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Slight_Elk6249 t1_iv1en1z wrote
The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. Kind of sci-fi/fantasy but the high concept is of a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle.
The Bobiverse series by Dennis E Taylor. More traditional sci-fi in futuristic adventure & cloning, but high concept in that the clones have different personalities & the planets they find in their adventures are sometimes inhabited.
Slight_Elk6249 t1_iv1dkap wrote
Reply to comment by iskandrea in Recommendations for very high-concept sci-fi/thriller type books by Specialeyes9000
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Slight_Elk6249 t1_j9fli13 wrote
Reply to if you could pick one book to read again for the first time , which one would it be ? by [deleted]
These are just the ones that come to mind right now, but I'm sure there's more:
— Dune by Frank Herbert
— Hyperion by Dan Simmons
— 11/22/63 by Stephen King
— Brilliance by Marcus Sakey
— Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale
— The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
— The Gray Man by Mark Greaney
— I'd Like To Play Alone Please by Tom Segura
— Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
— The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
— Little Big Man by Thomas Berger
— Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
— The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
— Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
— The Martian by Andy Weir
— A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles
— The Drop by Dennis Lehane
— The Road by Cormac McCarthy
These come to mind either because they got me hooked on a specific author for a while, or they got me into a specific genre, but they're all wonderful either on their own, or the start to a great series. And I'm not sure how many comedians have written books, but Tom Segura's is genuinely funny. Haven't laughed while reading a book like that maybe ever.