Computers and AIs in Science Fiction
Explore the best science fiction books featuring computers and AIs. Dive into futuristic tales of artificial intelligence, sentient machines, and tech-driven worlds in this curated list of must-read novels.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Extremely funny . . . inspired lunacy . . . [and] over much too soon.”—The Washington Post Book World SOON …
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You've Got Murder
by Donna Andrews
From a winner of both the Anthony and Agatha awards comes the first mystery to feature a computer with a mind like Miss Marple and …
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Gridlinked
by Neal Asher
This state-of-the-art cyberpunk science fiction tale stars Ian Cormac, a legendary Earth Central Security agent in a wealthy future where "runcibles" (matter transmitters controlled by …
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The Caves of Steel
by Isaac Asimov
A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic …
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Robot Dreams
by Isaac Asimov
From Isaac Asimov—the bestselling author of I, Robot and Foundation—comes a collection of 20 of his best science fiction stories. “His name is synonymous with …
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Capacity
by Tony Ballantyne
Helen, a personality construct, awakens to a twenty-third-century society that runs smoothly and peacefully with the aid of Social Care operatives such as Judy 3, …
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The Biofab War
by Stephen Ames Berry
John Harrison and Zahava, intelligence agents, and Greg Farnesworth, explore an ancient temple and discover a matter transmitter that transports them to an alien spacecraft
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Alternate Realities
by C. J. Cherryh
In Port Eternity: Their names were Lancelot, Elaine, Percivale, Gawain, Mordred, Lynette, and Vivien, and they were made people, clone servants who worked aboard The …
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2001: a Space Odyssey
by Arthur C. Clarke
The classic science fiction novel that captures and expands on the vision of Stanley Kubrick’s immortal film—and changed the way we look at the stars …
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Neuromancer
by William Gibson
Case, a nerve-damaged data thief, is recruited by a new employer for a last-chance run against a powerful artificial intelligence.
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Time Enough for Love
by Robert A. Heinlein
The capstone and crowning achievement of the Future History series, from the New York Times bestselling Grand Master of Science Fiction... Time Enough for Love …
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Demon Seed
by Dean Ray Koontz
A computer with human-like qualities of artificial intelligence develops criminal obsessions and takes over the completely automated home of Susan Harris
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Imaginary Magnitude
by Stanisław Lem
These wickedly authentic introductions to twenty-first-century books preface tomes on teaching English to bacteria, using animated X-rays to create "pornograms," and analyzing computer-generated literature through …
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All the Weyrs of Pern
by Anne McCaffrey
“When McCaffrey's beloved dragons roar and their riders soar on the beasts' mighty backs . . . fans of Pern will likely be enthralled.”—Publishers Weekly …
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The Ship Who Sang
by Anne McCaffrey
Helva had been born human, but only her brain had been saved—saved to be schooled, programmed, and implanted into the sleek titanium body of an …
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Flash
by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Modesitt returns to the twenty-fourth century future of Archform: Beauty, for a new story. Ten years ago, Jonat deVrai was a rising star in the …
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Man Plus
by Frederik Pohl
The award-winning account of a man changed beyond all recognition so that he can be part of a bold experiment to live on Mars Ill …
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The Terminal Experiment
by Robert J. Sawyer
To test his theories of immortality, Dr. Peter Hobson creates three electronic clones of himself, who escape from his computer into the international electronic matrix, …
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Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
A stunning tour de force filled with transcendent awe and wonder, Hyperion is a masterwork of science fiction that resonates with excitement and invention, the …
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Singularity Sky
by Charles Stross
In the twenty-first century man created the Eschaton, a sentient artificial intelligence. It pushed Earth through the greatest technological evolution ever known, while warning that …
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The John Varley Reader
by John Varley
A definitive compilation of short fiction from the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author features such classic works as "The Persistence of Vision," "Press Enter," "The …
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Steel Beach
by John Varley
The moon colony, Luna, is a virtual paradise where every need is provided for: food, prolonged lifespans, digital memories, and instant sex-changes. But the pointlessness …
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Mutineer's Moon
by David Weber
On a flight over the moon, Lt Commander Colin MacIntyre's ship is seized by Dahak, an ancient warship from the Galactic Imperium. Contact with the …
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Fool's War
by Sarah Zettel
Four centuries after humanity has colonized the galaxy, information freight companies are used as an alternative to electronic communication. On one of her frequent trips …