Science fiction genre books (350)


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The Coincidence Makers by Yoav Blum EN

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Country: Asia / Israel flag Israel
Description:
The first thing you should know is: there's no such thing as coincidence. There are beings that watch over you. Some of us were like you, once. Call us what you will, guardians, agents, sentinels or perhaps spirits, angels, demons. No matter how you think of us, we have one purpose. We are architects of chance, we make coincidences. Of course, a Coincidence Maker always has the choice: fulfil the coincidence, or refuse. So when an assignment of the highest level is slipped under the door one night, it's immediately obvious that the choice will have to be made. A choice that could change our un... continue

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The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
In the first of the Discworld series, the inept wizard Rincewind finds himself the reluctant escort of the Discworld's first tourist, Twoflower, and his magical Luggage.

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The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino EN

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Country: North America / Cuba flag Cuba
Description:
Through the eyes of ageless guide, Qfwfq, cross planets and traverse galaxies, speed up time or slow it down to the particles of an instant. Complex mathematical and scientific concepts are related to our everyday world.--

234.

The Core of the Sun by Johanna Sinisalo EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Finland flag Finland
Description:
In a society where women are created to be subservient breeders, Vanna, who is secretly intelligent, teams up with Jare to rescue her sister by illegally trafficking chilli peppers, coming across a strange religious cult in the process.

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The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Poland flag Poland
Description:
Trurl and Klaupacius are constructor robots who try to out-invent each other. They travel to the far corners of the cosmos to take on freelance problem-solving jobs, with dire consequences for their employers. "The most completely successful of his books... here Lem comes closest to inventing a real universe" (Boston Globe). Illustrations by Daniel Mr--z. Translated by Michael Kandel.

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The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
John Wyndham's 1951 classic post-apocalypse novel introduced the world to triffids, walking man-eating plants, preying on humanity in a world struck blind by a cosmic disaster. Only a few sighted people remain, and it is up to them to rebuild civilization and keep the triffids at bay—if they can learn to survive in this new world!

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The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester EN

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In 2301, a psychopathic business magnate comes up with the ultimate plan to eliminate his competition and destroy the order of society.

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The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (light Novel) by Nagaru Tanigawa EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
Description:
"First published in Japan in 2004 by Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.,"

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The Dispossessed : A Novel by Ursula K. Le Guin EN

Rating: 4.8 (4 votes)
Description:
Centuries ago, the moon Anarres was settled by utopian anarchists who left the Earthlike planet Urras in search of a better world, a new beginning. Now a brilliant physicist, Shevek, determines to reunite the two civilizations that have been separated by hatred since long before he was born. The Dispossessed is a penetrating examination of society and humanity -- and one man's brave undertaking to question the unquestionable and ignite the fires of change.

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The Dragonfly Gambit by A D Sui EN

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Country: Europe / Ukraine flag Ukraine
Description:
After sustaining a career-ending injury, Inez Kato has been plotting her revenge against the empire that made her a soldier. She'll lie, cheat, and seduce her way to the very top, to destroy the fleet that she was once a part of. And as this chess game of manipulation and double-crossing unfolds, there will be no survivors.