Reddit reviews The Reality Dysfunction (The Night's Dawn (1))
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Peter F. Hamilton's Night's Dawn Trilogy is a must read. Also, try The Illuminatus Trilogy not sure if it's considered SciFi, but it's a good read once you get into it.
To further learn about lagrange points and wicked space stuff read Peter F Hamilton's Night Dawn trilogy with the lovely Lady Macbeth.
Warning large books ahead.
Peter Hamilton does a pretty good job with space battles in the Night's Dawn series. Although there aren't many battles but they are long distance affairs fought with drones. Warships are clunky and focus mainly on heat dissipation to avoid detection. Also there are zombies and some other weird supernatural stuff... but great space battles.
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I tried to get as many different authors as possible in there. Many of those authors have plenty of really good books you shouldn't miss.
Maybe Peter F. Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy, which starts with The Reality Dysfunction.
It's a massive story told from the point of view of a lot of different characters and, without giving the story away, is basically a space opera/horror, probably with more emphasis on the space opera.
I really enjoyed it, anyway.
I just finished reading a SciFi trilogy that was amazing beyond words. It was The Night's Dawn trilogy by Peter F Hamilton. First book is called The Reality Dysfunction.
Really, I think I bought the books just because I liked the titles, and started reading them without even reading the synopsis. Each book is over 1000 pages and I fully expected 100s of pages of boredom with a few action points after immeasurable buildups. To my surprise, the books were as fast-paced and action-packed as what you'd expect from a 300p Michael Crichton book. Now, obviously, when you've got a 3500 page epic, there will be a few slow parts, but these were relatively few and far between.
All in all, the technology and universe depicted in this series is incredibly comprehensive and believable. The story takes some wild twists if you don't know what to expect. The cast of characters is huge and likable (or despicable in regards to the villians.) Highly recommended.
For history, this. And the other 7 or so books in the series. That'll keep you busy for a year.
Sci Fi here(take your pick). And here
Straight fiction here
HTH
>There's always the Night's Dawn trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton, starting with The Reality Dysfunction. They're big space opera books, although it's obvious Hamilton knows a bit about physics, and they can get very creepy. Probably one of the best written and enjoyable series I've ever read, although the ending is a bit flat.
This is a lot like saying that Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson's books were ok. That ending sucked.
I would recommend The Night's Dawn Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton. I couldn't read anything else for several months after that.
The Reality Dysfunction
The Neutronium Alchemist
The Naked God
Sci-fi! Love sci-fi. 2/3 of our scripts are sci-fi, but upon viewing them you wouldn't think to characterize them as such; i.e. they have nothing to do with space. Mind sharing a basic idea of what it's about? Is it better than this:
http://www.amazon.com/Reality-Dysfunction-Nights-Dawn/dp/0316021806/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303248239&sr=8-1
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I hope it's not too late, but I heartily recommend The Nights Dawn Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton. It starts with The Reality Dysfunction. And although the tag-line may not scream "realistic technology" it is does have very, very well thought out tech with in universe uses other than "sounding kick-ass". It also features a great story, well paced action and memorable settings. It's my favorite series and I do hope you give it a go.
If you're into hard scifi as well (if I understand what you mean by "cosmic"), Peter F. Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy, starting with The Reality Dysfunction, definitely has horror elements.