Sci Fi for the literate
Explore a curated list of intellectually rich sci-fi books for the discerning reader. Discover thought-provoking narratives, literary depth, and visionary storytelling in these must-read novels for the literate.
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Dune
by Frank Herbert
• DUNE: PART TWO • THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Directed by Denis Villeneuve, screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, based on the novel Dune …
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R.U.R.
by Karel Capek
Must-read play looks to a future in which all workers are automatons. They revolt when they acquire souls (i.e., when they gain the ability to …
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Triplanetary
by Edward Elmer Smith
From the atomic age in Atlantis to the far-flung future, here is a story of interstellar war with Earth as the prize for the victor. …
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Liege-Killer
by Christopher Hinz
Two hundred years after Earth is devastated by nuclear war and genetically engineered Paratwa assassins, the humans of orbiting Earth colonies are at peace, until …
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Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
The first novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION • Nominated as …
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The World of Null-A
by A. E. van Vogt
Presents the science fiction classic set in the year 2650, where the Games Machine--twenty-five thousand electronic brains--sets the course of people's lives.
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The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" …
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne
This nineteenth-century tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and undersea world, anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century.
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To Your Scattered Bodies Go
by Philip José Farmer
Richard Francis Burton attempts to fight his way out of the Riverworld in which he finds himself trapped after death.
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Blade Runner
by Philip K. Dick
Captures the strange world of twenty-first-century Earth, a devastated planet in which sophisticated androids, banned from the planet, fight back against their potential destroyers, while …
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The Giants Novels
by James P. Hogan
Discover the first three books in the ground-breaking 21st century hard-science fiction saga by James P. Hogan: INHERIT THE STARS The skeletal remains of a …
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Hunting Party
by Elizabeth Moon
Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen, Language: English, Serbo-Croatian Subtitles: English, Spanish, Number of discs: 1,Run Time: 101 minutes.
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Crystal Singer
by Anne McCaffrey
“No dragons, but [Crystal Singer] has all of [Anne] McCaffrey's gifts for world-building and characterization . . . an excellent book.”—Chicago Sun-Times Her name was …
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The Female Man
by Joanna Russ
Living in an altered past that never saw the end of the Great Depression, Jeannine, a librarian, is waiting to be married. Joanna lives in …
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Cordelia's Honor
by Lois McMaster Bujold
When Enemies Become More than Friends -- THEY WIN In her first trial by fire, Cordelia Naismith captained a throwaway ship of the Betan Expeditionary …
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Startide Rising
by David Brin
David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War--a New York Times …
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Midnight at the Well of Souls
by Jack L. Chalker
Nathan Brazil, a cargo ship-for-hire owner, detours from his route to answer a distress call. A hidden stargate hurls him and his passengers to the …
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Solaris
by Stanisław Lem
Kris Kelvin lands on the space station Solaris only to face a cruel miracle.
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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 …