Updated 03/08- Alternative Fantastic Fiction
Explore our updated 03/08 list of the best alternative fantastic fiction books. Discover hidden gems and unique reads in the fantasy genre for your next adventure!
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The Electric Church
by Jeff Somers
In a violence-stricken near-future world beset by a rapidly growing criminal population, the mysterious founder of a radical religion is targeted by a hired assassin …
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The Dog Said Bow-Wow
by Michael Swanwick
A collection of sixteen stories from the Hugo-winner features such situations as time-traveling dinosaurs wreaking havoc on a quiet town in Vermont to a locked …
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Winkie
by Clifford Chase
In this debut novel, a mild-mannered teddy bear named Winkie finds himself on the wrong side of America's war on terror.--From publisher description.
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Gridlinked
by Neal Asher
On the brink of burnout, Cormac disconnects his brain from the artificial intelligence network that enables rapid interstellar travel and is forced to track and …
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The Skinner
by Neal Asher
Three unusual travelers arrive on the remote ocean planet of Spatterjay, braving the perils of the world's voracious wildlife as they pursue their individual quests, …
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The Scar
by China Miéville
A mythmaker of the highest order, China Miéville has emblazoned the fantasy novel with fresh language, startling images, and stunning originality. Set in the same …
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Kings of Infinite Space
by James Hynes
"Immensely witty...thoroughly entertaining."--The Washington Post Book World Paul Trilby is having a bad day. If he were to be honest with himself, Paul Trilby would …
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The Phoenix Exultant
by John C. Wright
The Phoenix Exultant is a continuation of the story begun in The Golden Age and like it, a grand space opera in the tradition of …
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The Golden Transcendence
by John C. Wright
Begun with The Golden Age, continued with The Phoenix Exultant, and now concluding in The Golden Transcendence, The Golden Age trilogy is Grand Space Opera, …
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The Light Ages
by Ian R. MacLeod
Nearing the end of a Third Age of Industry fueled by a magical substanced named aether, Robert Borrow, the son of a guildsman, becomes involved …
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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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The Fall of Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
“State of the art science fiction . . . a landmark novel.”—Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine Now, in the stunning continuation of the epic adventure …
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Endymion
by Dan Simmons
The multiple-award-winning science fiction master returns to the universe that is his greatest triumph--the world of Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion --with a novel …
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Rise of Endymion
by Dan Simmons
The magnificent conclusion to one of the greatest science fiction sagas of our time The time of reckoning has arrived. As a final genocidal Crusade …
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American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out …
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Last Call
by Tim Powers
Enchantingly dark and compellingly real, the World Fantasy Award-winning novel Last Call is a masterpiece of magic realism from critically acclaimed author Tim Powers. Set …
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Altered Carbon
by Richard K. Morgan
In the 25th century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in race, religion, and class …
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The Wooden Sea
by Jonathan Carroll
The arrival and subsequent death of a three-legged dog has a profound impact on the life of Crane's View police chief Frannie McCabe, who finds …
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The Etched City
by K. J. Bishop
"Have you seen a split cranium, growing flowers like a window box? I saw that, a mere hour ago."Fleeing the ghosts of their past, Raule …
