Hello! coming to you with some recommendations... I hope that there's something new here for you 💜 and that this is the kind of sci-fi you like! In no particular order, some recs:
BOOKS - Listen I'm probably preaching to the choir here but, Terry Pratchett? He co-wrote Good Omens and his Discworld books (of which there are many) are fantastic, though YMMV - if you don't like footnotes, you won't like his style. i Iove his sense of humour. - Wayfarers series & To be taught if fortunate (novella) / Becky Chambers (Queer relationships! Exploration of space and different cultures within it,with a focus on the characters.) - Binti / Nnedi Okorafor (POC space novella, has two sequels, protag is based on the Himba people) and decides to leave Earth to go to an intergalactic university) - Definitely second The Martian, both book and film!
TV Series - Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - quite a light-hearted murder mystery series set in late 1920s Australia, not so great on the racial diversity though. Fun, with great costumes and some good female representation from the main protag Miss Fisher (who is neither virgin nor mother nor crone), her foil (and maid) Dotty, and Doctor MacMillan who pops up as best friend. There are deaths, but they're not the main characters, and it's not too bloody or gory iirc. On netflix. - Leverage - found family heist series, again it's fun and quite Robin Hoodesque. There's an almost canon OT3? Amazon Prime (I don't have Prime so not 100% sure but google tells me so). Set in the US, one POC in the main cast. - Firefly - space western! Unfortunately cancelled by TPB after a season, but there's Serenity the movie sequel(was on Netflix... don't think it is any longer but that could be just my region. Amazon Prime seems to win again) There are two POC in the main cast.
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BOOKS
- Listen I'm probably preaching to the choir here but, Terry Pratchett? He co-wrote Good Omens and his Discworld books (of which there are many) are fantastic, though YMMV - if you don't like footnotes, you won't like his style. i Iove his sense of humour.
- Wayfarers series & To be taught if fortunate (novella) / Becky Chambers (Queer relationships! Exploration of space and different cultures within it,with a focus on the characters.)
- Binti / Nnedi Okorafor (POC space novella, has two sequels, protag is based on the Himba people) and decides to leave Earth to go to an intergalactic university)
- Definitely second The Martian, both book and film!
TV Series
- Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - quite a light-hearted murder mystery series set in late 1920s Australia, not so great on the racial diversity though. Fun, with great costumes and some good female representation from the main protag Miss Fisher (who is neither virgin nor mother nor crone), her foil (and maid) Dotty, and Doctor MacMillan who pops up as best friend. There are deaths, but they're not the main characters, and it's not too bloody or gory iirc. On netflix.
- Leverage - found family heist series, again it's fun and quite Robin Hoodesque. There's an almost canon OT3? Amazon Prime (I don't have Prime so not 100% sure but google tells me so). Set in the US, one POC in the main cast.
- Firefly - space western! Unfortunately cancelled by TPB after a season, but there's Serenity the movie sequel(was on Netflix... don't think it is any longer but that could be just my region. Amazon Prime seems to win again) There are two POC in the main cast.