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I've been looking to get into scifi book, and ive been looking for good space scifi epics and I just can't seem to find anything that looks interesting.

Halo, Mass Effect, and the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare campaign all really scratch this itch. Star Wars and the Expanse (Since ive seen the show, I dont want to read the books) are really good. Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Cowboy Bebop are great anime.

I'm really looking for that "lots of adventure happening in space" vibe. Spaceships, action, futuristic soldiers, politics, bounty hunters, whatever.

What I don't like is philosophy, lots of scientific explanations for everything, slow pacing, parody or comedy. I don't want something really weird and out there either, just cool and fun things happening to realistic characters in a space setting.

So many books I've seen either have really weird or comedic premises or spend too long explaining mechanics or philosophy.

Sorry if I'm too picky, but there's tons of good space scifi games, movies, shows, and anime. Any books like this that yall can recommend?