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Think robots, AIs, hell even nanites or even a spaceship! Do you guys have any sci fi recommendations in this vein?

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[–] ptz@dubvee.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's not the core concept of the books, but there's a lot of those elements in the Revelation Space series by Alastair Reynolds. Not sure how much I can say without spoiling, but a human merges with a giant spaceship, it's normal for humans in their society to get nanotech implants, and they can and do create different types of clones of themselves using AI.

There's at least 5 major books in that series with several more short stories set in that universe. https://www.goodreads.com/series/56392-revelation-space

If you just want to read the major works, I recommend this order:

  1. Chasm City
  2. Revelation Space
  3. Redemption Ark
  4. Absolution Gap
  5. Inhibitor Phase (I actually haven't read this one yet as it only came out in 2021 and I just got it)

For the short stories, a lot of the best ones are in Galactic North, and Nightingale is probably right up your alley.