14 must-read science fiction books like Apusul (Terra XXI, #2) by Adrian Mihaltianu

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Apusul (Terra XXI, #2)

By: Adrian Mihaltianu

4.56

Format: 628 pages, Paperback

Nimic nu prevedea furtuna din primavara lui 2058. Nanitii invinsesera cele mai crunte boli, omenire…

If you liked the science fiction plot in Apusul (Terra XXI, #2) by Adrian Mihaltianu , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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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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  • science fiction
"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

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2. Aurora

By: Kim Stanley Robinson

3.77

Format: 466 pages, Hardcover

A major new novel from one of science fiction's most powerful voices, AURORA tells the incredible s… read more

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  • science fiction
"Then it's a matter of troubleshooting, grasping the bull by the horns, seizing the nettle, coping and hoping, damning torpedoes and trying any old thing."

-Kim Stanley Robinson, Aurora

"There are ecological, biological, sociological, and psychological problems that can never be solved to make this idea work. The physical problems of propulsion have capture your fancy, and perhaps th…"

-Kim Stanley Robinson, Aurora

"Statistically it was not greatly different than it had been for previous generations, but anecdotally it had become so prominent that every problem was noticed and remarked. The cognitive error calle…"

-Kim Stanley Robinson, Aurora

"We had a project on this trip back to the solar system, and that project was a labor of love. It absorbed all our operations entirely. It gave a meaning to our existence. And this is a very great gif…"

-Kim Stanley Robinson, Aurora

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3. The Left Hand of Darkness

By: Ursula K. Le Guin , Lech Jęczmyk

4.10

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human… read more

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  • science fiction
"The king was pregnant."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness

"Truth is a matter of the imagination."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness

"The light is the left hand of darkness"

-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness

"Science fiction is not prescriptive; it is descriptive."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness

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4. Company Town

By: Madeline Ashby

4.28

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Meet Hwa. One of the few in her community to forego bio-engineered enhancements, she's the last tru… read more

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  • science fiction
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5. Hard to Be a God

By: Arkady Strugatsky , Boris Strugatsky

3.39

Format: 440 pages,

The novel follows Anton, an undercover operative from the future planet Earth, in his mission on an… read more

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  • science fiction
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6. 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
"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)

7. House Atreides (Prelude to Dune #1)

By: Brian Herbert , Kevin J. Anderson

3.47

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

Frank Herbert's award-winning Dunechronicles captured the imagination of millions of readers worldw… read more

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  • science fiction

8. The Word for World is Forest

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

4.36

Format: 189 pages, ebook

Centuries in the future, Terrans have established a logging colony & military base named "New Tahit… read more

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9. A Fisherman of the Inland Sea

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

The winner of the Pushcart Prize, the Kafka Award, and the National Book Award, Ursula K. Le Guin h… read more

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10. Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3)

By: Orson Scott Card

3.81

Format: 592 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The war for survival of the planet Lusitania will be fought in the heart of a child named Gloriousl… read more

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  • science fiction
"Madness, and then illumination."

-Orson Scott Card, Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3)

"Human beings remain grubs all the lives."

-Orson Scott Card, Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3)

"It's intelligence that makes you unhappy."

-Orson Scott Card, Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3)

"Inside us there is a place that is our true self."

-Orson Scott Card, Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3)

11. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

By: Kate Wilhelm

3.00

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

The spellbinding story of an isolated post-holocaust community determined to preserve itself, throu… read more

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12. House Corrino (Prelude to Dune #3)

By: Brian Herbert , Kevin J. Anderson

3.62

Format: 186 pages, Paperback

The triumphant conclusion to the blockbuster trilogy that made science fiction history! In Dune: Ho… read more

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13. House Harkonnen (Prelude to Dune #2)

By: Brian Herbert , Kevin J. Anderson

3.62

Format: 186 pages, Paperback

Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson return to the vivid universe of Frank Herbert's Dune, bringing … read more

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14. Exhalation

By: Ted Chiang

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

In these nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories, Ted Chiang tackles some of hu… read more

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  • science fiction
"The universe began as an enormous breath being held."

-Ted Chiang, Exhalation

"I am not that air, I am the pattern that it assumed, temporarily."

-Ted Chiang, Exhalation

"Contemplate the marvel that is existence, and rejoice that you are able to do so. I"

-Ted Chiang, Exhalation

"even if a universe’s life span is calculable, the variety of life that is generated within it is not."

-Ted Chiang, Exhalation

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15. The Ministry for the Future

By: Kim Stanley Robinson

3.88

Format: 563 pages, Hardcover

Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the world's fu… read more

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  • science fiction
"What's the monetary value of human civilization? Trying to answer that question proves you are a moral and practical idiot."

-Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future

"Of course there is always resistance, always a drag on movement toward better things. The dead hand of the past clutches us by way of living people who are too frightened to accept change."

-Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future

"It was so hard to imagine that a mind could be gone. All those thoughts that you never tell anyone, all those dreams, all that entire pocket universe: gone. A character unlike any other character, a …"

-Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future

"Ideology, n. An imaginary relationship to a real situation. In common usage, what the other person has, especially when systematically distorting the facts. But it seems to us that an ideology is a n…"

-Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future

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16. The Warehouse

By: Rob Hart

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Cloud isn’t just a place to work. It’s a place to live. And when you’re here, you’ll never want to … read more

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  • science fiction
"It wasn’t good to mess around with knees. Knees were stupid. Like a ball and two sticks held together with rubber bands. It took way less torque than most people thought to screw up a knee."

-Rob Hart, The Warehouse

"The worst part is, we should have seen it coming. For years we lived with stories about this. Brave New World and 1984 and Fight Club. We celebrated these stories while ignoring the message. And now,…"

-Rob Hart, The Warehouse

"The worst part is, we should have seen it coming. For years we lived with stories about this. Brave New World and 1984 and Fight Club . We celebrated these stories while ignoring the message. And now…"

-Rob Hart, The Warehouse

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17. Verde Aixa

By: Horia Aramă

3.57

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

„Horia Aramă are meritul de a fi dat aici o acțiune tensionată, sub semnul terorii produse de dispa… read more

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  • science fiction
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18. Doando

By: Romulus Bărbulescu

3.45

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

Doando însemnând prezumtiv, în limba unei civilizații extraterestre de tip umanoid, Viaţă fără viaţ… read more

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  • science fiction
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19. Apusul (Terra XXI, #2)

By: Adrian Mihaltianu

4.56

Format: 628 pages, Paperback

Nimic nu prevedea furtuna din primavara lui 2058. Nanitii invinsesera cele mai crunte boli, omenire… read more

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