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I retired last year, but it was a horrible year (30-year marriage fell apart, had to sell our house and find a condo, stressful move, etc.), so even though it's been more than a year, I've only recently gotten to the "do what I want" phase. It's probably somewhat colored by the recent stresses, but I find I really just like staying home and laying low. I read a stupid amount of SF and fantasy, play my guitar, play a bunch of classic wow with online friends, and occasionally go to lunch with real life friends. Maybe I'll get to the point of wanting to go out and do stuff, but for now I'm happy with the quiet life.
Check out the Skyward series by Brandon Sanderson. It's a horse girl story but the horse is a several ton fighter spaceship.
I have one of his series on my list - probably Mistborn - but haven't read it. I mostly read SF, but a decent amount of fantasy too.
FYI I've been keeping notes on the things I read - here's my 2025 post with links to the earlier ones.
The Dispossessed by Ursula LeGuin is a great classic sci-fi novel, if you're looking for more :)
I've read it a couple times, including a year or two ago - it's held up really, really well.
Time to start a band??
Heh, no, I really never play for anyone. I didn't start learning until I was 30, so even though that's more than 30 years ago, I'm not great. But I like playing and singing along. I play for the cat. She doesn't enjoy it.
Sounds nice to me!
What are your SF recs?
As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I keep notes on what I read and have been making an annual post here on Lemmy for a few years running. Here's my 2025 post with links to the earlier ones. There are so many books across those posts that your eyes might glaze over (the earlier posts are a little lighter on notes, the later ones a little heavier), but I generally try to say whether I like a book or not, and why.
That being said, my favorite author currently writing is Adrian Tchaikovsky, and almost everything he writes is great (and he's really prolific). I'm currently reading Cage of Souls by him, which I'm enjoying.
If you can tell me the kinds of things you like, I could maybe make more specific recommendations.