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Science Fiction October 2016
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| Ninth City Burning by J. Patrick BlackEntire cities disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving nothing but dust and rubble. When an alien race came to make Earth theirs, they brought with them a weapon we had no way to fight. It seemed nothing could stop it--until we discovered we could wield the power too.
This novel combines the military action of Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers, the world-building of Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, and the pop-culture references of Ernest Cline's Armada. |
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| The Obelisk Gate by N.K. JemisinThe season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night. Essun -- once Damaya, once Syenite, now avenger -- has found shelter, but not her daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request. But if Essun does what he asks, it would seal the fate of the Stillness forever.
Complex characters, detailed world-building, and thought-provoking meditations on identity and human nature make this book a must-read. For something similar, check out The Elves of Cintra by Terry Brooks. |
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| Arabella of Mars by David D. LevineArabella Ashby loves her life on the British colony of Mars. Her parents, however, despair of Arabella's refusal to act like a proper English lady and sends her to Oxfordshire, where she must endure an endless succession of social events for the purpose of finding a husband. But when Arabella receives word that her brother, still on Mars, is in danger, she disguises herself as a boy and joins the crew of the Diana, a Mars Trading Company vessel. But will she arrive in time to save him?
With its Steampunk-infused Regency-era setting and swashbuckling adventure among the stars, Arabella of Mars should appeal to fans of Jules Verne and Edgar Rice Burroughs. |
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| Behind the Throne by K.B. WagersHail Bristol has made a name for herself in the galaxy for everything except what she was born to do: rule the Indranan Empire. When she is dragged back to her home planet to take her rightful place as the only remaining heir, she finds that trading her ship for a palace is her most dangerous move yet.
This is the opening book in the action-packed, intrigue-filled Indranan Wars series; HPL doesn't own the follow-up yet, but keep yourself busy with H.G. Well's The War of the Worlds in the meantime! |
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| Invasive by Chuck WendigOn the isolated Kolohe Atoll in the middle of the Pacific ocean, a charismatic billionaire employs a team of scientists to conduct cutting-edge research that he hopes will change the world.
Set in the world of the author's Zer0es, Invasive combines the adrenaline-fueled plots of Michael Crichton's techno-thrillers (State of Fear) with the spooky chills of The X-Files. |
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| Foundation by Isaac AsimovFor twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Sheldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. Mankind's last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and be overrun--or fight them and be destroyed. |
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| Consider Phlebas by Iain BanksThe war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction, cold-blooded, brutal, and worse, random. The Idirans fought for their Faith; the Culture for its moral right to exist. Principles were at stake. There could be no surrender. |
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| Downbelow Station: Or, The Company Wars by C. J. CherryhPells Station, orbiting the alien world simply called Downbelow, had always managed to remain neutral in the ever escalating conflict between The Company, whose fleets from Earth had colonized space, and its increasingly independent and rebellious colony worlds. But Pells' location on the outer edge of Earths defensive perimeter makes her the focal point in the titanic battle of colony worlds fighting for independence. |
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| Dune by Frank HerbertSet on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family--and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. |
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| Hyperion by Dan SimmonsOn the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. |
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