Well, The Expanse obs.
Yup, hands down the best sci fi set in our solar system
Clarification: the scenario or setting takes place primarily or only in our solar system. What are your thoughts on this kind of setting vs either smaller or larger settings in Sci-fi? What is your favorite media that has this topic in it?
PS: I enjoy reading the comments.
Well, The Expanse obs.
Yup, hands down the best sci fi set in our solar system
Red rising I think
Agreed, I'm reading through red rising right now and there's plenty of interesting story to tell in that space. The tech used in red rising is definitely closer to fantasy than science though lol
Intra Intersystem means between multiple systems.
Sorry for my misspelling.
For all mankind
2001 series, mainly just the first book and movie.
And the first Rendezvous with Rama.
My favorite type of sci-fi. As long as it isn't hokey. No Moonfall or Ghosts of Mars bullshit.
Cowboy Bebop. How it made earth practically uninhabitable and slashed the population to make the rest of the setting the wild West.
I love it. It's the primary setting of the first three entries in Solverse.
It gets some valid criticism, but I really enjoyed Ad Astra particularly for the sense of scale it was able to convey of how big our solar system is and how small we are in the grand scheme of things. Perhaps it doesn’t address your question directly but stepping back like that always helped me put stressors that don’t really matter into perspective.
It addresses it.
Rendezvous with Rama is a fantastic book: one of the subplots is the various planetary colonies on Mercury, the moon, etc. arguing over what the best course of action is. Ignore the three sequels! Gentry Lee wrote some… inspired work, it was a waste of time to read them honestly
Alastair Reynolds Revenger series. Steampunk pirates in space with a decaying human civilisation.
The first three books of the Giants series by James Hogan are really fun. The later not so much.
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Poor Pluto 😩