@hypolite Have you read or watched The Expanse? It's not about playing with shiny gizmos and funny words at all.
It's speculative fiction set in the future. It introduces two fantastical elements, one to make the story possible and one to be the McGuffin that drives the story. Apart from that it's plausible future history, with a focus on colonialism, capitalism and the struggle against them. Strong character writing, political struggle and competence porn.