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Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFor more than sixty years, the imagination of Ray Bradbury has opened doors into remarkable places, ushering us across unexplored territories of the heart and mind while leading us inexorably toward a profound understanding of ourselves and the universe we inhabit. In this landmark volume, America's preeminent storyteller offers us one hundred treasures from a lifetime of words and ideas...Categorized as:
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![Goliath by Scott Westerfeld]()
Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsAlek and Deryn are abroad the Leviathan when the ship is ordered to pick up an unusual passenger. This brilliant/maniacal inventor claims to have a weapon called Goliath that can end the war. But whose side is he really on?While on their top-secret mission, Alek finally discovers Deryn's deeply kept secret. Two, actually. Not only is Deryn a girl disguised as a guy...she has feelings for Alek... -
![Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith]()
Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsStark lives in Colour, a neighbourhood whose inhabitants like to be co-ordinated with their surroundings – a neighbourhood where spangly purple trousers are admired by the walls of buildings as you pass them. Close by is Sound, where you mustn’t make any, apart from one designated hour a day when you can scream your lungs raw... -
![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... -
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![Doomsday Book by Connie Willis]()
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFor Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity's history was as simple as receiving inoculations against the diseases of the fourteenth century and inventing an alibi for a woman traveling alone. For her instructors in the twenty-first century, it meant painstaking calculations and careful monitoring of the rendezvous location where Kivrin would be received...Categorized as:
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![The Solution by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate]()
The Solution by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDavid, the newest Animorph, is not what he appears. His need to control the other Animorphs and Ax is all he thinks about. And the things he does are starting to break up the group.Rachel and the others know that time is running out. The newest battle against the Yeerks is the most important one yet. And it's not one that will wait. Winning this fight could mean slowing down the invasion... -
![I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson]()
I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsRobert Neville is the last living man on Earth...but he is not alone. Every other man, woman, and child on Earth has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville's blood.By day, he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for dawn...Categorized as:
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Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe combined mind-force of a telepathic race, Patternist thoughts can destroy, heal, rule. For the strongest mind commands the entire pattern and all within. Now the son of the Patternmaster craves this ultimate power, He has murdered or enslaved every threat to his ambition--except one...Categorized as:
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![Pollen by Jeff Noon]()
Pollen by Jeff Noon
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe sweet death of Coyote, master taxi driver, was only the first. Soon people are sneezing and dying all over Manchester. Telekinetic cop Sybil Jones knows that, like Coyote, they died happy - but even a happy death can be a murder. As exotic blooms begin to flower all over the city, the pollen count is racing towards 2000 and Sybil is running out of time... -
![The Pretender by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate]()
The Pretender by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSomeone's looking for Tobias. Someone who says she's his long-lost cousin. Tobias isn't sure the person is telling the truth. But she's really nice, and knows a lot about him. And what she tells Tobias definitely gets his attention.It seems a lawyer has discovered Tobias's father's last will and testament. So, Tobias needs to attend the reading. His "cousin" even offers to go along... -
![The Alien by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate]()
The Alien by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat would you do if you were the only alien trapped on a strange planet? Probably freak out, right? But as an Andalite warrior-cadet, Ax has to be pretty cool about stuff like that. He's been hanging with the Animorphs ever since the Dome ship was destroyed by the Yeerks and his brother, Prince Elfangor, was destroyed by Visser Three.Life on Earth is pretty different for Ax... -
![The Change by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate]()
The Change by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTobias has pretty much gotten used to his life. He's a red-tailed hawk with the mind of a kid. It was weird when he first got trapped in morph. But now it's almost okay. After all, how many kids actually get the chance to fly?Now Tobias is about to make a very special choice. A choice that the other Animorphs and Ax know nothing about. And it could mean the difference between being a hawk. . -
![Deathstalker by Simon R. Green]()
Deathstalker by Simon R. Green
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe Iron Bitch-- her Imperial Majesty Lionstone XIV-- ruled the human Empire with fear. From peasants to masters of the galaxy's most powerful families, all were subject to the queen's unpredictable decrees of "outlawing" and death.Owen Deathstalker, unwilling head of his clan, sought to avoid the perils of the Empire's warring factions but unexpectedly found a price on his head... -
![The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer]()
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsGeneral Matsika's children steal out of the house on a forbidden adventure--and disappear. In Zimbabwe, in the year 2194, the children's parents call in Africa's most unusual detectives--the Ear, the Eye and the Arm--who have powers far beyond those of other human beings...Categorized as:
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![Metropolitan by Walter Jon Williams]()
Metropolitan by Walter Jon Williams
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAiah has learned that plasm is more than an energy source. It resonates within the human mind, giving power to heal and to kill. So when she finds an undiscovered, unlimited supply, she dares to meet with the powerful Metropolitan known as Constantine, a mysterious rebel with plans. Together they can use the plasm to rally forces to overthrow the government... -
![A Pail of Air by Fritz Leiber]()
A Pail of Air by Fritz Leiber
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReprint of 1964 paperback...Categorized as:
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Fire Watch by Connie Willis
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWinner of six Nebula and five Hugo awards, Connie Willis is one of the most acclaimed and imaginative authors of our time. Her startling and powerful works have redefined the boundaries of contemporary science fiction...Categorized as:
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![The Eye in the Pyramid by Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson]()
The Eye in the Pyramid by Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt was a deadly mistake. Joseph Malik, editor of a radical magazine, had snooped into rumors about an ancient secret society that was still alive and kicking. Now his offices have been bombed, he's missing, and the case has landed in the lap of a tough, cynical, streetwise New York detective...Categorized as:
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![Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson]()
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsPrince Aleksander, would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is on the run. His own people have turned on him. His title is worthless. All he has is a battletorn war machine and a loyal crew of men.Deryn Sharp is a commoner, disguised as a boy in the British Air Service. She's a brilliant airman. But her secret is in constant danger of being discovered...Categorized as:
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![Timeless by Alexandra Monir]()
Timeless by Alexandra Monir
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen tragedy strikes Michele Windsor's family, she is forced to move from Los Angeles to New York City to live with the wealthy, aristocratic grandparents she has never met... -
![The Visitor by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate]()
The Visitor by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIf someone told you Earth was under a silent attack, there's a good chance you'd think they were pretty strange. If that same person said Earth's only means of defense depends on the actions and powers of five kids, you'd probably start to look for a quick exit. Guess what? It's all true.Rachel and her friends knew they were in for some pretty strange stuff from the very beginning... -
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The English Assassin: The Cornelius Quartet 3 by Michael Moorcock
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe third book in the Cornelius Quartet reissues published by Titan Books featuring the enigmatic character Jerry Cornelius, written by influential, award-winning author Michael...Categorized as:
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![Necropolis by Michael Dempsey]()
Necropolis by Michael Dempsey
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a future where death is a thing of the past, how far would you go to solve your own murder?Paul Donner is a NYPD detective struggling with a drinking problem and a marriage on the rocks. Then he and his wife get dead--shot to death in a "random" crime. Fifty years later, Donner is back--revived courtesy of the Shift, a process whereby inanimate DNA is re-activated... -
![The Golden Man by Philip K. Dick, Mark Hurst]()
The Golden Man by Philip K. Dick, Mark Hurst
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHere's a chance to read not just one but fifteen stories created by one of the most popular science fiction writers of today. This anthology is full of both new and classic ideas, brimming over with wit and the author's natural sense of fun...Categorized as:
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![A Cure for Cancer by Michael Moorcock]()
A Cure for Cancer by Michael Moorcock
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA mirror-image of his former self, Jerry Cornelius returns to a parallel London, armed with a vibragun and his infamous charisma and charm to boot. On the trail of the grotesque Bishop Beesley, Jerry hunts for a mysterious device capable of manipulating the cosmos. Corruption, violence and greed are rife in a war-torn Europe, but Jerry is against history; he is outside of history...Categorized as:
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![Dinner at Deviant's Palace by Tim Powers]()
Dinner at Deviant's Palace by Tim Powers
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWinner of the Philip K. Dick Award: In a nuclear-ravaged California, a humble musician sets out on a dangerous quest to rescue his lost love from the clutches of a soul-devouring religious cultIn the twenty-second century, the City of Angels is a tragic shell of its former self, having long ago been ruined and reshaped by nuclear disaster... -
![The Company Man by Robert Jackson Bennett]()
The Company Man by Robert Jackson Bennett
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe year is 1919.The McNaughton Corporation is the pinnacle of American industry. They built the guns that won the Great War before it even began. They built the airships that tie the world together. And, above all, they built Evesden-a shining metropolis, the best that the world has to offer.But something is rotten at the heart of the city... -
![The Unknown by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate]()
The Unknown by K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere's a new rumor in town. Someone has discovered an item that proves life on other planets exists. And they've been hiding it on a base called Zone 91. The Most Secret Place On Earth.Cassie, the other Animorphs, and Ax already know about life on other planets. Too well. They also realize the Yeerks will try to access Zone 91. To find out if what's there will threaten their mission... -
![The Explosionist by Jenny Davidson]()
The Explosionist by Jenny Davidson
Rated: 3.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Explosionist (formerly known as Dynamite No. 1) is the story of a 15-year-old girl growing up in an alternate version of 1930s Edinburgh. There, the legacy of Napoleon's victory a century earlier at Waterloo is a standoff between a totalitarian Federation of European States and a group of independent northern countries called the New Hanseatic League...Categorized as:
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![The Final Programme by Michael Moorcock]()
The Final Programme by Michael Moorcock
Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJerry Cornelius is a scientist, a rock star, and an assassin. He is the hippest adventurer of them all: tripping through a pop art nightmare in which kidnappings, murder, sex and drugs are a daily occurrence...Categorized as:
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![The Difference Engine by William Gibson, Bruce Sterling]()
The Difference Engine by William Gibson, Bruce Sterling
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 41 ratings1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full and inexorable swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time...Categorized as:
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