The Expanse Series, Murderbot Series
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The Expanse
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Fiction: - The Expanse series. Long but easy read. Great science fiction. I'm on book 5 so far. Non-fiction: - Bullshit Jobs. Even if you don't agree with the Author's premise in the end I think this book is thought provoking and worth reading. - Dying for a Paycheck. This book explores how work affects our health.
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It sounds like The Expanse is what you want. The TV show is also very good.
The first Expanse book and most elements of A Darkness in the Sky are fairly hard, but the later Expanse books and A Fire Upon the Deep, I wouldn't consider hard SciFi. That said, A Fire Upon the Deep is one of my favorite all time SciFi books and I'd highly recommend it.
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i'm surprised no one has mentioned 'the expanse' series of books yet. also, 'a fire upon the deep' and 'a darkness in the sky' by vernor vinge.
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