6 best-selling science fiction books like Godshome by Robert Sheckley

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Godshome

By: Robert Sheckley

3.35

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Arthur Fenn is an ordinary young professor with an esoteric specialty, Comparative Mythology. He is…

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1. The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)

By: Isaac Asimov

4.19

Format: 206 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the coloni… read more

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  • science fiction
"The troubles of modern life come from being divorced from nature."

-Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)

"It symbolizes neither one nor the other, but a mixture of the two without priority"

-Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)

"The first problem of living is to minimize friction with the crowds that surround you on all sides."

-Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)

"Estamos constantemente al borde de lo incognoscible, e intentando entender lo que no puede ser entendido. Eso es lo que nos hambre hombres."

-Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)

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2. The Time of Contempt (The Witcher, #2)

By: Andrzej Sapkowski , David French

4.16

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

The New York Times bestselling series that inspired the international hit video game: The WitcherGe… read more

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  • fantasy
"Neutralność zwykle bywa podła."

-Andrzej Sapkowski, The Time of Contempt (The Witcher, #2)

"Strzyg, wi­wern, en­driag i wil­kołaków wkrótce nie będzie na świecie. A skurwysyny będą zaw­sze."

-Andrzej Sapkowski, The Time of Contempt (The Witcher, #2)

"No sabemos mucho del amor. Con el amor es como con la pera. La pera es dulce y tiene forma. Intentad definir la forma de la pera."

-Andrzej Sapkowski, The Time of Contempt (The Witcher, #2)

"And if someone has friends, and he loses everything in spite of that, it's obvious the friends are to blame. For what they did, or for what they didn't do."

-Andrzej Sapkowski, The Time of Contempt (The Witcher, #2)

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3. The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

By: Liu Cixin , Joel Martinsen

4.41

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

This is the second novel in "Remembrance of Earth’s Past", the near-future trilogy written by China… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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4. The Buried Giant

By: Kazuo Ishiguro

3.58

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

"You've long set your heart against it, Axl, I know. But it's time now to think on it anew. There's… read more

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  • fantasy
"Are you still there, Axl?"

-Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant

"The Giant, once buried, now stirs."

-Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant

"The Giant, once well buried, now stirs."

-Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant

"A wound that healed slowly, but heal it did."

-Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant

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5. Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #3)

By: Andrzej Sapkowski

3.77

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

The New York Timesbestselling series that inspired the international hit video game: The Witcher. F… read more

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  • fantasy
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6. The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)

By: Ken Liu , Liu Cixin

4.08

Format: 472 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals in… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"It’s easy to be led to the abyss."

-Ken Liu, The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)

"Your lack of fear is based on your ignorance."

-Ken Liu, The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)

"Intellectuals always make a fuss about nothing."

-Ken Liu, The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)

"A woman should be like water, able to flow over and around anything."

-Ken Liu, The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)

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7. Son of Hamas

By: Mosab Hassan Yousef , Ron Brackin , مصعب حسن يوسف

4.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group … read more

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8. Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)

By: Dan Simmons

4.27

Format: 500 pages, Mass Market Paperback

On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature calle… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"You have to live to really know things, my love"

-Dan Simmons, Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)

"In such seconds of decision entire futures are made."

-Dan Simmons, Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)

"The whole planet reeks of mysticism without revelation."

-Dan Simmons, Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)

"The essence of honor lay in the moment of combat between equals."

-Dan Simmons, Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)

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9. Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)

By: Ken Liu , Liu Cixin

4.42

Format: 604 pages, Hardcover

With The Three-Body Problem, English-speaking readers got their first chance to experience the mult… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"Time is the cruelest force of all."

-Ken Liu, Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)

"We’re going to advance! Advance! We’ll stop at nothing to advance!"

-Ken Liu, Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)

"Ignorance and weakness is not an impediment to survival. Arrogance is."

-Ken Liu, Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)

"The whole universe is in darkness, but we remain lit. We're a tiny bird tied to a branch in the dark forest, with a spotlight trained on on us."

-Ken Liu, Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)

Cover of Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7) by Andrzej Sapkowski

10. Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7)

By: Andrzej Sapkowski

4.27

Format: 405 pages, Kindle Edition

Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, h… read more

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  • fantasy
"Padlina będzie dla was, czarodziejów, nikt wam jej nie zabierze. Chyba że inne sępy."

-Andrzej Sapkowski, Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7)

"It’s like they said! Geralt! It’s like they said! Am I your destiny? Say it! Am I your destiny?' ‘You’re more than that, Ciri. Much more."

-Andrzej Sapkowski, Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7)

"Are all stories about the Law of Surprise myths?’ ‘Yes. It’s hard to call an accident destiny.’ ‘But you witchers do not stop searching?’ ‘No, we don’t. But it’s senseless. Nothing has any point."

-Andrzej Sapkowski, Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7)

"It is easy to let go of the string and think: This isn't me, it's the arrow. My hands do not bear the blood of this boy, it's the arrow that killed him, not me. But the arrow does not dream at night."

-Andrzej Sapkowski, Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7)

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11. Fight Club

By: Chuck Palahniuk

4.19

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Chuck Palahniuk showed himself to be his generation’s most visionary satirist in this, his first bo… read more

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"I am nothing, and not even that."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

"Skinny guys fight till they're burger."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

"I don't want to die without any scars."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

"Maybe we should always assume the worst."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

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12. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

By: Hans Rosling

4.36

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporti… read more

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"Free access to data doesn’t turn into knowledge without effort"

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"Something frightening poses a perceived risk. Something dangerous poses a real risk."

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"We like to believe that things happen because someone wanted them to, that individuals have power and agency: otherwise, the world feels unpredictable, confusing, and frightening."

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"Does saying "things are improving" imply that everything is fine, and we should all relax and not worry? No, not at all. Is it helpful to have to choose between bad and improving? Definitely not. It'…"

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

Cover of The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) by Andrzej Sapkowski

13. The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)

By: Andrzej Sapkowski

4.13

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Geralt the Witcher—revered and hated—is a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a m… read more

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  • fantasy
"I can hear… music…"

-Andrzej Sapkowski, The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)

"A mother, you son-of-a-bitch, is sacred!"

-Andrzej Sapkowski, The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)

"Świat się zmienia, słońce zachodzi, a wódka się kończy."

-Andrzej Sapkowski, The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)

"They weren't lying. They firmly believed it all. Which doesn't change the facts."

-Andrzej Sapkowski, The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)

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14. Godshome

By: Robert Sheckley

3.35

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Arthur Fenn is an ordinary young professor with an esoteric specialty, Comparative Mythology. He is… read more

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  • fantasy

10 Top fantasy books like Godshome by Robert Sheckley

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Andrzej Sapkowski , David French

4.16

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Liu Cixin , Joel Martinsen

4.41

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Kazuo Ishiguro

3.58

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3.77

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A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)

George R.R. Martin

4.34

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George R.R. Martin

4.42

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Joe Abercrombie

4.21

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Brandon Sanderson

4.38

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