Books like 'The Technopriests, Book 1: Techno Pre-School'
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Miles Errant by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsContains: The Borders of InfinityBrothers in Arms Mirror DanceMiles Naismith--in the person of his two alter-egos Admiral Naismith and Lieutenant Lord Vorkosigan--embarks on a perilous series of adventures, from the liberation of Barrayaran allies from a Cetagandan POW camp to the rescue of clone children scheduled to be murdered for their bodies...Categorized as:
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![Foundation by Isaac Asimov]()
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsFor twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future -- to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years... -
![The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons]()
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsOn the world called Hyperion the mysterious Time Tombs are opening and seven pilgrims risk their lives to petition the entity called the Shrike - a creature that may well control the fate of all mankind... -
![Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.]()
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThese 18 darkly complex short stories and novellas touch upon human nature and perception, metaphysics and epistemology, and gender and sexuality, foreshadowing a world in which biological tendencies bring about the downfall of humankind. Revisions from the author's notes are included, allowing a deeper view into her world and a better understanding of her work...Categorized as:
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![Diaspora by Greg Egan]()
Diaspora by Greg Egan
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBy the end of the 30th century humanity has the capability to travel the universe, to journey beyond earth and beyond the confines of the vulnerable human frame... -
![The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Primary Phase by Douglas Adams, Simon Jones]()
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Primary Phase by Douglas Adams, Simon Jones
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Special Edition of the original radio series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978 and recently voted the Nation's Favourite Audiobook in a Guardian poll... -
![The Adversary by Julian May]()
The Adversary by Julian May
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsPan edition paperback vg++ In stock shipped from our UK...Categorized as:
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![Sandkings by George R.R. Martin]()
Sandkings by George R.R. Martin
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen Simon Kress returned to his home planet of Baldur from an offworld business trip, he was amused to find that his tank of Earth piranhas had cannibalized themselves into extinction, and of the two exotic animals that roamed his estate, only one remained...Categorized as:
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![A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge]()
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition can be found here. A Fire upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale... -
![La Jetée: ciné-roman by Chris Marker]()
La Jetée: ciné-roman by Chris Marker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLa Jet�e is the book version of the legendary 1964 science fiction film about time and memory after a nuclear apocalypse. Chris Marker, the undisputed master of the filmic essay, composed the film almost entirely of still photographs... -
![Limes inferior by Janusz A. Zajdel]()
Limes inferior by Janusz A. Zajdel
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsW absurdalnym, sztucznie wykreowanym świecie Argolandu, nic nie jest tym, czym się na pierwszy rzut oka wydaje. Drobny kombinator dzięki sprytowi i inteligencji odkrywa prawdę o pozornie idealnym porządku społeczno-ekonomicznym.Sztandarowa powieść Janusza A. Zajdla, twórcy nurtu fantastyki socjologicznej w Polsce... -
![Labyrinth of Reflections by Sergei Lukyanenko, Сергей Лукьяненко]()
Labyrinth of Reflections by Sergei Lukyanenko, Сергей Лукьяненко
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe story is set in the near future, where a chance invention allows people to experience virtual reality without the need for costly hardware — a seconds long movie drives a person into a sort of psychosis, forcing one's subconsciousness to perceive a simple 3D game as real world... -
![Star Wars: The National Public Radio Dramatization by Brian Daley]()
Star Wars: The National Public Radio Dramatization by Brian Daley
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe original script of the National Public Radio Star Wars adaptation -- with more than thirty all-new scenes! You've seen the movie. You've read the book. But you've only heard half the story . .Categorized as:
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![Planet of the Warlord by Douglas Arthur Hill]()
Planet of the Warlord by Douglas Arthur Hill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the last legionary of the destroyed planet Moros, Keill Randor and his alien helpmate, Glyr, place themselves in mortal danger when they confront the evil intelligence responsible for the destruction...Categorized as:
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![The Empire Strikes Back: The National Public Radio Dramatization by Brian Daley]()
The Empire Strikes Back: The National Public Radio Dramatization by Brian Daley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK MOVIE FOLLOWED REBELS AND THE EMPIRE THROUGH A STRUGGLE THAT CROSSED THE GALAXY. BUT THE NPR DRAMATIZATION WILL REVEAL SCENES THE MOVIE NEVER SHOWED YOU... -
![Day of the Starwind by Douglas Arthur Hill]()
Day of the Starwind by Douglas Arthur Hill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKeill Randor, the last survivor of the Legionaries of Moros, crashlands on Rilyn, an empty world scoured every 30 years by the galactic Starwind. There he faces the Deathwing, whilst a howling wind rises that could destroy all of them. This is the third book in the "Last Legionary" series... -
![The Summer Queen by Joan D. Vinge]()
The Summer Queen by Joan D. Vinge
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSequel To The Hugo Award-Winning Bestseller The Snow QueenThe Summer Queen is the extraordinary sequel to one of science fiction's most celebrated novels, The Snow Queen. Set in a fully realized universe of wonders, this spectacular space epic, itself a finalist for the Hugo Award, is one of the most remarkable novels in the field...Categorized as:
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![The Rest of the Robots by Isaac Asimov]()
The Rest of the Robots by Isaac Asimov
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Rest of the Robots is the third timeless, amazing and amusing volume of Isaac Asimov's robot stories, offering golden insights into robot thought processes. Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics have since been programmed into real computers the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and used as the outline for a legal robotic charter in Korea... -
![Merchanter's Luck by C.J. Cherryh]()
Merchanter's Luck by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe fateful meeting between the owner of a tramp star-freighter that flies the Union planets under false papers and fake names and a proud but junior member of a powerful starship-owning family leads to a record-breaking race to Downbelow Station--and a terrifying showdown at a deadly destination off the cosmic charts...Categorized as:
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![Earth Is Room Enough by Isaac Asimov]()
Earth Is Room Enough by Isaac Asimov
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsContents:· The Dead Past · nv Astounding Apr ’56 · The Foundation of Science Fiction Success · pm F&SF Oct ’54 · Franchise · ss If Aug ’55 · Gimmicks Three [“The Brazen Locked Room”] · ss F&SF Nov ’56 · Kid Stuff · ss Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep ’53 · The Watery Place · ss Satellite Oct ’56 · Living Space · ss Science Fiction Stories May ’56 · The Message · vi F&SF Feb ’56 ·... -
![Rimrunners by C.J. Cherryh]()
Rimrunners by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMeet Elizabeth Yeager, "Spacer, machinist, temp." A refugee waiting for a ship to call home, Bet Yeager was once a marine. Now she's on the run. In the action-packed tradition of Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers, David A. Drake's Hammer's Slammers, and her own bestselling Chanur series, C.J...Categorized as:
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![Kesrith by C.J. Cherryh]()
Kesrith by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is the story of three people: Sten Duncan, a soldier of humanity; Niun, last warrior of the mri, humanity's enemies; and Melein, priestess-queen of the final fallen mri stronghold. It is the story of two mighty species fighting for a galaxy, humanity driving out from Earth, and the enigmatic regul struggling to hold their stars with mri mercenaries... -
![Barfly by Charles Bukowski, Barbet Schroeder]()
Barfly by Charles Bukowski, Barbet Schroeder
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe screenplay of the 1987 movie, as written by Charles Bukowski... -
![Retief At Large by Keith Laumer]()
Retief At Large by Keith Laumer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe publication of certain accounts of Jame Retief under the title RETIEF AT LARGE has generated such response that we of Ace Books have felt compelled, as a public service, to publish a second volume of the affairs - some would call them adventures - of that redoubtable member of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne... -
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![Galactic Warlord by Douglas Arthur Hill]()
Galactic Warlord by Douglas Arthur Hill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Legionaries of Moros have been annihilated by an evil force known as the Deathwing. The only survivor was Keill Randor, a young but highly skilled warrior, who embarks on a quest to find the unknown being who leads the Deathwing. This is the first book in the "Last Legionary" series...Categorized as:
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![The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester, Neil Gaiman]()
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester, Neil Gaiman
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsIn this pulse-quickening novel, Alfred Bester imagines a future in which people "jaunte" a thousand miles with a single thought, where the rich barricade themselves in labyrinths and protect themselves with radioactive hitmen—and where an inarticulate outcast is the most valuable and dangerous man alive... -
![Sarek by A.C. Crispin]()
Sarek by A.C. Crispin
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe novel begins after the events of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country™. Spock's mother, Amanda Grayson, is dying, and Spock returns to the planet Vulcan where he and Sarek enjoy a rare moment of rapprochement. But just as his wife's illness grows worse, duty calls Sarek away—once again sowing seeds of conflict between father and son... -
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Schismatrix Plus by Bruce Sterling
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSchismatrix Plus, is Bruce Sterling's new trade paperback. For the first time in one volume: every word Bruce Sterling has ever written on the Shapers-Mechanists Universe.In the last decade, Sterling has emerged a pioneer of crucial, cutting-edge science fiction...Categorized as:
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![N-Space by Larry Niven]()
N-Space by Larry Niven
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOn an L.A. talk show Arthur C. Clarke was once asked to name his favorite writer. His answer was "Larry Niven." Countless others agree. The Baltimore Sun and Kirkus Reviews have both dubbed Niven "the premier writer of hard SF," and Gregory Benford has hailed him as "the paradigm of SF personality of the last several decade."Now Larry Niven presents us with his undisputed masterwork...Categorized as:
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![Walk in Hell by Harry Turtledove]()
Walk in Hell by Harry Turtledove
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe year is 1915, and the world is convulsing. Though the Confederacy has defeated its northern enemy twice, this time the United States has allied with the Kaiser. In the South, the freed slaves, fueled by Marxist rhetoric and the bitterness of a racist nation, take up the weapons of the Red rebellion...Categorized as:
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![The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner]()
The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne man has made it his mission to liberate the mental prisoners. to restore their freedom in a world run mad... -
![Gray Lensman by E.E. "Doc" Smith]()
Gray Lensman by E.E. "Doc" Smith
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe action in Gray Lensman picks up immediately where Galactic Patrol left off, in the middle of the battle to destroy Helmuth's Main Base and, it is hoped, fully end the threat of Boskone. After the base falls, Kinnison finds some clues that lead him to think that Helmuth was perhaps not the head of Boskone after all... -
![The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei]()
The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt is the late twenty-first century, and Momo is the most celebrated dermal care technician in all of T City. Humanity has migrated to domes at the bottom of the sea to escape devastating climate change. The world is dominated by powerful media conglomerates and runs on exploited cyborg labor... -
![The Wind From the Sun by Arthur C. Clarke]()
The Wind From the Sun by Arthur C. Clarke
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA volume containing all 18 short stories written by Arthur C. Clarke in the 1960s. They depict a future in which technologies are beginning to dictate man's lifestyle - even to demand life for themselves.Contentsvii • Preface (The Wind from the Sun) • (1972) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke3 • The Food of the Gods • (1964) • shortstory by Arthur C...Categorized as:
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![Babel-17/Empire Star by Samuel R. Delany]()
Babel-17/Empire Star by Samuel R. Delany
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingswinner of the Nebula Award for best novel of the year, is a fascinating tale of a famous poet bent on deciphering a secret language that is the key to the enemy’s deadly force, a task that requires she travel with a splendidly improbable crew to the site of the next attack... -
![The Killing Machine by Jack Vance]()
The Killing Machine by Jack Vance
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHaving brought arch-villain Malagate the Woe to justice, Gersen now sets his sights on Kokor Hekkus, another of the Demon Princes... -
![Fisherman's Hope by David Feintuch]()
Fisherman's Hope by David Feintuch
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNewly appointed Naval Commandant Nicholas Seafort's past unexpectedly catches up with him when an evil politician blackmails him into giving up his commission. But then an alien attack revives Nick's career, and soon he will lead Earth's defenses against annihilation. Alone at the center of a cosmic apocalypses, Nick will face his most challenging battle... -
![White Light by Rudy Rucker]()
White Light by Rudy Rucker
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFelix Rayman spends the day teaching indifferent students, pondering his theories on infinity, and daydreaming. When his dreams finally separate him from his physical body, Felix plunges headfirst into a multidimensional universe beyond the limits of space and time -- the place of White Light... -
![Lone Star Planet by H. Beam Piper, John Joseph McGuire]()
Lone Star Planet by H. Beam Piper, John Joseph McGuire
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNew Texas: its citizens figure that name about says it all. The Solar League ambassador to the Lone Star Planet has the unenviable task of convincing New Texans that a s'Srauff attack is imminent, and dangerous... -
![True Names by Vernor Vinge, Marvin Minsky]()
True Names by Vernor Vinge, Marvin Minsky
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDisaffected computer wizard "Mr. Slippery" (True Name Roger Pollack) is an early adopter of a new full-immersion virtual reality technology called the Other Plane. He and the other wizards form a cabal to keep their true identities — their True Names — secret to avoid prosecution by their "Great Adversary" — the government of the United States... -
![Legacy by James H. Schmitz, D.A. Lockhart]()
Legacy by James H. Schmitz, D.A. Lockhart
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the Federation of the Hub, an interstellar mosaic of governments and people. When ancient living biological machines suddenly begin to move after millennia of inaction many of the Hub's most powerful people and groups begin vying for the secret locked in these machines. Enter Trigger Argee, the closest associate of the man who first discovered these machines, Holati Tate... -
![Overlords of War by Gérard Klein, John Brunner]()
Overlords of War by Gérard Klein, John Brunner
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime-travel, aliens, war & why we fight it. George Corson, earthman, is sent on secret mission to end a long smoldering war with the birdlike inhabitants of the planet, Uria, 6,000 years in the future, only to be used as a pawn by powerful god-like beings...Categorized as:
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![Bodyguard by William C. Dietz]()
Bodyguard by William C. Dietz
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMax Maxon is an ex-marine who makes his living with a gun. Sasha Casad is a rich teenager trying to catch the next spaceship home. Max's job is to get her there alive. Somebody's trying to stop them-somebody with plenty of money and firepower. That doesn't bother Max. A contract is a contract. Against all odds, he's going to fulfill this one. and then he's going to make somebody pay... -
![Steelheart by William C. Dietz]()
Steelheart by William C. Dietz
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne a planet called Zuul, in the year 2176, a battle is about to be fought. A battle against an alien race who hold all technology to be the ultimate evil. Human, alien, and android alike struggle against them. But to win, they must unite. And to unite, they need a leader.. -
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![Return of the Jedi: The National Public Radio Dramatization by Brian Daley]()
Return of the Jedi: The National Public Radio Dramatization by Brian Daley
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHere is the eagerly awaited radio script of the third film in the classic Star Wars saga. This thrilling final volume brings the hugely popular NPR adapation heard by throngs of Star Wars lovers into permanent, quality book form for dedicated collectors... -
![Starburst by Bester Alfred]()
Starburst by Bester Alfred
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime, Space and the Future. Here is your passport into the fascinating world of science fiction...eleven dazzling, jet-propelled, rocket-paced tales of tomorrow by one of today's leading writers... -
![Prison Planet by William C. Dietz]()
Prison Planet by William C. Dietz
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSwamp: It's a nice place to die, but you wouldn't want to live there.Unfortunately, Jonathan Renn didn't have a choice. Framed, tried and convicted, he was dumped on a high-security prison planet where, if the native monsters didn't punch his ticket, his fellow inmates would be glad to try.Marla Marie Mendez had no choice either - and less luck... -
![Psion by Joan D. Vinge]()
Psion by Joan D. Vinge
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen first published, readers young and old eagerly devoured the tale of a street-hardened survivor named Cat, a half-human, half-alien orphan telepath. Named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Cat's story has been continued by Hugo-award winning and international best-selling author Joan D. Vinge with the very popular Catspaw and Dreamfall... -
![Quarantine by Greg Egan]()
Quarantine by Greg Egan
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIt causes riots and religions. It has people dancing in the streets and leaping off skyscrapers. And it's all because of the impenetrable gray shield that slid into place around the solar system on the night of November 15, 2034.Some see the bubble as the revenge of an insane God. Some see it as justice. Some even see it as protection... -
![Next of Kin by Eric Frank Russell]()
Next of Kin by Eric Frank Russell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsScout-Officer John Leeming knew from the very start that his reconnaissance mission deep into enemy territory would likely be a one-way trip. But, after he crash-lands on a far distant planet and becomes a prisoner of ruthless aliens, he knows he can't just give up...
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