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[TheMix]

Friday, by Heinlein? I don't recall much about the story, but I think it was pretty light on the science part. And it's one of the more hefty books like that.

[Blackhawk]

Thanks! I'll take a look at some of those. Most of the type of stuff I'm talking about is short, but I would run out of book halfway through the month on something like that. The Star Trek/Humanx feel, more grounded than Star Wars, but not 'hard science fiction.' Reality should be acknowledged, but the author shouldn't be afraid to technobabble around it if it makes for a better story.

Maybe The Expanse would do the trick.

[TheMix]

More grounded than Star Wars? Then skip Resnick. His stuff is more like Firefly. Old West meets science fiction.

[Blackhawk]

Firefly is more grounded than Star Wars. Star Wars is basically a sword-and-sorcery pulp in space.

[Jeff V]

Firefly is grounded it old-timey Westerns, which adds to the absurdity. Entertaining when you check your brain, but really absurd if you think about it. A starship that's the equivalent of a rusty old garbage scow? Who would ever board such a thing? (although something similar could be said about the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars).