I have a strange request. I've never been able to get sci-fi in any medium. I find that the settings are usually too nonsensical, like Star Wars or too heavily explained, like Star Trek.
That being said, as a kid I loved the setting and tone of the old television series, Batman Beyond. It was dark, clean and most of the technology was unexplained but easy to accept.
I know this isn't exactly /lit/ but does anyone have any books that are similar to this?
I have no idea, but that's an excellent show. Take the bump, my friend.
>>7971597
It actually holds up pretty well today. They were really onto something with that series.
>>7971586
>kid
If TAS wasn't the batman you watched as a kid then you're still a kid.
>>7971636
I watched TAS as well, and it was fantastic. I'm not saying Batman Beyond was my defining Batman cartoon, but that the setting was my favorite sci-fi setting.
desperation bump
Don't know about book-wise, but I would definitely recommend Looper. It's got a stylised yet subtle, plausible depiction of the future which sounds like what you're looking for
Dune keeps the technobabble pretty minimal if I recall but the setting is fairly alien.
Snow Crash has some technobabble but it's actually oddly retro-futurist in what it decided to go with. Its weirdness lies more in how absurd a picture it paints, which could be a plus or minus I guess. Oh, and it can be kinda cringey at times. I dunno.
Those are two very random thoughts though.
You might have a similar issue to mine when it comes to sci-fi/fantasy which is that so many authors spend a tedious amount of time worldbuilding instead of getting on with their stories and building the world through narrative. If that's the case, I could just start listing all the sci-fi books I like
>>7972636
That is definitely the case. I don't want to be beaten over the head with terms and statistics. I want to fall into a setting naturally and learn about the world as I go.
>>7971586
I don't know if its aesthetic resembles Batman Beyond but try reading some Alfred Bester, The Demolished Man and The Stars My Destination are 10/10 SF novels with great plots and tons of style.
