As others have said, with just foundation and hhgg as guiding points, it is not that easy to give good recommendations. Stephenson has fun ideas, geek themes, and interesting scope. Pratchett is enormously entertaining, and very easy to read.
One book series that I really love is The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. It is a speculative fiction in a (hopefully alternative) far future. They are not too long, but incredibly packed with interesting stuff which makes them a bit of a slow (but rewarding) read. The first time I read the books I was blown away, and my immediate reaction was "Wow, that was cool. I have to read them again right now". Once I was hooked, I had to read all of Gene Wolfe's other stuff as well :)
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As others have said, with just foundation and hhgg as guiding points, it is not that easy to give good recommendations. Stephenson has fun ideas, geek themes, and interesting scope. Pratchett is enormously entertaining, and very easy to read.
One book series that I really love is The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. It is a speculative fiction in a (hopefully alternative) far future. They are not too long, but incredibly packed with interesting stuff which makes them a bit of a slow (but rewarding) read. The first time I read the books I was blown away, and my immediate reaction was "Wow, that was cool. I have to read them again right now". Once I was hooked, I had to read all of Gene Wolfe's other stuff as well :)