What the title says, I’m tired of the trope where humans are the least advanced in the universe.

I’d like to read something different where we’re the more advanced ones (not necessarily the most advanced). As an example I quite enjoyed the Ender’s Game sequels and the angle of us being the more advanced ones was quite interesting.

Do you have any recommendations?

  • Firipu@startrek.website
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    1 year ago

    The culture series? It’s not outright said they’re human, but they’re clearly human. And they outscale basically every single thing in the universe. Or at least in the first few books. Might change later.

    • EamonnMR@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      In Excession it felt more like

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      The Culture is a race of intelligent starships that keeps humans as pets.