Ask HN: What is a good fictional universe to get immersed in?

Books:

Sci-fi: the Culture books (Iain M Banks). The Expanse series.

Fantasy: Belgariad (Eddings), Discworld (Pratchett), Robin Hobb's work.

TV: Farscape, Stargate SG1, Lexx (!), DS9, Babylon 5, The Expanse. Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel. Avatar (cartoon). Steven Universe (cartoon).

Games: XCOM (original), XCOM 2 (original), XCOM modern remakes (official and unofficial), Phoenix Point. If you want to try something classic, the Eye of the Beholder series. Planescape: Torment. Baldur's Gate 1&2.

Check out the game Obduction. It's by Cyan, the same people who made Myst:

https://cyan.com/games/obduction/

Anime: Gundam in U.C. chronology. (The best is Z and Turn-A)

The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe.

Here are a few personal sci-fi oriented suggestions:

* The Expanse

* Mass Effect

* Westworld

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