The Sword and Laser discussion

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/22/100734...

NPR is revisiting their original 2011 reader poll of favorite science fiction and fantasy - focusing on books that have come out since that poll was published.

Nominate your favorites!

My nominations:
We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
All Systems Red
Scythe
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

I think I am going to loophole the s*** out of this and nominate only series that barely make it into the 2010s:

A Song of Ice and Fire (A Dance with Dragons, 2011)
The Kingkiller Chronicle (The Wise Man's Fear, 2011)
The Gentlemen Bastards (The Republic of Thieves, 2013)
The Discworld Novels (Raising Steam, 2013)

;-)

I only recommended books published within the past year.

Apocalypse Yesterday
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
Project Hail Mary

Empire Games

From 2017, an absolute joyride of a read. Alternate worlds story with spies spying on other timelines, where they might be killed/tortured/imprisoned by the people they're spying on, and working FOR people that might kill/torture/imprison them. Makes the Cold War look like a summer day's picnic!

And I want to second "All Systems Red" which is a hilarious and fun read.

Definitely A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet is in my top list
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet