That also helps out its other big genre a lot. Coupled with the larger-than-life figures and do-or-die heroics on display, it makes space opera a slightly more comfortable fit than pure sci-fi. Star Wars is dedicated to a practical universe-that is, a universe where everything looks like it has a practical purpose and has been used in practical ways-but with Jedi mind tricks and hyperspace-breaching weapons on display, they don't see a need to stick close to reality. For a good example, look at the spaceships in 2001: A Space Odyssey, which were based on actual NASA vessels with just a little speculation thrown in. Sci-fi purists would argue that the genre needs to be.well, not realistic, but plausible. Plus they aren't the easiest read, the stories tend to meander in space and time until coming into very sharp focus near the end of each book.First and foremost, Star Wars is science fiction.or, more specifically, space opera, which is an epic and more fantastical form of science fiction. So maybe save the Culture books for later, as excellent as they are. If you want something more epic grab the Foundation or Hyperion series both of which only make sense once you have finished them.Ī series about a post-scarcity pan-species ideal-socialist civilization which lives in massive space habitats and is run by sentient hyper-intelligent AIs (who are not to be fucked with) might not be the best way to ease into scifi. outside of everyone being super-solider cyborgs.
The Old Man's war series by Scalzi is pretty light and action packed, while not focusing too much on the tech. Otherwise the recent Expanse series is a good starting point, then maybe some classics like Starship Troopers (a quick fun read!) and The Forever War (a long, cold, dark read!). You can make a pretty good argument that Star Wars is in fact more fantasy then scifi (space-wizards with space-swords! Come on!).
If you are looking for a light, character-driven intro to sci-fi and not the more cerebral tech-driven thought experiments, then some of the Star Wars are a actually a good start, the thrawn trilogy for example.
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