Popular European Science Fiction Books
Find science fiction books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (140)
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Under the Skin by Michel Faber EN
Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
The novel centres around a female character, Isserly, who seems to be obsessed with picking up male hitch-hikers, as long as they are muscular and fit. As the story unfolds, the reader comes to realise that Isserly's motives are rather unusual.
Latvia134.
Vingt-Mille lieues sous les mers by Jules Verne FR
FranceDescription:
Dans ce roman d’aventures, l’un des plus emblématiques du XIXe siècle, la foisonnante imagination de Jules Verne nous plonge au cœur des profondeurs, en compagnie du sombre capitaine Nemo.
Notions littéraires : un roman d'aventures ; le héros du roman d'aventures ; les temps du récit
Histoire des arts : l'Atlantide et le monde sous-marin, un motif récurrent
Repères historiques : la Révolution industrielle
135.
Voyage to Kazohinia by Sándor Szathmári EN
HungaryDescription:
A page-turning classic--comic, eerily timely--novel that stands alongside Brave New World and Gulliver's Travels
136.
War with the Newts by Karel Čapek EN
Country: Europe / 
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Description:
'I gave them my word that if they would bring me the pearl shells I would give them harpoons and knives in exchange, so that they could defend themselves, see? That's an honest deal, sir.' War with the Newts (1936) is Karel Capek's darkly humorous allegory of early twentieth-century Czech politics. Captain van Toch discovers a colony of newts in Sumatra which can not only be taught to trade and use tools, but also to speak. As the rest of the world learns of the creatures and their wonderful capabilities, it is clear that this new species is ripe for exploitation - they can be traded in their ... continue
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We by Yevgeny Zamyatin EN
RussiaDescription:
In a glass city composed of absolute straight lines, ruled over by the all-powerful 'Benefactor', the citizens of OneState live their lives without passion or agency. That is until D-503, a man tasked with bringing the Revolution to the stars, meets a remarkable woman . . . Supressed in Russia for decades, Zamyatin's dystopian masterpiece prophesised the worst excesses of the Soviet Union, while creating an enduring and vivid vision of what future societies might look like - a vision which would inspire George Orwell's 1984 and many subsequent dystopias.
138.
We Called them Giants by Kieron Gillen EN
EnglandDescription:
WE CALLED THEM GIANTSÊis a story of communication across a chasm at the end of the world. Lori wakes to find the streets empty. Everyone has gone. Or at least, nearly everyone. SheÕs thrown into a world where she has to scrape by in the ruins of civilization, nearly starving, hiding from gangs whenÉ They arrive. The award-winning team behind dark fantasy smash DIE release their first standalone original graphic novel.
139.
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Jodi Taylor EN
Description:
The sixth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. What if the course of history was on your shoulders? 'To do what I do - go where I go - see what I see - it's a wonderful, unique, never-to-be-taken-for-granted privilege.' With great privilege comes great responsibility, something Max knows only too well, and as newly appointed Chief Training Officer at the St Mary's Institute of Historical Research, ... continue
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What We Can Know : A Novel by Ian McEwan EN
Description:
From the Booker prize–winning, bestselling author of Atonement and Saturday, a genre-bending new novel full of secrets and surprises; an immersive exploration, across time and history, of what can ever be truly known. 2014: At a dinner for close friends and colleagues, renowned poet Francis Blundy honors his wife’s birthday by reading aloud a new poem dedicated to her, ‘A Corona for Vivien’. Much wine is drunk as the guests listen, and a delicious meal consumed. Little does anyone gathered around the candlelit table know that for generations to come people will speculate about the message of t... continue