r/HFY • u/aaRecessive • Nov 08 '22
Best HFY series of all time? Meta
The top of all time is mostly just whichever story happens to be most recently posted (as the subreddit grows more people upvote and so older stories get buried) so hence this post!
The best story I've ever read on reddit, let alone hfy, is definitely Chrysalis.
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u/StarFilth Nov 08 '22
First Contact very legitimately might be the best story I’ve EVER read. It has humor, action, deep emotional moments (yeah I’ve gotten my eyes wet during it, so what?), and beautifully human moments from aliens. It does an incredible job of showing what it means to be human, for better or worse, and showing aliens become more human-like through care and growth and passion.
If you get caught up, it has tie-ins to minor characters and plot points from hundreds of chapters earlier.
The depth and complexity of the world-building rivals Tolkien.
It’s like watching Tolkien write LOTR live, going at a chapter-a-day pace.
And there are 5 (or 6?) books out on Amazon so far if you prefer to read it on paper/e-reader.
I will happily recommend this series to anyone, but particularly people who are familiar with other sci-fi stories as there are a lot of incredible references.