Lightspeed: Year One
By: Stephen King , Caitlín R. Kiernan , George R.R. Martin , John Joseph Adams , Stephen Baxter , Alastair Reynolds , Ursula K. Le Guin , David Barr Kirtley , Carrie Vaughn , Robert Reed , Catherynne M. Valente , Yoon Ha Lee , Orson Scott Card , Robert Silverberg , John R. Fultz , Ken Liu , Cat Rambo , Adam-Troy Castro , Carol Emshwiller , Alice Sola Kim , Charles Yu , Geoffrey A. Landis , Tanith Lee , Nnedi Okorafor , Anne McCaffrey , Joe Haldeman , Sarah Langan , Tobias S. Buckell , Genevieve Valentine , Susan Palwick , James Patrick Kelly , Nancy Kress , Joe R. Lansdale , David Tallerman , Kristine Kathryn Rusch , Tananarive Due , Ted Kosmatka , Bruce Sterling , Vylar Kaftan , Jack McDevitt , Julie E. Czerneda , None , An Owomoyela , None , M.L. Clark , Tessa Mellas , Eric Gregory
3.78
Format: 377 pages, Paperback
Lightspeed(www.lightspeedmagazine.com) is the critically-acclaimed, online science fiction magazine…
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1. Carbide Tipped Pens: Seventeen Tales of Hard Science Fiction
By: Aliette de Bodard , Robert Reed , Gregory Benford , Ken Liu , Ben Bova , Leah Petersen , Liu Cixin , Gabrielle Harbowy , Daniel H. Wilson , Jack McDevitt , Nancy Fulda , Eric Choi , Dirk Strasser , Howard V. Hendrix , None , Carl Frederick , None , Kate Story , None
4.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Carbide Tipped Pens is an anthology of new hard SF stories that follow the classic definition of th… read more
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- anthologies
- short stories
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- science fiction
- speculative fiction
2. The Machine Crusade (Legends of Dune, #2)
By: Brian Herbert , Kevin J. Anderson
3.79
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Alternate cover edition located . The breathtaking vision and incomparable storytelling of Brian H… read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
3. The Boy on the Bridge (The Girl With All the Gifts, #2)
By: M.R. Carey
3.94
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought … read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
"She decided that day to study Russian, the language of violence, terror, and absurdity. She knew she would never be bored."-M.R. Carey, The Boy on the Bridge (The Girl With All the Gifts, #2)
"Loyalty is just the wheels on the bus ... meaning that it keeps things moving but it's neutral when it comes to the direction they move in."-M.R. Carey, The Boy on the Bridge (The Girl With All the Gifts, #2)
"Laura, this isn't love. Love lets you go on a trip without following you. Love can live without you for a week, knowing you'll come back.' 'No, it can't.' The afternoon shadows grew long and cold. In…"-M.R. Carey, The Boy on the Bridge (The Girl With All the Gifts, #2)
4. Lightspeed: Year One
By: Stephen King , Caitlín R. Kiernan , George R.R. Martin , John Joseph Adams , Stephen Baxter , Alastair Reynolds , Ursula K. Le Guin , David Barr Kirtley , Carrie Vaughn , Robert Reed , Catherynne M. Valente , Yoon Ha Lee , Orson Scott Card , Robert Silverberg , John R. Fultz , Ken Liu , Cat Rambo , Adam-Troy Castro , Carol Emshwiller , Alice Sola Kim , Charles Yu , Geoffrey A. Landis , Tanith Lee , Nnedi Okorafor , Anne McCaffrey , Joe Haldeman , Sarah Langan , Tobias S. Buckell , Genevieve Valentine , Susan Palwick , James Patrick Kelly , Nancy Kress , Joe R. Lansdale , David Tallerman , Kristine Kathryn Rusch , Tananarive Due , Ted Kosmatka , Bruce Sterling , Vylar Kaftan , Jack McDevitt , Julie E. Czerneda , None , An Owomoyela , None , M.L. Clark , Tessa Mellas , Eric Gregory
3.78
Format: 377 pages, Paperback
Lightspeed(www.lightspeedmagazine.com) is the critically-acclaimed, online science fiction magazine… read more
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- anthologies
- short stories
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- speculative fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
5. The Warded Man (Demon Cycle, #1)
By: Peter V. Brett
1.00
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
As darkness falls after sunset, the corelings rise--demons who possess supernatural powers and burn… read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
6. Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
By: Mark Miodownik
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesBestseller An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surroun… read more
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- audiobook
7. Midnight Mass
By: F. Paul Wilson
4.47
Format: 310 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Vampires have always lived in Eastern Europe. But with the fall of the Soviet Union, they began to … read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
8. Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota, #1)
By: Ada Palmer
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Mycroft Canner is a convict. For his crimes he is required, as is the custom of the 25th century, t… read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
- fiction
9. Raven Stratagem (The Machineries of Empire, #2)
By: Yoon Ha Lee
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Captain Kel Cheris is possessed by a long-dead traitor general. Together they must face the rivalri… read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
- fiction
10. The Girl with All the Gifts
By: M.R. Carey
3.71
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Melanie is a very special girl. Dr. Caldwell calls her "our little genius." Every morning, Melanie … read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
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11. Dangerous Visions
By: Isaac Asimov , John Brunner , Robert Silverberg , Carol Emshwiller , Fritz Leiber , Michael Moorcock , Frederik Pohl , Roger Zelazny , Robert Bloch , Damon Knight , Philip K. Dick , Keith Laumer , Norman Spinrad , Harlan Ellison , Larry Niven , Brian W. Aldiss , Theodore Sturgeon , Poul Anderson , Lester del Rey , Samuel R. Delany , J.G. Ballard , R.A. Lafferty , Philip José Farmer , Joe L. Hensley , Henry Slesar , Sonya Dorman , Kris Neville , David R. Bunch , James Cross , None , Miriam Allen deFord , None , None , None
3.45
Format: 94 pages, Paperback
The most honored anthology of fantastic fiction ever published, featuring the works of such luminar… read more
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- anthologies
- short stories
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- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
12. Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
By: Ann Leckie
3.87
Format: None pages, Paperback
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once,… read more
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13. The Best Horror of the Year Volume Four
By: Stephen King , John Langan , Chet Williamson , Glen Hirshberg , Peter Straub , Brian Hodge , Ellen Datlow , Priya Sharma , Laird Barron , Margo Lanagan , None , Terry Lamsley , Leah Bobet , Livia Llewellyn , A.C. Wise , None , David Nickle , Anna Taborska
3.61
Format: 8 pages, Paperback
The first three volumes of The Best Horror of the Year have been widely praised for their quality, … read more
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14. Earth Abides
By: George R. Stewart
3.44
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
A disease of unparalleled destructive force has sprung up almost simultaneously in every corner of … read more
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15. The Night Masquerade (Binti, #3)
By: Nnedi Okorafor
3.75
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
The concluding part of the highly-acclaimed science fiction trilogy that began with Nnedi Okorafor'… read more
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16. 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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17. Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
By: Yoon Ha Lee
3.80
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The first installment of the trilogy, Ninefox Gambit, centers on disgraced captain Kel Cheris, who … read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
"Cheris, people are very simple,"-Yoon Ha Lee, Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
"Taking away people’s names denied their power"-Yoon Ha Lee, Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
"But then, war is about taking the future away from people."-Yoon Ha Lee, Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
"Immortality was like sex: it made idiots of otherwise rational people."-Yoon Ha Lee, Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
18. Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1)
By: Mur Lafferty
3.71
Format: 457 pages, Paperback
From idyllic small towns to claustrophobic urban landscapes, Mallory Viridian is constantly embroil… read more
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- science fiction
- fiction
- audiobook
19. How Long 'til Black Future Month?
By: N.K. Jemisin
4.28
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In these stories, Jemisin sharply examines modern society, infusing magic into the mundane, and dra… read more
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- anthologies
- short stories
- fiction
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Still. Marching."-N.K. Jemisin, How Long 'til Black Future Month?
"I’ll take the dreams,"-N.K. Jemisin, How Long 'til Black Future Month?
"I need to talk to you,"-N.K. Jemisin, How Long 'til Black Future Month?
"The monster is amused to be found monstrous"-N.K. Jemisin, How Long 'til Black Future Month?
20. The Ruin of Kings (A Chorus of Dragons, #1)
By: Jenn Lyons
3.83
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
Kihrin is a bastard orphan who grew up on storybook tales of long-lost princes and grand quests. Wh… read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
"Problems are opportunities with thorns attached"-Jenn Lyons, The Ruin of Kings (A Chorus of Dragons, #1)
"Don't insult me by suggesting that the only way I'd be welcome in your bed is by removing all rivals."-Jenn Lyons, The Ruin of Kings (A Chorus of Dragons, #1)
21. Escape Pod
By: Mur Lafferty
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The fifteenth anniversary of the Hugo-nominated science fiction podcast Escape Pod, featuring new a… read more
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22. The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
By: Nghi Vo
3.95
Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition
A young royal from the far north is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of… read more
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- short stories
- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
"Angry mothers raise daughters fierce enough to fight wolves."-Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
"[,,,] if you want to understand people who have gone, that's what you look at, isn't it? Their offal. Their leavings."-Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
"The abbey at Singing Hills would say that if a record cannot be perfect, it should at least be present. Better for it to exist than for it to be perfect and only in your mind."-Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
"... He was unimportant, the least of In-yo's spies and couriers, but—" Almost Brilliant fluttered her wings in the dying light. "I understand. I will remember Sukai for you, and so will my children a…"-Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
23. Revenant Gun (The Machineries of Empire, #3)
By: Yoon Ha Lee
4.12
Format: 427 pages, Paperback
Machineries Of Empire, the most exciting science fiction trilogy of the decade, reaches its astonis… read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
"The most maddening part of any battle was the waiting."-Yoon Ha Lee, Revenant Gun (The Machineries of Empire, #3)
"the unassuming ones were always agents of revolutionary change."-Yoon Ha Lee, Revenant Gun (The Machineries of Empire, #3)
"According to some law of fuckery and bad luck, enemies always arrived at the most inconvenient time, by chance if not by design."-Yoon Ha Lee, Revenant Gun (The Machineries of Empire, #3)
"In the Compact, there’s a nascent democratic state backed by High General Kel Brezan. The Kel are having fits trying to figure out the mess."-Yoon Ha Lee, Revenant Gun (The Machineries of Empire, #3)
24. A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
By: Victor LaValle
3.79
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
What if America's founding ideals finally became reality? A future of peace, justice, and love come… read more
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- anthologies
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- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"I turned to my wife and said, "Damn, this country hates women." She said, "You're only now just figuring that out?"-Victor LaValle, A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
"Father sat in his easy chair, occasionally shaking his head and saying how this was just the way the cycle worked—one time they vote for what they believe themselves to be and the next they get angry…"-Victor LaValle, A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
"There are stories about perfection, but those stories are lies. No one ever made the world better by being perfect. There is only mess in humans, and sometimes that mess turns to magic, and sometimes…"-Victor LaValle, A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
"It’s quiet for a second and so I start to think. About how people take from each other. They take and take. Our world itself is a great big taking. And life is just giving. We give away everything we…"-Victor LaValle, A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
25. Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)
By: Christopher Paolini
3.44
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
July 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the Anomaly. On the seemingly uninhabited pla… read more
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- fiction
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"The melatonin hit like a meteorite"-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)
"That was the moment he had fallen for her. It wasn't love at first sight. Hell, it wasn't even lust at first sight. But it was close enough."-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)
"Sometimes the universe decided to rip apart your life and stomp on the pieces, and there wasn't a damn thing you could do about it except say, "Now what?"-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)
"Perhaps it existed only to stand in contrast with the whole nature, as if to say, "We were here." Alex wasn't sure if the thought was morbid or inspiring."-Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)
26. A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers, #1)
By: Alex White
3.79
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Boots Elsworth was a famous treasure hunter in another life, but now she’s washed up. She makes her… read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
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- audiobook
27. Wyrd and Other Derelictions
By: Adam L.G. Nevill
3.81
Format: 106 pages, ebook
Derelictions are horror stories told in ways you may not have encountered before. Something is m… read more
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- short stories
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- science fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
28. The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Thirteen
By: Jonathan Strahan
3.80
Format: 600 pages, Paperback
The finest short science fiction and fantasy, from the master anthologistScience fiction is a porta… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
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- fantasy
- audiobook
29. Ashes of the Sun (Burningblade & Silvereye, #1)
By: Django Wexler
3.97
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
Long ago, a magical war destroyed an empire, and a new one was built in its ashes. But still the ol… read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
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30. The Maze Cutter (The Maze Cutter, #1)
By: James Dashner
3.32
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
Seventy-three years after the events of The Death Cure, when Thomas and other immunes were sent to … read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
"The boy known as Newt had not been immune to the Flare. No, he hadn't been immune in the slightest, unlike most of his friends in the Maze. But he was the cure. Yes. That boy. The one named Newt, Sub…"-James Dashner, The Maze Cutter (The Maze Cutter, #1)
31. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020
By: Diana Gabaldon
3.73
Format: 407 pages, Paperback
The best science fiction and fantasy stories from 2019, guest-edited by author of the mega-best-sel… read more
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- anthologies
- short stories
- fiction
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- speculative fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
