The Past (VanWest, #1)
By: Kenneth Thomas
3.91
Format: 195 pages, Paperback
The Past is the first book in the VanWest series, about an Enforcer who lives in a dystopian Earth …
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1. Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
By: Peter Watts
4.01
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Two months since the stars fell... Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched a… read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
"Evolution has no foresight. Complex machinery develops its own agendas. Brains — cheat. Feedback loops evolve to promote stable heartbeats and then stumble upon the temptation of rhythm and music. Th…"-Peter Watts, Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
2. I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
By: Isaac Asimov
4.21
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Isaac Asimov's I, Robot launches readers on an adventure into a not-so-distant future where man and… read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
"Su misma superioridad lo perdió"-Isaac Asimov, I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
"There is no Master but the Master,"-Isaac Asimov, I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
"No hay manera de diferenciar un robot de un ser humano bueno"-Isaac Asimov, I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
"There is nothing so eternally adhesive as the memory of power."-Isaac Asimov, I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
3. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide, #2)
By: Douglas Adams
3.71
Format: None pages, Paperback
Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a craving for tea.… read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
4. Childhood’s End
By: Arthur C. Clarke
4.12
Format: 224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city—intellectually, technologically, and militarily sup… read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
"...a well-stocked mind is safe from boredom."-Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End
"...no on of intelligence resents the inevitable."-Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End
"...no one of intelligence resents the inevitable."-Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End
"Utopia was here at last: its novelty had not yet been assailed by the supreme enemy of all Utopias—boredom."-Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End
5. Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
By: Orson Scott Card
4.31
Format: 324 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Andrew "Ender" Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games; he is, in fact, engaged in… read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
- young adult
"Remember, the enemy's gate is down."-Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
"We have to go. I'm almost happy here."-Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
"None of us could be happy for long, doing nothing."-Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
"No book, however good, can survive a hostile reading."-Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
6. Earth Unaware (The First Formic War, #1)
By: Orson Scott Card , Aaron Johnston
3.90
Format: 448 pages,
The mining ship El Cavador is far out from Earth, in the deeps of the Kuiper Belt, beyond Pluto. Ot… read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
7. Pushing Ice
By: Alastair Reynolds
4.26
Format: 91 pages, Hardcover
2057. Bella Lind and the crew of her nuclearpowered ship, the Rockhopper, push ice. They mine comet… read more
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8. The Edge of Human (Blade Runner, #2)
By: K.W. Jeter
4.57
Format: 270 pages, Paperback
K.W. Jeter picks up the tale of Rick Deckard, the `blade runner' created by Phillip K. Dick and pop… read more
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9. The Time Machine
By: H.G. Wells , Greg Bear , Carlo Pagetti
3.89
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
“I’ve had a most amazing time....” So begins the Time Traveller’s astonishing firsthand account … read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
"For after the Battle comes quiet."-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine
"We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity."-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine
"It's against reason," said Filby. "What reason?" said the Time Traveller."-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine
"[...] The slowest snail that ever crawled dashed by too fast for me. [...]"-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine
10. The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
By: Joe Haldeman
4.14
Format: 278 pages, Paperback
The Earth's leaders have drawn a line in the interstellar sand—despite the fact that the fierce ali… read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
"Don't worry about that, Man, just make out my ticket."-Joe Haldeman, The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
"Tonight we're going to show you eight silent ways to kill a man."-Joe Haldeman, The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
"I was too old-fashioned male-chauv to allow that; we discussed for a minute and I wound up with the couch"-Joe Haldeman, The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
"Doctors don’t seem to realize that most of us are perfectly content not having to visualize ourselves as animated bags of skin filled with obscene glop."-Joe Haldeman, The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
11. Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
By: Arthur C. Clarke
4.12
Format: 243 pages, Paperback
At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is h… read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
"He had a suspicion of plausible answers; they were so often wrong."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
"In these latter days, knighthood was an honor few Englishmen escaped."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
"If such a thing had happened once, it must surely have happened many times in this galaxy of a hundred billion suns."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
"Yes, it made sense, and was so absurdly simple that it would take a genius to think of it. And, perhaps, someone who did not expect to do it himself."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
12. Starship Troopers
By: Robert A. Heinlein
4.01
Format: 264 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The historians can’t seem to settle whether to call this one "The Third Space War" (or the fourth),… read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
"To permit irresponsible authority is to sell disaster."-Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor."-Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
"But, do you know, once you get used to it's rather cute. I mean, if a girl looks alright to start with, she still looks alright with her head smooth."-Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
"When you vote, you are exercising political authority, you're using force. And force, my friends, is violence. The supreme authority from which all other authorities are derived."-Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
13. The Martian
By: Andy Weir
4.42
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s s… read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
"Hey,"-Andy Weir, The Martian
"Elrond,"-Andy Weir, The Martian
"Do you believe in God, Venkat?"-Andy Weir, The Martian
"WATNEY: Look! A pair of boobs! -> (.Y.)."-Andy Weir, The Martian
14. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)
By: Jules Verne , Anthony Bonner
3.89
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
When an unidentified “monster” threatens international shipping, French oceanographer Pierre Aronna… read more
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- science fiction
"Aures habent et non audient` - `They have ears but hear not"-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)
"We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones."-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)
"If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning."-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)
"Steam seems to have killed all gratitude in the hearts of sailors."-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)
15. The Time Traveler's Wife
By: Audrey Niffenegger
3.83
Format: 35 pages, ebook
A funny, often poignant tale of boy meets girl with a twist: what if one of them couldn't stop slip… read more
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16. Ready Player One
By: Ernest Cline
4.00
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is … read more
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17. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
By: Douglas Adams
4.23
Format: 216 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked o… read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
"Don't Panic."-Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
"Ow! My brains!"-Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
"But the plans were on display…"-Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
"How many roads must a man walk down?"-Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
18. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
By: Philip K. Dick
4.09
Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition
It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the hordes of humans o… read more
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- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
"An android,"-Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
"Mors certa, vita incerta,"-Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
"Mankind needs more empathy."-Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
"Frankly, you look more like a goat man to me."-Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
19. There Is No Antimemetics Division
By: qntm
4.25
Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition
An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, disc… read more
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- science fiction fantasy
"Welcome to the Antimemetics Division. No, this is not you first day."-qntm, There Is No Antimemetics Division
"It’s not of reality, not of humanity. It is from a higher, worse place, and it is descending."-qntm, There Is No Antimemetics Division
"It began as an experiment in advanced propaganda. The objective was to cut through the physical conflict and find a way to rupture the ideological machine, to obliterate the idea of Nazism. After two…"-qntm, There Is No Antimemetics Division
"We don't have an Antimemetics Division," Clay says. "Yes, you do. We do." O5-8 says, "We have a Memetics Division, a Telekontainment Division, Fire Services, Ops-A, Ops-B, Personnel, D-personnel and …"-qntm, There Is No Antimemetics Division
20. Ogres
By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
4.24
Format: 159 pages, Hardcover
A bleak glimpse of a world of savage tyrants, from award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky in a bea… read more
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21. The Past (VanWest, #1)
By: Kenneth Thomas
3.91
Format: 195 pages, Paperback
The Past is the first book in the VanWest series, about an Enforcer who lives in a dystopian Earth … read more
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- unfinished
- historical
- science fiction fantasy
- young adult
- science fiction
