaly stuff people encounter as they start to explore the stars.

u/PatricioINTP · 1 pointr/INTP

The first half is fun to read, but the effort it takes to get past the second half is hard. I did it on my third try.

And for a sci-fi recommendation...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Golden-Age-Book/dp/0812579844

u/m2c · 1 pointr/AskReddit

My favorite science fiction book... well, series: The Golden Age:

http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Age-Book/dp/0812579844

u/EoghanHassan · 1 pointr/scifi

Mick Farren - The DNA Cowboys

Its got is all, fellowship, drugs, adventure, sex and buckets of general weirdness. Kind of DarkTowerish.


Allan Weisbecker - Cosmic Banditos

I had lots of awkward moments in public, trying (and failing) to stifle laughs. Great stuff. Worth it for the intro alone.


M. John Harrison - Light

This novel is unlike anything else I have read. That Harrison squeezes three stories in to this slim volume is a work of wonder.


John C. Wright - The Golden Age

If you like the Culture Novels, you will probably really like this.


Jeff VanderMeer - Veniss Underground

Disturbing and dark. Still haunts me.

u/snookums · 1 pointr/scifi

The Golden Age series by John C. Wright.