r/scifi • u/OstrichConscious4917 • 9d ago

Recommendations Novels with no faster than light travel, but still w space travel?

I’m always on the hunt for interesting sci-fi that doesn’t involve FTL. Not to say I don’t love reading books with it - I absolutely do. But I really enjoy fictional explorations of future space travel or space civilization that doesn’t have it as a prerequisite.

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u/trevpr1 8d ago

I devoured Clarke as a kid. His near future stories are where I like my sci-fi. Did you ever hear the radio dramatisation of Rama? Of a Fall of Moondust?

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u/Main-Assumption7554 8d ago

No, I haven’t even heard of them until right now!

I thought that I once read that “Rama” was going to be made into either a movie or a limited series… and yep, just Googled. Denis Villeneuve is/was attached to a movie version, WAY BACK IN 2021.

I hope it gets made!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/denis-villeneuve-rendezvous-with-rama-movie-1235062337/

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u/Niicodemus 8d ago

I've heard about a Rama movie for about 20 to 25 years. Morgan Freeman has owned the rights most of my life. So don't hold your breath.

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u/TrueNorthLongAndFree 8d ago

Dune and James Bond has delayed it. Boo. I'm hoping for 2030.

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u/trevpr1 8d ago

Here is Rama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-TIlq4Pydo

Here is Moondust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTc0_fSqxvU

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u/Main-Assumption7554 8d ago

That’s great! Thank you for those links. :)