Doesn't need to be explicitly political can just be vibes. I'm just getting very tired of every main character being either a gruff rugged individualist or a bazinga nerdy individualist. Thanks
Doesn't need to be explicitly political can just be vibes. I'm just getting very tired of every main character being either a gruff rugged individualist or a bazinga nerdy individualist. Thanks
Murderbot series (A MUST READ) by Martha Wells
Ancillary justice series by Ann Leckie
Old Man's War series (especially the later books) by Scalzi
Honor Harrington series (so-so politics, but has a great female protagonist) by David Weber
Terms of Enlistment series by Markos Kloos
The Collapsing Empire series by Scalzi
Velocity Weapon series by Megan E O'Keefe
Bobiverse
I would also recommend Banewreaker by Jacqueline Carey - think LOTR from the "bad guy" perspective
Aren't the bad guys for the first (few?) book(s) vaguely communist? And of course she's fighting for a liberal space monarchy.
Liberal space monarchy is a weirdly popular scifi thing
In their defense, it's a lot better than having to explain why the space senate parliamentarian won't allow free healthcare, and more believable than a system of government where 9 appointed old fucks wearing robes rule a country
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Yep that's why I put the note in about the politics being so-so. It's a mixed bag.
The pluses are the hereditary monarchy is African descent/ dark skinned (I'm pretty sure, but I could be getting this confused with Collapsing Empire. I think they both use this theme), Harrington has a huge emotional range from courageous and awesome commander, to the most hurt and emotionally vulnerable, a polycule, etc.
The downsides are exactly what you listed. I still think it's worth reading
Ancillary justice rules. One of the major factions is a post gender society that only uses female pronouns.
It's well done too, she doesn't come out and say it explicitly, she instead treats you like an adult and allows you to slowly figure it out
Seconding Murderbot Diaries, amazing books
I only read the first Novella, didn't realize there was more. Putting that on the list for sure. First one was awesome.