What We Can Know
The thematic core of the novel interrogates the limits of knowledge and memory.
science fiction
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Hail Mary
Hard sci-fi from the author of The Martian.
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We
The book that influenced Orwell, Huxley and Rand.
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The Dispossessed
The Dispossessed is about a planet and its moon and the clashing cultures…
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Exhalation - Stories
Chiang's collection tackles some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine.
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Who Goes There?
The story revolves around a group of scientists in Antarctica, who discover an alien life form trapped in the ice.
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The Three Body Problem
The novel begins during the Cultural Revolution in China, where a young astrophysicist named Ye Wenjie witnesses her father's death at the hands of Red Guards.
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A Canticle for Leibowitz
A post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by American writer Walter M. Miller Jr., first published in 1959.
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Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro sets _Klara and the Sun_ in a dystopian future when some children are genetically engineered for enhanced academic ability.
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City on the Edge of Forever
The initial Star Trek episode as intended and not the one aired.
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The Cyberiad
_The Cyberiad_ are the stories of Trurl and Klapaucius, master inventors and engineers known as “constructors,” who have created marvels for kingdoms.
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The Time Machine
A classic science fiction novel by H.G. Wells published in 1895.
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The Left Hand of Darkness
Genly Ai visits the planet of Gethen as an envoy of the Ekumen, a loose confederation of planets. Ai's mission is to persuade the nations of Gethen to join the Ekumen…
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Kindred
Dana, a young Black American, and her white husband, Kevin, moving into their new home. Suddenly, Dana is yanked back in time to a Maryland plantation in the early 19th century.
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The Martian
Watney's crew strands him on Mars after they believe he is dead, killed in a giant dust storm. He must make do.
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China Mountain Zhang
The novel follows the life of Zhang Zhong Shan, a young man living in New York City. Chinese culture now influences most aspects of life.
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Eye in the Sky
The story follows a group of individuals who find themselves trapped in a bizarre and ever-shifting alternate reality…
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The Martian Chronicles
The book presents a series of loosely connected narratives that depict humanity's colonization and exploration of Mars.
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
The central protagonist is Rick Deckard. Deckard is a bounty hunter who retires rogue androids, known as replicants. Note - this would make a great movie.