5 Fast-Paced Science Fiction Books

[@secretsauceofstorycraft]

I really liked Daemon, but the second book Freedom TM more… love that u got it already! Hope u love it 🥰 fun video

[@WordsinTime]

@@secretsauceofstorycraft Ooh, that’s good to hear!

[@DJYoue]

Harry August is a book that has stuck with me so much, i love all the concepts in North's books, such great ideas, but executed the best in Harry August!

[@WordsinTime]

@@DJYoue I’m glad you connected with it!

[@alexe3700]

I read The stars my destination recently and it’s insanely fast paced and cool. Other authors would have written 500 pages on what happens in the first 20.

[@WordsinTime]

@@alexe3700 Haha love it!

[@LivingDeadEnby]

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August is so good, one of my all-time favourites. I recently discovered the Murderbot series by Martha Wells - fast paced robot goodness!

[@WordsinTime]

@@LivingDeadEnby I’m glad you also enjoyed it!

[@ryanhiatt23]

I really love your reviews. Even if you don’t like the book that much, you make me want to read it.

[@WordsinTime]

@@ryanhiatt23 I appreciate it! I try to share why people may or may not enjoy a book even if I liked or disliked it, so I’m glad that’s helpful!

[@jdsantibanez]

Daemon's second part ( Freedom TM) is a must-read. Both books are actually one whole story!

[@WordsinTime]

@@jdsantibanez Yes, it felt like Daemon was just the first half. I’m excited for Freedom TM!

[@cherylmccutchan1282]

I am never bored with excessive exposition! But I am looking forward to Harry August and will have to take a look at Dogs of War.

[@WordsinTime]

@@cherylmccutchan1282 Haha I don’t mind an epic book as well.

[@Kim_Miller]

I loved Harry August, five stars from me. Another fast paced book I read recently is Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway. It's a typical sardonic noir detective character but this time with titans, people with superhuman body enhancement. One of them is found dead and the private eye guy can operate 'below' the law.

[@WordsinTime]

@@Kim_Miller Awesome! I plan to read Titanium Noir next year!

[@bocconom]

I need to seriously check this out as I love film noir detective mixed with either fantasy or sci-fi.

[@ÂngeloF-tzp]

Hi Jonathan, Project Hailmary was a really fast turning page book for me. I’m currently reading The Three Body Problem and it also has been page turning.

[@WordsinTime]

@@ÂngeloF-tzp Two of my favourites!

[@dalejones4322]

Old Man's War is one of my favorite books. Great video Jonathan

[@WordsinTime]

It’s a fun one!

[@TuftyMcTavish]

Ooo, I picked up “Daemon” via a rec. from Secret Sauce of Storycraft… The “keep reading at the end of the chapter” thing was something I found in “The Immortality Thief”. Otherwise I’ve read and very much enjoyed all subsequent books in your list here other than “Dogs of War” which I have (unread) on my Tchaikovsky shelf 🤗 I enjoy his books so much and he’s so prolific that he earned a dedicated shelf all to himself.

[@WordsinTime]

@@TuftyMcTavish I hope you like those two!

[@Zivilin]

AT is also prolific enough to be able to fill up a whole bookshelf by himself. 😂

[@mondostrat]

Your Patron Pick of the Month for this month , Lathe of Heaven , is quite the page turner. Other favorites: Babel 17, The Stars My Destination, & This Immortal .

[@WordsinTime]

@@mondostrat I just finished The Lathe of Heaven and enjoyed it. The Stars My Destination is another good one. I’ll have to check out the other two as well!

[@artificialbox]

literally just finished Old Man's War a couple days ago lol. One of the funniest books I've ever read. The humour got a little trite at times for sure but I think the slight shift to a more serious tone in the last quarter of the book helped with that and it ended on a great note. Not sure if I loved it enough to pursue the rest of the series but it was a very fun read.

[@WordsinTime]

@@artificialbox Nice! I think I had a similar reading experience.

[@sourorange]

i really enjoyed Dark Matter. once i picked it up i couldn’t put it down. Plus it is a really light book so that made it feel even faster. I’m gonna be checking out dogs of war though, sounds interesting

[@WordsinTime]

@@sourorange Dark Matter is awesome! Hope you enjoy Dogs of War!

[@spencerburke]

Dogs of War is great!

[@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd]

Actually I had Daemon once but lost it before I could read it. After your review will pick it up again. I got part way thru altered carbon when I first got it but something happened and I put it aside. But again you’ve persuaded me to finish it. Also Just got Alien Clay by Tchaikovsky on the recommend of shades of Orange booktuber and looking forward to a great reading experience. You’ll be happy to know I now have Ender’s Game and maybe one day will actually read it haha. Be well.⚛❤

[@WordsinTime]

@@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd Nice! Hope you enjoy them! And you’ll have to let me know your thoughts on Alien Clay!

[@Jawn..]

Old man’s in war is one of my favourite military sci fi novels

[@WordsinTime]

@@Jawn.. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@OurRawHeart]

Dogs of War on my tbr. I thought The Stars My Destination was a wild fun filled romp. Nice list btw....

[@WordsinTime]

@@OurRawHeart The Stars My Destination is another good one! Hope you enjoy Dogs of War!

[@heidi6281]

No Deathstalker for a “fast paced”? I also thought Electric Forest moved fast too!

[@WordsinTime]

@@heidi6281 Haha those do move pretty quickly!

[@dqan7372]

Started and ended with books I don't have. Well, the one in the middle too. Not a huge fan of "fast paced" anything, but it's good to have some options.

[@WordsinTime]

@@dqan7372 It’s good to have different options depending on your reading mood.

[@clash5j]

It’s been a long time, but I seem to remember David Weber’s Path of the Fury to be fast paced. Of course, his Honor Harrington series is what he’s most known for Old Man’s War just didn’t hit me, but I know how popular it is so it might just be me. Altered Carbon, however, is great

[@WordsinTime]

@@clash5j I own On Basilisk Station, I need to give it a go!

[@dipanjanbiswas6580]

I read the complete Daemon series - simply fabulous - I've like Suarez's other books too - one of may favorites

[@WordsinTime]

@@dipanjanbiswas6580 I’m looking forward to reading more Suarez!

[@TokraRoch]

How timely...I'm reading Old Man's War right now!!

[@WordsinTime]

@@TokraRoch Haha nice! Enjoy!

[@shuffleboil]

great list, read three, other two on tbr

[@WordsinTime]

@@shuffleboil Nice! Hope you enjoy those two!

[@khomo12]

Nice!👍👍👍🤖🚀🐲 A few of these are going on my tbr📚

[@WordsinTime]

@@khomo12 Awesome! Hope you enjoy!

[@TheRealPaulMarshall]

Freedom (tee em): You were warned.

[@WordsinTime]

@@TheRealPaulMarshall 👀

[@TheRealPaulMarshall]

@@WordsinTime I found it to be one of those that you really want to read until you've read it and then you sort wish that you hadn't.

[@jenm8357]

I have read all of your choices except Daemon and I think they are perfect for getting out of a reading slump. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill, and Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton could work also.

[@WordsinTime]

@@jenm8357 Those three are all great choices! Hope you enjoy Daemon if you read it!

[@rolanchristofferson9363]

I liked Battlefield Earth, by L Ron Hubbard, for a lot of action and some good twists.

[@WordsinTime]

@@rolanchristofferson9363 Nice!

[@Rogue_VI]

Glad to see Tchaikovsky here. Dogs of War was good. The Final Architecture trilogy is even gooder. 😀

[@WordsinTime]

@@Rogue_VI Haha glad you like it!

[@TheRealPaulMarshall]

If you haven't read Scalzi's 'Redshirts' then it it needs to be on the list.

[@WordsinTime]

@@TheRealPaulMarshall I’ll have to add it to the list!

[@BookishChas]

Great video Jonathan! Old Man’s War has been on my list for a while. Altered Carbon is as well, because I loved the show.

[@WordsinTime]

@@BookishChas Nice! Hope you enjoy those two!

[@mattbaldwin1150]

I thought Dogs of War was incredible. I think most Tchaikovsky is page turning goodness. I'd love to see a video on page turners from the 60s and 70s. Amazing decades for SF.

[@WordsinTime]

@@mattbaldwin1150 The 60s might be my favorite decade of sci-fi.

[@TheRealPaulMarshall]

I need to read more of Tchaikovsky. Not that I expect to catch up. He seems to write faster than I read.

[@WordsinTime]

Haha he seems to write about 3 books a year, which is quite the pace indeed.

[@123witten]

You should read Delta V by Daniel Suarez. It's everything you liked about Daemon multiplied by 10

[@WordsinTime]

@@123witten Woah haha

[@Raytrace3Dee]

AT did say why the Dogs of war... and the bees etc were created... By Man, for War... DUH! and the dogs were ideal etc...

[@WordsinTime]

@@Raytrace3Dee Yeah, I guess I meant that in a way that I felt was detailed or believable. But that’s not really Tchaikovsky’s style. He comes up with interesting ideas and just runs with them.

[@TheRealPaulMarshall]

I thought the Takeshi Kovacs trilogy got better with each book. Not a thing I've often seen.

[@WordsinTime]

@@TheRealPaulMarshall That’s impressive!

[@joodwaleed7570]

❤❤❤

[@WordsinTime]

❤️

[@richardbrown8966]

a e van vogt and poul anderson write pretty fast paced science fiction.

[@WordsinTime]

@@richardbrown8966 Nice picks!

[@jdhae5537]

DAYmon

[@WordsinTime]

@@jdhae5537 I said Daymon in a previous video and everyone people corrected me and said it’s actually pronounced Demon haha

[@ajaxdavis]

Fighter of the Nightman

[@WordsinTime]

@@ajaxdavis 10/10 comment 👏

[@v.w.singer9638]

Love Altered Carbon and Dogs of War.

[@WordsinTime]

Nice! Glad you enjoyed those two!