Science Fiction: some classics and modern novels

Frankenstein

Book - 2003

Is the monster truly a monster, or did the people around him force him to be one? Is the monster truly a monster, or did the people around him force him to be one? Show less

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Flatland

A Romance of Many Dimensions

by Abbott, Edwin Abbott

Book - 2001

A mind bending book about a life lived in two dimensions. A mind bending book about a life lived in two dimensions. Show less

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The Time Machine

by Wells, H. G.

Book - 2005

A traveler to the distant future searches for what has become of humanity. A traveler to the distant future searches for what has become of humanity. Show less

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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

by Verne, Jules

Book - 2017

Adventure under the waves with the brilliant and frightening Captain Nemo. Adventure under the waves with the brilliant and frightening Captain Nemo. Show less

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Brave New World

by Huxley, Aldous

Book - 2013

A look at a dark future in which humans are hatched in incubators and conditioned to accept their roles. A look at a dark future in which humans are hatched in incubators and conditioned to accept their roles. Show less

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I, Robot

by Asimov, Isaac

Book - 1991

If we create robots that are self-aware, what kind of freedoms should they have? What is our responsibility towards them? Can a machine be a slave? If we create robots that are self-aware, what kind of freedoms should they have? What is our responsibility towards them? Can a machine be a slave? Show less

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Fahrenheit 451

by Bradbury, Ray

Book - 2012

In a society that believes in burning books, is there room for individual thought? In a society that believes in burning books, is there room for individual thought? Show less

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A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Miller, Walter M.

Book - 2006

In the distant future North America, monks struggle to preserve knowledge and connection to the past. In the distant future North America, monks struggle to preserve knowledge and connection to the past. Show less

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Flowers for Algernon

by Keyes, Daniel

Book - 2004

An experimental procedure transforms a humble janitor into a genius. But will it last? This moving story makes us think about how we value each other. An experimental procedure transforms a humble janitor into a genius. But will it last? This moving story makes us think about how we value each other. Show less

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Babel-17

by Delany, Samuel R.

Book - 2001

Humanity faces the threat of a possible alien invasion. But is that what is actually happening? Can we learn to communicate well enough to prevent a war? Humanity faces the threat of a possible alien invasion. But is that what is actually happening? Can we learn to communicate well enough to prevent a war? Show less

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

by Dick, Philip K.

Book - 1996

If androids look exactly like humans, how do you tell the difference? Should you even try? The movie Blade Runner is based on this book. If androids look exactly like humans, how do you tell the difference? Should you even try? The movie Blade Runner is based on this book. Show less

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The Left Hand of Darkness

by Le Guin, Ursula K.

Book - 2000 1969

On the planet Winter, the inhabitants are all the same gender. When they apply to join the Coalition of Planets, they must cope with the strange divisions of humans into men and women. On the planet Winter, the inhabitants are all the same gender. When they apply to join the Coalition of Planets, they must cope with the strange divisions of humans into men and women. Show less

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Adams, Douglas

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Adams' beloved comic masterpiece about despair, hope, forgiveness, and the importance of always having a towel. Adams' beloved comic masterpiece about despair, hope, forgiveness, and the importance of always having a towel. Show less

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The Handmaid's Tale

by Atwood, Margaret

Book - 2006

What would happen if most women became infertile? A terrifying look at a society in which women are treated as property. What would happen if most women became infertile? A terrifying look at a society in which women are treated as property. Show less

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Ender's Game

by Card, Orson Scott

Book - 1992

Ender is a brilliant child, enlisted to train as a soldier against an alien enemy. Follow his transformation, and his puzzlement over what is really going on. Ender is a brilliant child, enlisted to train as a soldier against an alien enemy. Follow his transformation, and his puzzlement over what is really going on. Show less

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Jurassic Park

A Novel

by Crichton, Michael

Book - 2015

Gene manipulation creates dinosaurs! What's not to love? But did scientists focus too much on whether they could do it, and not enough on whether they should? Gene manipulation creates dinosaurs! What's not to love? But did scientists focus too much on whether they could do it, and not enough on whether they should? Show less

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Parable of the Sower

by Butler, Octavia E

Book - 2016

The time is 2025. The place is California, where small walled communities must protect themselves from hordes of desperate scavengers and roaming bands of people addicted to violence. Can one woman survive? Can she change our future? The time is 2025. The place is California, where small walled communities must protect themselves from hordes of desperate scavengers and roaming bands of people addicted to violence. Can one woman survive? Can she change our future? Show less

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Redshirts

by Scalzi, John

Book - 2012

This spaceship is always having big adventures. Somehow, the bridge crew always survives, but for the lower decks crew, life is grim. What's really going on? This spaceship is always having big adventures. Somehow, the bridge crew always survives, but for the lower decks crew, life is grim. What's really going on? Show less

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The Martian

A Novel

by Weir, Andy

Book - 2014

One man, left behind in a storm and stranded in Mars. Can he use his skill and ingenuity to survive? Can he somehow make it back home? One man, left behind in a storm and stranded in Mars. Can he use his skill and ingenuity to survive? Can he somehow make it back home? Show less

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The Three-body Problem

by Liu, Cixin

Book - 2014

This acclaimed novel mixes hard science and the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and asks us to think about what is real versus what we believe. This acclaimed novel mixes hard science and the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and asks us to think about what is real versus what we believe. Show less

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Ancillary Justice

by Leckie, Ann

Book - 2013

A lonely AI attempts to survive and understand what it means to be a person A lonely AI attempts to survive and understand what it means to be a person Show less

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Binti

by Okorafor, Nnedi

Book - 2015

Binti has the rare chance to leave earth and study at an acclaimed university. But will she have to leave her culture behind? Without that, who is she? Binti has the rare chance to leave earth and study at an acclaimed university. But will she have to leave her culture behind? Without that, who is she? Show less

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All Systems Red

The Murderbot Diaries

by Wells, Martha

Book - 2017

An android created and trained for deadly force disables its security chip. What now? Can there be any freedom for a dangerous cyborg that was designed to be a slave? An android created and trained for deadly force disables its security chip. What now? Can there be any freedom for a dangerous cyborg that was designed to be a slave? Show less

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