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Radiation Hazard by Laurence E. Dahners
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis hard Sci-Fi novel is the third book in the “Stasis Stories,” a series of optimistic tales of technological innovation in the near future. They follow Kaem Seba, a sickly and financially destitute young man with extraordinary math talents. With his friends, he’s developed a device that allows him to stop time within limited volumes of space-time...Categorized as:
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Free Four: The Full Story by KATO13
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMaybe I'll even be strong. No matter what, I am free. Finally Free... -
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Beginner's Luck by Aaron Jay
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMiles Boone is finally an adult and able to roll up his permanent character. He will join the Game that the world has become. Most of the planet is now dominated by feral AIs and nano who behave as all the monsters of man’s imagination. Every adult left alive plays, striving to keep the the AI and nano from wiping us out completely. Success in the Game is survival itself... -
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Interstellar by Greg Keyes, Jonathan Nolan
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTHE END OF EARTH WILL NOT BE THE END OF USFrom acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception), this is the chronicle of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. At stake are the fate of a planet... Earth.. -
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![Reign of Darkness: a post apocalyptic dystopian/survival fiction series by AJ Newman]()
Reign of Darkness: a post apocalyptic dystopian/survival fiction series by AJ Newman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmerican Apocalypse: Reign of Darkness Emp Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Book 3 of the series American Apocalypse. Darkness brought on by criminals, drug addicts, and traitors in the band make life even more difficult. Our hardy band of survivors have at least temporarily solved the basic needs issues and have food, water, shelter, and weapons... -
![Assassin by T.C. Edge]()
Assassin by T.C. Edge
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“The door is opening for you, Brie. And now it’s your time to walk through it. You have to find a way, dear sister. And you have to do it fast…” Brie has finally married Adryan. She’s finally made it to the High Tower. And now, there’s nothing to do but complete her mission. Surrounded by enemies, she soon finds that she has very few friends in her new home... -
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The Song of the Orphans by Daniel Price
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAfter their world collapsed in a sheet of white light, everything and everyone were gone—except for Hannah and Amanda Given. Saved from destruction by three fearsome and powerful beings, the Given sisters found themselves on a strange new Earth where restaurants move through the air like flying saucers and the fabric of time is manipulated by common household appliances...Categorized as:
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![Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick by David Wong, Jason Pargin]()
Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick by David Wong, Jason Pargin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author David Wong's Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick is the latest—and arguably greatest–sci-fi thriller in the Zoey Ashe Series.In the futuristic city of Tabula Ra$a, Zoey Ashe is like a fish so far out of water that it has achieved orbit... -
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Hard Rain Falling by William Allen
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAmy and Luke have survived four months in a savage land completely disrupted by the massive power outage, but this last leg of their journey will demand all of their courage as the pair navigate a desperate landscape. Now, new factions begin to take action and sudden violence signals a change in someone’s policies... -
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Sycamore 2 by Craig A. Falconer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter discovering the truth behind Sycamore, tech pioneer Kurt Jacobs rejects the corporation’s offer of a new identity and chooses to fight to expose the truth. But with an overt threat against his family hanging over him, Kurt must act without being seen... -
![The Duality Bridge by Susan Kaye Quinn]()
The Duality Bridge by Susan Kaye Quinn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat does it mean to be human?Elijah Brighton is the face of the Human Resistance Movement. He’s the Olympic-level painter who refused an offer of immortality from the ascenders—the human/machine hybrids who run the world—in solidarity with the legacy humans who will never get a chance to live forever.Too bad it’s all a complicated web of lies.Worse, Eli’s not even entirely human... -
![Why You Were Taken by J.T. Lawrence]()
Why You Were Taken by J.T. Lawrence
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsImagine discovering your murdered parents were really your abductors. Then you find out you're on the hit list, too. In tomorrow's world, a troubled woman approaches Kirsten with a warning and a wafer key and is later found dead... -
![Broken by Adell Ryan]()
Broken by Adell Ryan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThessaly here again. I’m still 22, and I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. If I grow up. With the way things are going, I’m not feeling particularly confident I’ll survive to see my next birthday. The DNA Networking Act’s deadline for voluntary blood sample submissions has passed, and although I’ve managed to slip the system, it did not go unnoticed... -
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Luminous by Greg Egan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLUMINOUS collects together one original story plus nine previously unpublished in book form. Greg Egan's short fiction is at the cutting edge of the genre. His stories range from near future predictions to far future, far space improvisations. His grasp of the latest scientific breakthroughs is unparalleled in science fiction... -
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![Degrees of Freedom by Simon Morden]()
Degrees of Freedom by Simon Morden
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWinner of the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award The Six Degrees of PetrovitchMichael is an AI of incalculable complexity trapped under the remains of Oshicora tower. Petrovitch will free him one day, he just has to trust Michael will still be sane by the time he does.Maddy and Petrovitch have trust issues. She's left him, but Petrovitch is pretty sure she still loves him... -
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Kill Process by William Hertling
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBy day, Angie, a twenty-year veteran of the tech industry, is a data analyst at Tomo, the world's largest social networking company; by night, she exploits her database access to profile domestic abusers and kill the worst of them. She can't change her own traumatic past, but she can save other women... -
![Holding Their Own V: The Alpha Chronicles by Joe Nobody, D.A.L.H.]()
Holding Their Own V: The Alpha Chronicles by Joe Nobody, D.A.L.H.
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWord of Alpha's recovery spreads throughout the region. The news is welcomed by most - but not all. Some see the small Texas town as a threat, others want to dominate the prosperous community. Often, it's difficult to discern friend from foe, and miscommunication can be deadly. The legendary range wars of the early American West were brutal, bloody affairs... -
![Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi]()
Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsPaolo Bacigalupi's debut collection demonstrates the power and reach of the science fiction short story. Social criticism, political parable, and environmental advocacy lie at the center of Paolo's work. Each of the stories herein is at once a warning, and a celebration of the tragic comedy of the human experience... -
![Dark Sky Thunder by William Allen]()
Dark Sky Thunder by William Allen
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLuke and Amy arrive at the Messner ranch to discover not everything has gone according to plan. Reunited with his family, and bringing new friends into the fold, Luke works hard to forget the horrors of their journey and make a fresh start with Amy. But others have plans as well, and Luke discovers there is no real safety in this new world. When the lights go out, the rats come out to play... -
![Holding Their Own: The Salt War by Joe Nobody]()
Holding Their Own: The Salt War by Joe Nobody
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook IX of best-selling author Joe Nobody’s series, Holding Their Own, explores how old grudges and long-simmering social divisions could threaten the recovery of post-apocalyptic Texas.Bishop hatches a plan to pull Terri away from the stressful responsibility of managing the Alliance, but his scheme quickly goes awry... -
![Holding Their Own X: The Toymaker by Joe Nobody]()
Holding Their Own X: The Toymaker by Joe Nobody
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife as a post-apocalyptic rancher isn’t easy for Bishop and his family. The Texan’s struggles are further complicated by a recovery that has left him feeling out-of-touch with the new realities of a rapidly changing society... -
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China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWith this groundbreaking novel, Maureen F. McHugh established herself as one of the decade's best science fiction writers. In its pages, we enter a post-revolution America, moving from the hyper-urbanized eastern seaboard to the Arctic bleakness of Baffin Island; from the new Imperial City to an agricultural commune on Mars...Categorized as:
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![Home Fires Burning by William Allen]()
Home Fires Burning by William Allen
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter a memorable meeting on the road, survivors Luke and Amy head for a possible sanctuary as their new friends extend an invitation. Able to rest easy for the first time in months, Luke soon discovers he will have to fight once again for his life and to protect this safe haven... -
![Radicalized by Cory Doctorow]()
Radicalized by Cory Doctorow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHere are four urgent stories from author and activist Cory Doctorow, four social, technological and economic visions of the world today and its near—all too near—future.Unauthorized Bread is a tale of immigration, toxic economic stratification and a young woman's perilously illegal quest to fix a broken toaster...Categorized as:
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![A.I. Apocalypse by William Hertling]()
A.I. Apocalypse by William Hertling
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLeon Tsarev is a high school student set on getting into a great college program, until his uncle, a member of the Russian mob, coerces him into developing a new computer virus for the mob’s botnet - the slave army of computers they used to commit digital crimes.The evolutionary virus Leon creates, based on biological principles, is successful -- too successful... -
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Vurt by Jeff Noon
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsVurt is a feather--a drug, a dimension, a dream state, a virtual reality. It comes in many colors: legal Blues for lullaby dreams. Blacks, filled with tenderness and pain, just beyond the law. Pink Pornovurts, doorways to bliss. Silver feathers for techies who know how to remix colors and open new dimensions. And Yellows--the feathers from which there is no escape... -
![A Fire in the Sun by George Alec Effinger]()
A Fire in the Sun by George Alec Effinger
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMarid Audran has become everything he once despised. Not so long ago, he was a hustler in the Budayeen, an Arabian ghetto in a Balkanized future Earth. Back then, as often as not, he didn't have the money to buy himself a drink. But he had his independence.Now Marid works for Friedlander Bey, "godfather" of the Budayeen, a man whose power stretches across a shattered, crumbling world... -
![Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow]()
Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCory Doctorow's Attack Surface is a standalone novel set in the world of New York Times bestsellers Little Brother and Homeland.Most days, Masha Maximow was sure she'd chosen the winning side.In her day job as a counterterrorism wizard for an transnational cybersecurity firm, she made the hacks that allowed repressive regimes to spy on dissidents, and manipulate their every move... -
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Manna by Marshall Brain
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRobots will soon begin taking human jobs in places like retail stores, fast food restaurants, construction sites and transportation. The key technology that will fuel the transition is inexpensive computer vision systems, and the number of human jobs at risk numbers in the tens of millions. More than half of the jobs in the United States could be eliminated... -
![Safe Haven (Life After War, #3) by Angela White]()
Safe Haven (Life After War, #3) by Angela White
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSafe Haven:A place of safety and light, surrounded by magic and darkness.Now that the survivors have made it to Safe Haven, the hard work of finding a safe place begins. But it won't be the easy trip it's been so far. A group of Guerilla's, called Cezar's Slavers, has invaded the US and Safe Haven has become a target... -
![Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson]()
Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn a fractured Europe, new nations are springing up everywhere, some literally overnight.For an intelligence officer like Jim it's a nightmare. Every week or so a friendly power spawns a new and unknown national entity which may or may not be friendly to England's interests. It's hard to keep on top of it all. But things are about to get worse for Jim...Categorized as:
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![Cyberabad Days by Ian McDonald]()
Cyberabad Days by Ian McDonald
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCyberabad Days returns to the India of 2047 as featured in Ian McDonald's acclaimed novel River of Gods...Categorized as:
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![Theories of Flight by Simon Morden]()
Theories of Flight by Simon Morden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWinner of the 2012 Philip K. Dick AwardTheorem: Petrovitch has a lot of secrets.Proof: Secrets like how to make anti-gravity for one. For another, he's keeping a sentient computer program on a secret server farm - the same program that nearly destroyed the Metrozone a few months back.Theorem: The city is broken.Proof: The people of the OutZone want what citizens of the Metrozone have... -
![Surviving the Fall by William Allen]()
Surviving the Fall by William Allen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSixteen year old Luke was trapped in Chicago when the lights went out and civilization began to unravel. Determined to get home to his family, Luke begins a thousand mile odyssey that will show him the depths of human depravity while also giving him a chance at redemption... -
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![The Final Evolution by Jeff Somers]()
The Final Evolution by Jeff Somers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe world is dying. With avatars replacing humans and the birth rate non-existent, the human race is almost extinct. In the end, it comes down to Canny Orel; Avery's long sought after nemesis -- transformed now into something other than human.Orel might hold the secret to humanity's salvation, if he can be convinced -- or forced -- to relinquish it... -
![Everything but the Squeal by John Scalzi]()
Everything but the Squeal by John Scalzi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the not-so-distant future, life is good... if you’re one of the lucky few to live in the new, ecologically-minded city-states that dot the landscape. Outside their walls, in the “wilds” -- the rotting suburbs and exurbs of America -- things have become rather more precarious. Benjamin Washington is a kid in New St... -
![The Directives by Joe Nobody]()
The Directives by Joe Nobody
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Directives is book #8 of Joe Nobody’s widely acclaimed series, Holding Their Own. A leaderless, exhausted federal government is pulling out of Texas, leaving 9 million survivors of the apocalypse to fend for themselves. In an attempt to fill the void, the Alliance of West Texas prepares to step in... -
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Synchronic: 13 Tales of Time Travel by David Gatewood, Michael Bunker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSynchronic: 13 Tales of Time Travel introduces 13 varied and original takes on the pitfalls and paradoxes of time travel—from some of today’s most talented voices...Categorized as:
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![Future Tense Fiction: Stories of Tomorrow by Kirsten Berg, Nnedi Okorafor]()
Future Tense Fiction: Stories of Tomorrow by Kirsten Berg, Nnedi Okorafor
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFuture Tense Fiction is a collection of electrifying original stories from a veritable who’s-who of authors working in speculative literature and science fiction today.Featuring Carmen Maria Machado, Emily St... -
![The Adventures of Grave by G.S. D'Moore]()
The Adventures of Grave by G.S. D'Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarcus was never a hero . . . and he never wanted to be. He never wanted to be a lot of things. He didn’t want to go to school for a pointless degree. He didn’t want to be an office drone; working nine-to-five to barely make ends meet. Most importantly, he didn’t want to play by other people’s rules. He wanted to do things his way, and live life on his terms... -
![Overclocked: More Stories of the Future Present by Cory Doctorow]()
Overclocked: More Stories of the Future Present by Cory Doctorow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Cory Doctorow has been hailed as one of the freshest voices in science fiction, and this collection of intriguing novellas is yet another reason why... -
![Paintwork by Tim Maughan]()
Paintwork by Tim Maughan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAugmented reality street artist 3Cube wants to break into the mainstream, and as one of the best in the graffiti mecca of Bristol he stands a real chance. Except that someone, some unseen rival, seems set on using even the most old-fashioned of methods to stop him from succeeding.John Smith was successful once, if only for a fleeting moment... -
![The First Omega by Megan E. O'Keefe]()
The First Omega by Megan E. O'Keefe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMad Max meets X-Men in this razor-sharp new dystopian novella by the Philip K Dick award nominated author of Velocity Weapon.It doesn't matter what you call her. Riley. Burner. She forgot her name long ago. But if you steal from the supply lines crossing the wasteland, her face is the last one you'll see. She is the force of nature that keeps the balance in the hot arid desert...Categorized as:
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![Clay by Tony Bertauski]()
Clay by Tony Bertauski
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe map the universe with five sensesInterpret reality with our mindWe rely on this bodyWhat a poor vessel it isJamie wants to be a halfskin.Her life has become dull and pointless. If she had more biomites—synthetic stem cells that promise hope—she could take control of her life. But Jamie’s body is already 49.9% biomites. The rest is clay—her God-given organic cells... -
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![The Remnants by T.A. Williams]()
The Remnants by T.A. Williams
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a single momentHundreds of thousands of people died instantlyEvery plane fell from the skyAnd the world was plunged into darknessThis became known as The EventThe world has been reduced to empty buildings, on empty streets, in empty cities.The people who have survived either scavenge for supplies or hunt those who have them... -
![UPGRADE: Book 2 of the Obsolescence Trilogy by Christopher Muhlenfeld]()
UPGRADE: Book 2 of the Obsolescence Trilogy by Christopher Muhlenfeld
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGigadeaths. Super-intelligence. Upgrades. In book two of The Obsolescence Trilogy, James, Alexa, and the rest of the survivors are coming to terms with the dizzying new reality that they’ve been forced to live in... -
![Elite by Nicola Claire]()
Elite by Nicola Claire
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave you been a model Citizen today?Selena Carstairs has been raised an Elite. She lives the life of privileged luxury, never wanting for anything. Respected. Admired. Honoured.But life is not what it seems...The island of Wánměi has a strict set of rules. Be a model Citizen and all will be rewarded. Disobey the law and the consequences are dire. For Selena, the urge to defy is in her blood... -
![Mal Goes to War by Edward Ashton]()
Mal Goes to War by Edward Ashton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe humans are fighting again. Go figure.As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills... -
![A Star Curiously Singing by Kerry Nietz]()
A Star Curiously Singing by Kerry Nietz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratings** Reader's Favorite Gold Medal Award Winner ** Sandfly is a debugger. He is property, bought and paid for in an Earth under sharia law. All faiths but one have been banned. And the rule of the great Imam is supreme. As a debugger, Sandfly has an implant in his head that connects him to the world's technology-and doles out mental shocks to keep him obedient... -
![All Tomorrow's Parties by William Gibson]()
All Tomorrow's Parties by William Gibson
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAlthough Colin Laney (from Gibson's earlier novel Idoru) lives in a cardboard box, he has the power to change the world. Thanks to an experimental drug that he received during his youth, Colin can see "nodal points" in the vast streams of data that make up the worldwide computer network...
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