Dhalgren
By: Samuel R. Delany
3.77
Format: 836 pages, Kindle Edition
A mysterious disaster has stricken the midwestern American city of Bellona, and its aftereffects ar…
Want to Read $ 11.99"What?"-Samuel R. Delany, Dhalgren
"He wanted to talk and had nothing to say."-Samuel R. Delany, Dhalgren
"An artist simply cannot trust any public emblem of merit."-Samuel R. Delany, Dhalgren
"I heard Bellona was where it was at. It must be, now. I’m here."-Samuel R. Delany, Dhalgren
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1. Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)
By: C.J. Cherryh
3.90
Format: 526 pages, Mass Market Paperback
A legend among sci-fi readers, C. J. Cherryh's Union-Alliance novels, while separate and complete i… read more
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- science fiction fantasy
- fiction
- science fiction
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"Their minds were geared to the old problems and to their own problems and their own politics."-C.J. Cherryh, Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)
"It was a scientific success, bringing back data enough to keep the analysts busy for years… but there was no glib, slick way to explain the full meaning of its observations in layman’s terms. In publ…"-C.J. Cherryh, Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)
"What the visual media could not carry into living rooms, the general public could not long remain exercised about. Statistically, a majority of the electorate could not or did not read complicated is…"-C.J. Cherryh, Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)
2. Slan (Slan, #1)
By: A.E. van Vogt
3.69
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
In the 1940s, the Golden Age of science fiction flowered in the magazine Astounding. Editor John W.… read more
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- classics
- science fiction fantasy
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- science fiction
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- fantasy
3. Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
By: David Brin
4.04
Format: 458 pages, Mass Market Paperback
David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever writ… read more
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- science fiction fantasy
- fiction
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
"Tormentas de estrellas Sobre el fragor de las olas... ¿Nos mojaremos, amor?"-David Brin, Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
"Even in dying, a Thennanin ship was reputed to be not worth putting out of its misery. In battle they were slow, unmaneuverable—and as hard to disable permanently as a cockroach."-David Brin, Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
"The propensity of Earthlings to get into trouble, and to learn thereby, was the reason my owners agreed to this mad venture – although no one expected such a chain of unusual calamities as befell thi…"-David Brin, Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
4. Vurt (Vurt, #1)
By: Lauren Beukes , Jeff Noon
4.04
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A brilliantly innovative and highly entertaining novel from a literary pioneer. Take a trip in a… read more
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- science fiction fantasy
- dystopia
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"Murdoch's gun was the only thing in my life, the only thing worth living for. It gets like that sometimes, with instruments of death."-Lauren Beukes, Vurt (Vurt, #1)
"The Haunting was the feeling you got sometimes, in the Vurt, the real world calling you home. There's more to life than this. This is just a game."-Lauren Beukes, Vurt (Vurt, #1)
"...I pulled the feather out, jerking him away from the dream. Just like he used to do with me, when I went in alone. The play was shifting, and I knew how bad it felt, to have your dream dragged from…"-Lauren Beukes, Vurt (Vurt, #1)
"He got one finger cut off when he was young... The cafe paid for a replacement, put some nano-plastic in there. The kid got hooked. It happens. You get some plastic in you, you just want some more...…"-Lauren Beukes, Vurt (Vurt, #1)
5. The Tunnel
By: William H. Gass
4.17
Format: None pages,
Thirty years in the making, William Gass's second novel first appeared on the literary scene in 199… read more
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- novels
- classics
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6. The Female Man
By: Joanna Russ
3.59
Format: None pages, Paperback
Cover Artist: Louise Sullivan It's influenced William Gibson and been listed as one of the ten esse… read more
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- science fiction
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- classics
- fiction
7. Stand on Zanzibar
By: John Brunner
3.98
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Norman Niblock House is a rising executive at General Technics, one of a few all-powerful corporati… read more
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- science fiction fantasy
- dystopia
- fiction
- science fiction
8. Virtual Light (Bridge, #1)
By: William Gibson
4.06
Format: None pages, Paperback
Berry Rydell, an ex-cop, signs on with IntenSecure Armed Response in Los Angeles. He finds himself … read more
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- dystopia
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9. Whores for Gloria
By: William T. Vollmann
3.37
Format: 297 pages, Paperback
From the acclaimed author of The Rainbow Stories, The Ice Shirt, and Fathers and Crowscomes this fe… read more
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10. Lucifer's Hammer
By: Larry Niven , Jerry Pournelle
4.54
Format: 253 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The gigantic comet had slammed into Earth, forging earthquakes a thousand times too powerful to mea… read more
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11. Taming Flame
By: Therisa Peimer
4.30
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more
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- fiction
- novels
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
12. The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
By: Barry Kirwan
4.23
Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition
In 2063, Earth's overheated climate and war-ravaged cities are near breaking point. A new habitable… read more
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- fiction
- science fiction
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- speculative fiction
"People rarely search for bodies in ceilings…"-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
"It has no eyes. Zack, why doesn’t it have any eyes? "-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
"Vasquez faced off Vince. “We’ll meet in hell for sure."-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
"Your life is a beer glass Micah, but you want champagne"-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
13. The Polymorph
By: Max Nowaz
4.29
Format: None pages, ebook
Arbitrator, Jim Brown is returning to Earth after completing a successful mission to put down a rev… read more
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- science fiction
- fiction
"One thing I have learnt is that you may do a lot of evil things, but if you are ever afforded a chance to be good, then you should take it. You will feel better about yourself."-Max Nowaz, The Polymorph
"If you always try to subjugate people by coercion, because you are strong, then sooner or later you will run into somebody who is just as strong, if not stronger. Then you'll be in trouble."-Max Nowaz, The Polymorph
"He was planning to take my shape and marry you. Then he was going to kill your father and take over his business empire." "And you? What are your plans?" "I have no plans to kill your father."-Max Nowaz, The Polymorph
"Every morning when I wake up, I ask myself, "Why was I born?" Then I answer myself, "You were born to be successful." If you can learn to define your own success and not let others dictate it, you ca…"-Max Nowaz, The Polymorph
14. Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)
By: A.R. Merrydew
4.23
Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition
When inventor Godfrey Davis arrived at the ministry that Monday morning he had his first experience… read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
- fantasy
- fiction
"Sir, I think you need to read this,’ he said, nervously handing over the mainframe’s dissertation of its own wellbeing."-A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)
"Steve shook his head in amazement. ‘If that GOD person hadn’t left that case, we wouldn’t have any of this.’ Thomas agreed. ‘Personally, I can’t praise him enough.’ "-A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)
"Semilla’s Phlegm-O-Matic promptly made an observation. ‘Wow Semilla look at that shuttle.’ ‘Keep your voice down Raymond we’re in danger,’ Semilla hissed. ‘Raymond?’ Burt said incredulously. ‘I had t…"-A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)
"With one hand disturbing a colony of parasitic life forms in his uncombed hair, he yawned loudly. ‘Morning Steve,’ Thomas said scratching his grubby face. His breath drifted across the space between …"-A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)
15. The Last Sunset
By: March Lions
4.34
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Two baby girls seating in the rear of a car are involved in a terrible accident and their mother di… read more
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"Trust is a strange bedfellow."-March Lions, The Last Sunset
"I don't want to be caught with my pants down."-March Lions, The Last Sunset
"He sounds like a politician running for office."-March Lions, The Last Sunset
"The truth has a way of coming out of the closet."-March Lions, The Last Sunset
16. Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel
By: Todor Bombov
4.37
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
2nd Book in Sci-Fi Series Is Set on Saturn’s Moon Homo Cosmicus-2: Titan is a sci-fi novel, sui … read more
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- novels
"While an elderly man in his mid-eighties looks curiously at a porno site, his grandson asks him from afar, “‘What are you reading, grandpa?’"-Todor Bombov, Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel
"Let’s get to know each other. My name’s William, William More, but you can call me Willy. I’m an engineer-chemist who graduated from MIT. So . . . but you’re all alike to me . . . of course, you woul…"-Todor Bombov, Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel
17. Gods of Another Kind (Another Kind, #3)
By: Steven Decker
4.39
Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition
Something is very wrong in the birthplace of humanity. Luckily, it’s not Earth. Earth Station has … read more
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- fiction
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18. Against the Machine: Evolution
By: Brian Van Norman
4.33
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
Earth, 2212: The novel, third in the Against The Machine trilogy, yet free standing on its own, tel… read more
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"Manager Mangione,"-Brian Van Norman, Against the Machine: Evolution
"What’s your business, Sir?"-Brian Van Norman, Against the Machine: Evolution
"Why is your species so dissatisfied?"-Brian Van Norman, Against the Machine: Evolution
"Rule # 1: keep the crowd’s interest."-Brian Van Norman, Against the Machine: Evolution
19. Dhalgren
By: Samuel R. Delany
3.77
Format: 836 pages, Kindle Edition
A mysterious disaster has stricken the midwestern American city of Bellona, and its aftereffects ar… read more
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- dystopia
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- science fiction
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- fantasy
- queer
"What?"-Samuel R. Delany, Dhalgren
"He wanted to talk and had nothing to say."-Samuel R. Delany, Dhalgren
"An artist simply cannot trust any public emblem of merit."-Samuel R. Delany, Dhalgren
"I heard Bellona was where it was at. It must be, now. I’m here."-Samuel R. Delany, Dhalgren
20. LOOP
By: William Kely McClung
4.28
Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition
A Devastating Computer Virus Powered by Artificial Intelligence Begins Remapping Human DNA... ..… read more
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- science fiction
- fiction
"He’d seen combat and had been through two divorces, hadn’t thought of himself as a fearful man. But that was ten minutes ago."-William Kely McClung, LOOP
"Dancer and Waif sprinted toward the edge. Picking up speed. Bad Ass on his one real leg doing a great job of keeping up. Kind of."-William Kely McClung, LOOP
"Gino’s Pizza Boy had the look of someone who’s biggest aspiration in life was to make it out of high school after two senior years."-William Kely McClung, LOOP
"She circled and rolled the pan, making sure to seal and burn the ragged edges. Pleased to discover the smell of his burning flesh wasn’t that much different than the bacon."-William Kely McClung, LOOP
21. Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)
By: A.R. Merrydew
4.43
Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition
The third book in the series, ‘Inara’, prepares the reader for the aftermath of Godfrey, and his fr… read more
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- novels
"Isn’t this exciting!"-A.R. Merrydew, Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)
"We might even make this after all,’ he hollered, but the craft didn’t reply."-A.R. Merrydew, Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)
"If any of them fail me, I will flush them from an airlock into the pit of space, like an unwanted turd. Do I make myself clear?"-A.R. Merrydew, Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)
"Well at least one of you present here today, has the scaly green balls to give me an honest answer,’ he said, as he broke into a hearty lizard laugh."-A.R. Merrydew, Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)
