Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction
By: Alec Nevala-Lee
4.21
Format: 544 pages, ebook
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1. The Demolished Man
By: Alfred Bester
3.97
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
In a world in which the police have telepathic powers, how do you get away with murder? Ben Reic… read more
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"The mind is the reality. You are what you think."-Alfred Bester, The Demolished Man
"İnsana fazla güç verip bunları kullanmasına engel olan işlevini kaybetmiş kusurlarını ortadan kaldırmayan, aman bilmez evrim gücüne öfkelenmişti."-Alfred Bester, The Demolished Man
"It was not exasperation.... It was anger for the relentless force of evolution that insisted on endowing man with increased powers without removing the vestigial vices that prevented him from using t…"-Alfred Bester, The Demolished Man
"Here were the somatic messages that fed the cauldron; cell reactions by the incredible billion, organic cries, the muted drone of muscletone, sensory sub-currents, blood-flow, the wavering superheter…"-Alfred Bester, The Demolished Man
2. Titus Alone (Gormenghast, #3)
By: Mervyn Peake
3.45
Format: 284 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Titus, almost 20, flees oppressive Castle Rituals. Lost in a sandstorm, helped by Muzzlehatch owner… read more
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"But there were also times when she cried out in the darkness biting her lips - cried out against the substance of her age: for it was now that she should be young; now above all other times, with the…"-Mervyn Peake, Titus Alone (Gormenghast, #3)
3. The Ipcress File (Secret File, #1)
By: Len Deighton
3.93
Format: 342 pages, Paperback
Len Deighton’s classic first novel, whose protagonist is a nameless spy – later christened Harry Pa… read more
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"He had a long thin nose, a moustache like flock wallpaper, sparse, carefully combed hair, and the complexion of a Hovis loaf."-Len Deighton, The Ipcress File (Secret File, #1)
"I think Jay is in import and export business as his cards say, but he finally found that the second most valuable commodity today is information." "And?" "The most valuable?" "People with information…"-Len Deighton, The Ipcress File (Secret File, #1)
4. The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)
By: Jack Vance
3.89
Format: 156 pages, Paperback
Seekers of wisdom and beauty include lovely lost women, eccentric wizards and man-eating melancholy… read more
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"It is thus because it has always been thus. Is not this reason enough?"-Jack Vance, The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)
"T'sais mounted her horse and set out for Earth, seeking love and beauty."-Jack Vance, The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)
"To the furthest reach of my memory, Rogol Domedonfors ruled the city. He knew lore of all ages, secrets of fire and light, gravity and countergravity, the knowledge of superphysic numeration, metatha…"-Jack Vance, The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)
"On the heights above the river Xzan, at the site of certain ancient ruins, Iucounu the Laughing Magician had built a manse to his private taste: an eccentric structure of steep gables, balconies, sky…"-Jack Vance, The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)
5. On Wings of Song
By: Thomas M. Disch
3.74
Format: 359 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In a disturbing vision of the future, Daniel Weinreb leaves behind the repression and censorship of… read more
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"In short, Daniel was once again a member of a family. Viewed from without they were a strange enough family: a rattling, hunchbacked old woman, a spoiled senile cocker spaniel, and a eunuch with a pu…"-Thomas M. Disch, On Wings of Song
6. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II A (The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, #2A)
By: H.G. Wells , Robert A. Heinlein , C.L. Moore , Ben Bova , Theodore Sturgeon , C.M. Kornbluth , Poul Anderson , Lester del Rey , Henry Kuttner , Jack Williamson , Eric Frank Russell , Cordwainer Smith , John W. Campbell Jr.
4.16
Format: 76 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Eleven Classic Novellas by the most honored authors of science fiction: This volume is the definiti… read more
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7. The Age of Faith (The Story of Civilization, #4)
By: Will Durant
5.00
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
The Age of Faith surveys the medieval achievements and modern significance of Christian, Islamic, a… read more
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8. High Tide in Tucson
By: Barbara Kingsolver
3.14
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
With the eyes of a scientist and the vision of a poet, Barbara Kingsolver explores her trademark th… read more
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9. Nightfall and Other Stories
By: Isaac Asimov
3.97
Format: None pages,
A collection of early Asimov short stories, showcasing the development of the author's oeuvre. The … read more
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10. Beyond the Pleasure Principle
By: Sigmund Freud , James Strachey
2.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
In reasoned progression he outlined core psychoanalytic concepts, such as repression, free associat… read more
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11. The Futurians
By: Damon Knight
3.37
Format: 395 pages,
s/t: The story of the science fiction "family" of the 30's that produced today's top SF writers and… read more
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12. Science Fiction of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History
By: Frank M. Robinson , None
3.59
Format: 32 pages,
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13. The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
By: Humphrey Carpenter , J.R.R. Tolkien , Christopher Tolkien
4.40
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
'...If you wanted to go on from the end of The Hobbit I think the ring would be your inevitable cho… read more
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14. The Genocides
By: Thomas M. Disch
3.81
Format: 329 pages, Paperback
This spectacular novel established Thomas M. Disch as a major new force in science fiction. First p… read more
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15. The Saint of Bright Doors
By: Vajra Chandrasekera
3.71
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
The Saint of Bright Doors sets the high drama of divine revolutionaries and transcendent cults agai… read more
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16. Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction
By: Alec Nevala-Lee
4.21
Format: 544 pages, ebook
“[Astounding] is a major work of popular culture scholarship that science fiction fans will devour.… read more
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17. Hollywood: The Oral History
By: Jeanine Basinger
4.04
Format: 768 pages, Paperback
The real story of Hollywood as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine … read more
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18. Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories
By: Elijah Wald
3.98
Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition
A bestselling music historian follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and … read more
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19. NecroTek
By: Jonathan Maberry
4.05
Format: 424 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry, NecroTek is a gripping sci fi thriller ful… read more
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20. Councilor (The Grand Illusion #2)
By: L.E. Modesitt Jr.
4.30
Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of Saga of Recluce and the Imager Portfolio, continues his … read more
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21. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discove… read more
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