Hi everyone. I’m looking for my next book (or series) to read but I’m in the mood for a particular theme. I’m hoping you all can assist with some recommendations.

I’m looking for a book written around humanity first discovering FTL travel. So the first moments of humanity starting to explore outside of the solar system.

Don’t ask me why I want this specific kind of story but I do haha. Thank you in advance!

EDIT: Thank you all! I’ve added every book here to my reading list.

  • mvirts@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Not FTL, but speaker for the dead and the rest of that plot line is my favorite, and of course you can read enders game as well if you want continuity.

    • Celediel@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thanks for making me remember these. I read Ender’s Game as a teenager and loved it, but Speaker for the Dead really stuck with me, and it may be a bit hyperbolic to say, but I really feel like it had a huge impact on my perspective on life.

      • mvirts@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Same. Enders game and speaker for the dead et al. is the single most important work of fiction in my life :P I avoided the movie for years because of it