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Any sci-fi with aliens where humans are not the less advanced race? (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 year ago by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world

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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?

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[–] lockewiggins@lazysoci.al 1 points 1 year ago

Slight caveat, i haven't read the book yet but from what I've heard The Culture fits that description

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

We all know humankind would annihilate any inferior species we found elsewhere in the galaxy so we could steal their planets resources (and maybe eat them).

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 0 points 1 year ago

No, we don't know any of that.

[–] UntouchedWagons@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

The Forever Wars, maybe. There are aliens but they're not really the focus of the book.

We Are Legion, We Are Bob has less advanced alien races but also a more advanced race. The more advanced race doesn't show up in the first book IIRC.

[–] Haraknos@jlai.lu 1 points 1 year ago

I think that I've checked all the comments but I didn't see any sign of Jack Vance's "Planet of Adventure"

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