I’m slowly getting through This Alien Shore by C.S. Friedman. There’s some really interesting worldbuilding going on around neurodivergence and how social customs can facilitate understanding and mutual respect, but I’m a little turned off by the capitalistic, predatory, cyberpunk space opera setting, hence the slowness.

  • nutomicA
    3·
    4 years ago

    Science and technology wise the books are great, but I got disappointed because the politics dont make much sense.

    • QuareOPM
      2·
      4 years ago

      I’ve only seen the show, and very little of it. How far do they go beyond just being contemporary politics set in space?

      • nutomicA
        2·
        4 years ago

        Its been a few years since I read the books, so I don’t remember any concrete examples. But for a show this focused on politics, a lot of the decisions that the factions make just arent very rational (in my opinion).