What current SF are you reading, 2015 & Up?

[Ed]

Oleksandr wrote: "I've finished 2022 release Eversion by Alastair Reynolds. ..."

I'm playing the video game Eversion. Does that count?

[Oleksandr]

Finally reviewed a March/April 2022 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, can be read here

[Thomas]

I am in the middle of Bindle Punk Bruja (2022) by Desideria Mesa. Fun so far.

[Oleksandr]

Ed wrote: "I'm playing the video game Eversion. Does that count?"

It depends on what you're after :)

[Oleksandr]

I've finished 2022 release Upgrade by Blake Crouch. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Oleksandr]

I finished Analog Science Fiction and Fact May/June 2022, my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas]

I have just begun Babel by R. F. Kuang.

[Oleksandr]

Finished Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction (2021), my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jim]

Planetside by Michael Mammay was an excellent military SF thriller/mystery. I gave it a 4 star review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Oleksandr]

Jim wrote: "Planetside by Michael Mammay was an excellent military SF thriller/mystery. I gave it a 4 star review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

I have Mammay in my list of SF authors to try but I'm yet to get to his books

[Jim]

I found the complete Planetside trilogy in one of my libraries in audio format, FWIW. As I wrote in my review, the narrator does a great job.

[Oleksandr]

I finished Under Fortunate Stars by Ren Hutchings, published in 2022. My review https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

[Oleksandr]

I've finished The Employees by Olga Ravn, English translation published in 2022, original Danish text in 2018. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas]

Just starting Expect Me Tomorrow by Christopher Priest.

[Oleksandr]

Just finished 2022 novel The Thousand Earths by Stephen Baxter, my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas]

Just finished Expect Me Tomorrow by Christopher Priest. Fun.

[Oleksandr]

2022 novella Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas]

Ogres is on my want to read list.

[Oleksandr]

Finished Asimov's Science Fiction July-August 2022 and reviewed it here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Oleksandr]

Finished Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 2022, a solid issue, my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Oleksandr]

2022 SF with religious notes Our Lady of the Artilects by Andrew Gillsmith, my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas]

Just finished Ion Curtain by Anya Ow. Good military space opera.

[Christine]

I am currently reading Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island.

[Natalie]

In January I read Our Lady of the Artilects by Andrew Gillsmith. It was, in my opinion, an unusual mix of sci fi and religion. The premise is that an advanced robot (called a synth) is overtaken by a demon so several entities, including the Catholic Church send people to investigate. I found it rather interesting!

[Natalie]

Oleksandr wrote: "I've finished 2022 release Eversion by Alastair Reynolds. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
I'm reading my first Alastair Reynolds novel as well: Pushing Ice. It's quite good and I too will be reading more by him

[Oleksandr]

Natalie wrote: "I'm reading my first Alastair Reynolds novel as well: Pushing Ice. It's quite good and I too will be reading more by him"

Just yesterday I finished his novelette in Asimov's SF magazine, it was interesting but not great. He was so far hit-or-miss author for me, some works are great, others meh

[Oleksandr]

Finished Asimov's Science Fiction, September/October 2022, a very strong issue, best last year I guess. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Oleksandr]

I finished Termination Shock (2021) by Neal Stephenson, his latest (so far) novel. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Oleksandr]

I finished Galaxy’s Edge Magazine: Issue 56, May 2022, a solid but not great issue, my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Oleksandr]

Finished Children of Memory (2022) by Adrian Tchaikovsky, my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Oleksandr]

I've finished 2022 release of short stories Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories by qntm, my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Oleksandr]

I finished 2022 novel A Half-Built Garden My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Peter]

Oleksandr wrote: "I finished 2022 novel A Half-Built Garden My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Glad to see you liked it too. I was impressed, 4-stars worth. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Oleksandr]

Peter wrote: "Glad to see you liked it too. I was impressed, 4-stars worth..."

I loved the ideas but execution wasn't always on the level. Like alien sex you've mentioned - they do not second guess that aliens attitudes toward sex can be different, like e.g of mantis...

[Thomas]

Thanks, guys. I put Half-Finished Garden in my want to read queue.

[Natalie]

I recently read The Mountain in the Sea. I really enjoyed it. I liked how the marine biologist worked through figuring out the symbols a group of octopi were showing her to communicate. The book has 3 storylines too so it does a good job of maintaining tension throughout. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

[Oleksandr]

Natalie wrote: "I recently read The Mountain in the Sea. I really enjoyed it. ."

I enjoyed it too. A small bonus was that russia fell apart in that future :)

[Leo]

Today I quit How High We Go in the Dark after 20%. I was looking forward to read it, a story about mankind dealing with a virus that appeared in the melting permafrost of Siberia. Compared to Cloud Atlas and Station Eleven, both books I liked a lot. But this one, I just could not hold my attention to the story.

[Oleksandr]

I've finished The Ship Whisperer - SF stories collection by Julie Nováková. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Peter]

Leo wrote: "Today I quit How High We Go in the Dark after 20%. I was looking forward to read it, a story about mankind dealing with a virus that appeared in the melting permafrost of Siberia. C..."

Thanks, Leo. I was vaguely aware of this one, but I don't think I'll be pursuing it now!

[Peter]

Incidentally, Julie Nováková's reprint collection "Strangest of All: Anthology of Astrobiological Science Fiction" is available free online. Details & download links: https://www.julienovakova.com/strange...

I'll be reading it shortly!

[Thomas]

I just finished Cory Doctorow‘s Red Team Blues. I’m beginning to slog my way through Adrian Tchaikovsky’s, Lords of Uncreation.

[Ed]

Peter wrote: "Incidentally, Julie Nováková's reprint collection "Strangest of All: Anthology of Astrobiological Science Fiction" is available free online. ..."

I think you should like it, since you enjoy the stories in Nature mag. This is produced by a scientific institute and each story has an accompanying description of the relevant science.

[Peter]

Ed wrote: "I think you should like it, since you enjoy the stories in Nature mag. This is produced by a scientific institute and each story has an accompanying description of the relevant science."

Right you are! I just finished it last night:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ed]

Thanks for the story notes! I probably won't read every story, but may try some.

There is a larger, new follow-up collection called Life Beyond Us. It isn't free, but is otherwise similar.

[Ed]

Peter: I just read the Peter Watts story in that book. (It is also published alone as The Island and free in several places.)

I was disappointed by the only other Watts I'd read, but this one was great! I want to read more from the related stories.

[Oleksandr]

I like this Watts' series too!

[Chad]

Not sure if I’m posting this in the correct place as the folder said 2015 and up then the only thread within that folder is 2020 and up. Anywho, I just signed up for Kindle Unlimited and it looks like those Murderbot novelas that I’ve been hearing about are included so I’ll start the first one All Systems Red.

[Jim]

This is the correct folder. Natalie just finished changing our reading periods that the folders are based on. You can read the announcement in that folder:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Enjoy the Murderbot stories. They're great, IMO. Only one (#5?) is a full length novel. The rest are shorter & perfect for what they cover. No wasted words, but plenty to keep my interest.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished the light-hearted time travel novel


In the Shadow of Time by Kevin Ansbro
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...