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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RussiaDescription:
As the Galactic Empire declines, psychohistorian Hari Seldon and his band of psychobiologists form the Foundation, designed to be the nucleus of an eventual ideal universal ruling corporation.
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley EN
EnglandDescription:
The world’s most famous work of horror fiction: a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a power... continue
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From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne EN
FranceDescription:
A scientist and members of a gun club decide they will build a spaceship that can reach the moon.
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Galaxias como granos de arena by Brian W. Aldiss ES
Description:
He aquí la historia de la humanidad desde un futuro muy cercano hasta los últimos días de nuestro universo. A lo largo de incontables milenios, episodios de la vida de seres humanos concretos sirven para mostrarnos cómo van cambiando el mundo y la gente, cómo los ciclos evolutivos y involutivos culturales y genéticos hacen su trabajo. Asistimos a guerras nucleares, a periodos de extrema escasez de alimentos, a la presencia asfixiante de todo tipo de máquinas, al ingreso de la Tierra en una sociedad galáctica mucho más avanzada que la nuestra y, finalmente, no solo a la sustitución de la humani... continue
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ScotlandDescription:
From a literary master, a moving and genre-bending story about our era-spanning search for meaning and knowing An uncertain near-future. A story of new boundaries drawn between people daily. A not-very brave new world. Add two children. And a horse. From a Scottish word meaning a transient moment, a shock, a faint glimpse, Gliff explores how and why we endeavour to make a mark on the world. In a time when western industry wants to reduce us to algorithms and data—something easily categorizable and predictable—Smith shows us why our humanity, our individual complexities, matter more than ever.... continue
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I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman EN
BelgiumDescription:
Discover the haunting, heart-breaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world. Deep underground, thirty-nine women are kept in isolation in a cage. Above ground, a world awaits. Has it been abandoned? Devastated by a virus? Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only vague recollection of their lives before. But, as the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl - the fortieth prisoner - sits alone an outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be t... continue
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The development of robot technology to a state of perfection by future civilizations is explored in nine science fiction stories.
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In Ascension by Martin MacInnes EN
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If Richard Powers had written Arrival, an astonishing novel that is set to break out Martin MacInnes as one of the most important literary voices of his generation [Bokinfo].