Best in Modern Science Fiction
Explore the best in modern science fiction with our curated list of top books. Discover groundbreaking stories, futuristic worlds, and visionary authors that define today's sci-fi genre.
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Twistor
by John Cramer
When David Harrington, an experimental physicist, discovers that one piece of the universe can be exchanged for another, he and his two sons become stranded in an alternate universe, pursued by murderous thugs who conspire to steal the secret of his discovery. Reissue.
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Factoring Humanity
by Robert J. Sawyer
In the near future, a signal is detected coming from the Alpha Centauri system. Mysterious, unintelligible data streams in for ten years. Heather Davis, a professor in the University of Toronto psychology department, has devoted her career to deciphering the message. Her estranged husband, Kyle, is working on the development of artificial intelligence systems and new computer technology utilizing quantum effects to produce a near-infinite number of calculations simultaneously. When Heather achieves a breakthrough, the message reveals a startling new technology that rips the barriers of space and time, holding the promise of a new stage of human evolution. In concert with Kyle's discoveries of the nature of consciousness, the key to limitless exploration---or the end of the human race---appears close at hand. Sawyer has created a gripping thriller, a pulse-pounding tour of the farthest reaches of technology. Factoring Humanity is a 1999 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel.
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Frameshift
by Robert J. Sawyer
This is the story of Pierre Tradivel, a scientist, and his complex battle against deadly illness, and ex-Nazi war criminal still hiding in the U.S., a crooked insurance company, and a plot to make Pierre and his wife the victims of a bizarre genetic experiment. Frameshift is hard science fiction at its best, full of complications and neat surprises.
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Cosm
by Gregory Benford
When the ambitious experiment of a brilliant young physicist goes wrong, a wondrous basketball-sized sphere from a newborn cosmos appears, setting off a maelstrom of academic, government, theological, and media backlashes. Reprint.
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The Martian Race
by Gregory Benford
With NASA's mission to Mars scrapped because of a tragic accident, billionaire John Axelrod steps in to compete with the European-Chinese effort to reach the fourth planet first, and the race is on. Reprint.