@hrisskar Yeah. It's so rare, these days, for me to see sci-fi being promoted or bundled which isn't either "dystopia in the future", "contemporary thriller... in spaaaace!" or "the author is clearly trying to craft something that'll get picked up for a movie adaptation".
Where's the sense of wonder and optimism for what's out there?
...and then there's the problem Lost had that this io9 article lays out:
https://io9.gizmodo.com/ringworld-is-a-lot-like-lost-but-theres-a-crucial-diff-5566084