17 Top science fiction books like The Golden Age of Science Fiction Vol. I by Algis Budrys

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The Golden Age of Science Fiction Vol. I

By: Algis Budrys

3.77

Format: None pages, Nook

This Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains fifty science fiction short stories by more than fo…

"Horror is a feeling that cannot last long; human nature is incapable of supporting it."

-Algis Budrys, The Golden Age of Science Fiction Vol. I

"Horror is a feeling that cannot last long; human nature is incapable of supporting it."

-Algis Budrys, The Golden Age of Science Fiction Vol. I

"Horror is a feeling that cannot last long; human nature is incapable of supporting it."

-Algis Budrys, The Golden Age of Science Fiction Vol. I

If you liked the science fiction plot in The Golden Age of Science Fiction Vol. I by Algis Budrys , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of A Princess of Mars / Gods of Mars / Warlord of Mars / Thuvia, Maid of Mars / Chessmen of Mars / Master Mind of Mars / Fighting Man of Mars (Barsoom #1-7) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, J. Allen St. John

1. A Princess of Mars / Gods of Mars / Warlord of Mars / Thuvia, Maid of Mars / Chessmen of Mars / Master Mind of Mars / Fighting Man of Mars (Barsoom #1-7)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs , J. Allen St. John

4.04

Format: 1167 pages, Kindle Edition

When John Carter goes to sleep in a mysterious cave in the Arizona dessert, he wakes up on the plan… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
"The whole fabric of our religion is based on superstitious belief in lies that have been foisted upon us for ages by those directly above us, to whose personal profit and aggrandizement it was to hav…"

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars / Gods of Mars / Warlord of Mars / Thuvia, Maid of Mars / Chessmen of Mars / Master Mind of Mars / Fighting Man of Mars (Barsoom #1-7)

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2. The First Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Tales

By: Robert Silverberg , Philip K. Dick , Harry Harrison , Marion Zimmer Bradley , Fredric Brown , Samuel R. Delany , Wildside Press

3.63

Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition

Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fict… read more

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  • collections
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
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3. Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War, #2)

By: Elizabeth Moon

4.09

Format: 387 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Kylara Vatta, risk-taking, rule-breaking, can-do heroine of Trading in Danger, is back in business–… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
"This individual does not know where initiative ends and rocket-propelled idiocy begins."

-Elizabeth Moon, Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War, #2)

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4. Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)

By: Isaac Asimov

4.07

Format: 528 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Golan Trevize, former Councilman of the First Foundation, has chosen the future, and it is Gaia. A … read more

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  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fiction
"The Galaxy seems to be crowded with things I don't understand."

-Isaac Asimov, Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)

"Where is the world whose people don't prefer a comfortable, warm, and well-worn belief, however illogical, to the chilly winds of uncertainty?"

-Isaac Asimov, Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)

"There are always individuals who pit their minds against the general modes of thought and who are arrogant enough to feel that they alone are right and that the many are wrong."

-Isaac Asimov, Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)

"Are you truly a robot?" "Truly, sir," said Daneel. Pelorat's face seemed to shine with joy. He said, "There are references to a robot named Daneel in the old legends. Are you named in his honor?" "I …"

-Isaac Asimov, Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)

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5. Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)

By: Isaac Asimov

4.18

Format: 450 pages, Paperback

At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations had come to an end. The scientists o… read more

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  • fiction
"He didn’t believe that, surely."

-Isaac Asimov, Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)

"A happy wall is a long-lived wall, a practical wall, a useful wall."

-Isaac Asimov, Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)

"It seems to me, Golan, that the advance of civilization is nothing but an exercise in the limiting of privacy."

-Isaac Asimov, Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)

"Pelorat sighed. 'I will never understand people.' 'There's nothing to it. All you have to do is take a close look at yourself and you will understand everyone else."

-Isaac Asimov, Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)

6. Forward the Foundation (Foundation: Prequel #2)

By: Isaac Asimov

3.64

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book . A stunning t… read more

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7. Earthlight

By: Arthur C. Clarke

4.42

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

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8. Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1)

By: Elizabeth Moon

3.99

Format: 357 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Kylara Vatta is the only daughter in a family full of sons, and her father's only child to buck tra… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction

9. The Complete Stories and Poems

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.72

Format: 294 pages,

The life of American writer Edgar Allan Poe was characterized by a dramatic series of successes and… read more

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10. The House Witch 3 (The House Witch, #3)

By: Delemhach

4.53

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

House witch Finlay Ashowan is pulled out of the kitchen—and into the fire—as war, family, and love … read more

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  • fiction
"To the witch who has tormented, taught, an’ terrified us all … May your wife do the same to you,"

-Delemhach, The House Witch 3 (The House Witch, #3)

"Love. Family. Vulnerability … Her three weakest points all brewed together to make her feel wholly unlike herself."

-Delemhach, The House Witch 3 (The House Witch, #3)

"There is nothing wrong with being a child; in fact, it is far more important than you know. You are entitled to your childhood, Eric. All boys and girls are, and it is the adults’ responsibility to p…"

-Delemhach, The House Witch 3 (The House Witch, #3)

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11. The Law (The Dresden Files, #17.5)

By: Jim Butcher

4.40

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

From the number one New York Times bestselling The Dresden Files series, a brand new novella set af… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
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12. Elder Race

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.11

Format: 201 pages, Paperback

In Adrian Tchaikovsky's Elder Race, a junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the local… read more

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  • speculative fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
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13. The Last Conversation

By: Paul Tremblay

3.76

Format: 56 pages, Kindle Edition

What’s more frightening: Not knowing who you are? Or finding out? A Bram Stoker Award–winning autho… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
"Soon. You keep saying soon. I don't think you and I share that words meaning."

-Paul Tremblay, The Last Conversation

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14. Ark

By: Veronica Roth

3.60

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

On the eve of Earth’s destruction, a young scientist discovers something too precious to lose, in a… read more

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  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
"Well, you can’t love everything equally,"

-Veronica Roth, Ark

"That there was nothing you could have that you couldn’t one day lose. That autumn always gave way to winter, but it was her favorite time of year— those fleeting bursts of beauty before the branches …"

-Veronica Roth, Ark

"Well, you can't love everything equally," she said. "You just can't - and if you did, then it's the same as loving nothing at all. So you have to hold just a few things dear because that's what love …"

-Veronica Roth, Ark

"Why, she had once asked her mother, do you bother to keep anything alive when it’ll all be wiped out by Finis? Her mother had shrugged. Why take a shower when you’re just going to get dirty? Why eat …"

-Veronica Roth, Ark

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15. Emergency Skin

By: N.K. Jemisin

4.03

Format: 38 pages, Kindle Edition

What will become of our self-destructed planet? The answer shatters all expectations in this subver… read more

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"We realized it was impossible to protect any one place if the place next door was drowning or on fire. We realized the old boundaries weren't meant to keep he undesirable out, but to hoard resources …"

-N.K. Jemisin, Emergency Skin

"No, there’s no one left alive on Tellus. The planet was in full environmental collapse across every biome when our people left. There were just too many people, and too many of those were unfit, infi…"

-N.K. Jemisin, Emergency Skin

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16. You Have Arrived at Your Destination

By: Amor Towles

3.49

Format: 54 pages, Kindle Edition

Nature or nurture? Neither. Discover a bold new way to raise a child in this unsettling story of th… read more

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17. Doing Time (The Time Police, #1)

By: Jodi Taylor

4.26

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

At some time in the future, the secret of time-travel became available to all. Chaos ensued as peop… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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18. The House Witch 1 (The House Witch, #1)

By: Delemhach

4.18

Format: 658 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartwarming and humorous blend of fantasy, romance, and mystery featuring a witch with domestic … read more

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"Your names aren’t ridiculous, my lord—"

-Delemhach, The House Witch 1 (The House Witch, #1)

"You look as lonely and out of place as I feel."

-Delemhach, The House Witch 1 (The House Witch, #1)

"Goodbye, Kip. May we never have to speak again."

-Delemhach, The House Witch 1 (The House Witch, #1)

"I cannot change these things. So I must focus on what can be done."

-Delemhach, The House Witch 1 (The House Witch, #1)

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19. Summer Frost

By: Blake Crouch

4.10

Format: 75 pages, Kindle Edition

A video game developer becomes obsessed with a willful character in her new project, in a mind-bend… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
"Because sometimes life is so rich and complicated and surprising that it takes your breath away."

-Blake Crouch, Summer Frost

"There is no such thing as real taste or real smell or even real sight, because there is no true definition of 'real'. There is only information, viewed subjectively, which is allowed by consciousness…"

-Blake Crouch, Summer Frost

"There is no such thing as real taste or real smell or even real sight, because there is no true definition of 'real'. There is only information, viewed subjectiveyly, which is allowed by consciousnes…"

-Blake Crouch, Summer Frost

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20. Androne (Androne #1)

By: Dwain Worrell

3.92

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

Humanity’s new war is an enigma with an enemy threat beyond all imagination in this near-future nov… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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21. Murder at the Mousetrap (Bunburry #1)

By: Helena Marchmont

3.75

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this new series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds… read more

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22. A Taste of Murder (Bunburry #3)

By: Helena Marchmont

3.93

Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition

Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this new series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds… read more

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  • fiction
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23. Death of a Ladies' Man (Bunburry #4)

By: Helena Marchmont

3.98

Format: 88 pages, Kindle Edition

Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this new series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds… read more

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  • fiction
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24. A Murderous Ride (Bunburry #2)

By: Helena Marchmont

3.87

Format: 108 pages, Kindle Edition

Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this new series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds… read more

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25. Sheep Secrets (Bunburry #8)

By: Helena Marchmont

4.09

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this new series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds… read more

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  • fiction
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26. Sinners and Saints (Bunburry #10)

By: Helena Marchmont

4.16

Format: 129 pages, Kindle Edition

Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this new series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds… read more

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27. Sweet Revenge (Bunburry #7)

By: Helena Marchmont

4.12

Format: 113 pages, Kindle Edition

Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this new series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Heir of Uncertain Magic (Whimbrel House, #2) by Charlie N. Holmberg

28. Heir of Uncertain Magic (Whimbrel House, #2)

By: Charlie N. Holmberg

4.17

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

One man is on a journey to unravel his magical lineage in the next novel of the Whimbrel House seri… read more

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29. Star Father (Star Mother, #2)

By: Charlie N. Holmberg

4.29

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

When the heavens go dark, hearts still glow for a mortal woman and a god in an exhilarating fantasy… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Spellbreaker (Spellbreaker Duology, #1) by Charlie N. Holmberg

30. Spellbreaker (Spellbreaker Duology, #1)

By: Charlie N. Holmberg

4.07

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

A world of enchanted injustice needs a disenchanting woman in the newest fantasy series by the Wall… read more

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Cover of The Golden Age of Science Fiction Vol. I by Algis Budrys

31. The Golden Age of Science Fiction Vol. I

By: Algis Budrys

3.77

Format: None pages, Nook

This Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains fifty science fiction short stories by more than fo… read more

Similar categories in Algis Budrys's The Golden Age of Science Fiction Vol. I book and Algis Budrys's The Golden Age of Science Fiction Vol. I

  • collections
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
"Horror is a feeling that cannot last long; human nature is incapable of supporting it."

-Algis Budrys, The Golden Age of Science Fiction Vol. I

29 Best fiction books like The Golden Age of Science Fiction Vol. I by Algis Budrys

Transform Your Habits

A Princess of Mars / Gods of Mars / Warlord of Mars / Thuvia, Maid of Mars / Chessmen of Mars / Master Mind of Mars / Fighting Man of Mars (Barsoom #1-7)

Edgar Rice Burroughs , J. Allen St. John

4.04

Transform Your Habits

The First Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Tales

Robert Silverberg , Philip K. Dick , Harry Harrison , Marion Zimmer Bradley , Fredric Brown , Samuel R. Delany , Wildside Press

3.63

Transform Your Habits

Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War, #2)

Elizabeth Moon

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)

Isaac Asimov

4.07

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Matthew Costello , Neil Richards

3.80

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Murder by Moonlight (Cherringham, #3)

Matthew Costello , Neil Richards

3.84

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Murder on Thames (Cherringham, #1)

Matthew Costello , Neil Richards

4.48

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London Calling! (Mydworth Mysteries #3)

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4.11

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