Strictlylogical Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Hi All: I'm posting here because there does not seem to be a spot for general "Book Recommendations" or "Book Reviews" or "Literature"... (and books don't fit in "Movies and Ent." or "Music") I HIGHLY recommend the trilogy of books by John C. Wright about the far future, referred to as the Golden Age trilogy or The Golden Oecumene: The Golden Age The Phoenix Exultant The Golden Transcendence They really read as a single work, but was split up for publishing/sales. The work is as close to a Masterpiece as Sci-Fi gets and fits very nicely with the O'ist sense of life IMHO. I have read it four times in the last fifteen years. It gets better every time. If any of you enjoy Sci-Fi, or far future space opera type literature, with a heavy does of O'ist sentiments, I highly recommend this work, in fact I will say your life would be poorer for not having read it. I STRONGLY suggest you AVOID SPOILERS, and dive in with an open and very fresh mind (his vision can tax the neurons). Most sincerely, SL PS: Please feel free to let me know what you think of the books if you have the chance to read them! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmj Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 I've read Count to a Trillion, and have always been meaning to get to that trilogy. Last big batch of sci-fi I got into was Neal Stephenson, love his works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictlylogical Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 58 minutes ago, tmj said: I've read Count to a Trillion, and have always been meaning to get to that trilogy. Last big batch of sci-fi I got into was Neal Stephenson, love his works. That other series is quite different... very voluminous, and I can't bring myself to recommend it highly, although it might be worth it to some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmj Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 By 'that trilogy' I meant get to the Golden Age trilogy , word on the street it is the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictlylogical Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 50 minutes ago, tmj said: By 'that trilogy' I meant get to the Golden Age trilogy , word on the street it is the best Heh, for my selfish enjoyment of your enjoyment, please do! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 I'm going to take a look at this. I started, but did a long post on notetaking that took several hours. But I still saw enough about Wright to become interested. There was a huge kerfuffle about Wright (who I presume is a libertarian-leaning conservative or somewhat near to that) and people who think like he does and the Hugo awards. I get it that the left hated the right when it did its own activism, but why "Sad Puppies"? I'll write more about all this later when I learn more. Science Fiction is not my thing, but I think I am going to like this dude... Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictlylogical Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Michael Stuart Kelly said: I'm going to take a look at this. I started, but did a long post on notetaking that took several hours. But I still saw enough about Wright to become interested. There was a huge kerfuffle about Wright (who I presume is a libertarian-leaning conservative or somewhat near to that) and people who think like he does and the Hugo awards. I get it that the left hated the right when it did its own activism, but why "Sad Puppies"? I'll write more about all this later when I learn more. Science Fiction is not my thing, but I think I am going to like this dude... Michael Michael: I’m so glad you are interested. I have to say Sci Fi is usually is blended too much with fantasy or mysticism or a heavy dose of implausibility, but this one is plausible albeit Far future stuff… please give it a chance!! Your head will spin with wonder… and sometimes sheer delight! SL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Strictlylogical said: or a heavy dose of implausibility, but this one is plausible What have we learned in the last 100, 52. 25, or 10 years? It is nerve wracking but exhilerating. Sp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictlylogical Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 Bumpity bump bump (anyone got a copy of the books yet?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictlylogical Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 In the spirit of the benevolence of this holiday season I have a gift for you all, it is the form of this recommendation: READ THE GOLDEN AGE TRILOGY BY JOHN C. WRIGHT YOU WILL COME TO LOVE, REMEMBER, AND CHERISH IT AS ONE OF THE BEST WORKS OF FICTION YOU HAVE EVER READ. For me it is easily in the top 5. Do with this gift as you will... but I hope you accept and act on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictlylogical Posted Friday at 08:14 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 08:14 PM Finally, I got a hardcover copy of this trilogy on eBay. Good as new!! About time I read it again. Wish I could talk about this trilogy with someone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted Saturday at 04:12 AM Share Posted Saturday at 04:12 AM S, I wish they had an ebook or audio version. The trilogy is hard to come by. Or expensive. Or both. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictlylogical Posted Saturday at 03:15 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 03:15 PM 10 hours ago, Michael Stuart Kelly said: S, I wish they had an ebook or audio version. The trilogy is hard to come by. Or expensive. Or both. Michael Ok so it's a little bit of a gamble. But I think not... not for you. Get a copy of the first book, any copy... an old ratty rag of a copy... as long as all the words are there. Read it and if it was not worth it by all means give up on the trilogy... I suspect you will find there is MUCH to love about it (and it is not *easy* reading) that you will find almost any price or wait for the subsequent books (or for the trilogy of you find it somewhere) well spent. I would be so excited to hear your opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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