| The Tourist by Robert DickinsonIn this intricately plotted novel, recreational time travel is a 24th-century growth industry and the most popular destinations are time periods before the Near Extinction Event (NEE) that changed the course of human history. Multiple narratives converge (and, at times, contradict one other) as Tri-Millenium guide Spens pursues a missing tourist through a 21st-century world of shopping malls and airports and a 25th-century prisoner carries out a covert mission that could alter several timelines. If you enjoy twisty time-travel thrillers such as Ellen Larson's In Retrospect or Sean Ferrell's Man in the Empty Suit, you'll want to read (and then maybe reread) The Tourist. |
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Alien morning
by Rick Wilber
Working as a freelance sweeper in a near-future world where people capable of multisensory interfaces immerse their audiences in the complete experiences of others, Peter documents the arrival of aliens whose initial overtures of peace and trade hide a sinister agenda.
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Faller
by Will McIntosh
Trapped on an Earth that consists of islands of rock floating in an endless sky and where reality is fragmented, Faller with only a photo of himself and a woman he cannot remember, a toy soldier with a parachute and a mysterious map drawn in blood makes a leap of faith from the edge of the world to find the woman and set things right.
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Apes and angels
by Ben Bova
Arriving at Mithra Gamma, the third planet of the star Mithra, to protect its stone-age inhabitants from the Death Wave, the crew of the Odysseus is confronted by threats that force them to defend themselves in a conclusion to the trilogy by the six-time Hugo Award-winning author of New Earth.
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Remnants of trust : a Central corps novel
by Elizabeth Bonesteel
A follow-up to The Cold Between finds a discredited Shaw and Foster patrolling the nearly empty deep space of the Third Sector, where a raider attack on a sister ship reveals the work of a murderous saboteur with ties to the highest echelons of power.
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| A Night Without Stars: A Novel of the Commonwealth by Peter F. HamiltonSpace Opera. In this sequel to The Abyss Beyond Dreams, the human colony planet Bienvenido, cast out of the Void and into space, fight for survival as the alien Fallers attempt to annihilate the colony's inhabitants. It seems to be a losing battle until an unexpected arrival tips the scales. This 2nd book in the Chronicle of the Fallers series expands the universe introduced the author's previous Commonwealth saga and Void trilogy. |
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| Death's End by Cixin Liu; translated by Ken LiuStay hidden while threatening to reveal your enemy's position. That's the essence of Luo Ji's "dark forest" doctrine of deterrence, which has allowed rival planets Earth and Trisolaris to coexist for centuries. Without giving too much away, all that's about to change. Don't miss this final volume of the trilogy, which begins with The Three-Body Problem and The Dark Forest. With its sprawling cast of characters, intricate plot, and willingness to tackle complex moral and philosophical questions, this series may appeal to fans of millennia-spanning SF sagas such as Stephen Baxter's Xeelee sequence or Vernor Vinge's Queng Ho novels. |
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The hall of heroes
by John Jackson Miller
As the enemies of the Klingon Empire prepare to take advantage of the instability of Chancellor Martok¡s regime, Admiral William T. Riker and the crew of the USS Titan, must team up with an improbably savior leading a most unlikely force to protect the Klingon-Federation alliance. TV and movie tie-in.
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Catalyst : A Rogue One Story
by Ballantine
The must-read prequel novel to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story—the upcoming film, set before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, that reveals the untold story of the rebel effort to steal the plans to the Death Star!
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Things from the Flood
by Simon Stalenhag
The Loop is closed. Life is returning to normal when the pastoral countryside is suddenly flooded by dark water from the huge abandoned underground facility. Rumors spread in classrooms and schoolyards, stories about the flood and how it has brought something with it. One thing is clear: the past is not ready to be forgotten. Simon Stålenhag is back. In his new artbook Things From The Flood, Stålenhag continues the stories of Tales From The Loop, memories of a Nordic childhood infused with strange machines and weird creatures from other dimensions. In Things From The Flood, Stålenhag moves his focus from the 80s to the 90s, the decade of great change when the outside world truly came to Scandinavia. These are tales of the trials of youth, of schoolyard hazings, of first kisses, of finding yourself - and robots.
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The Operative
by Gerald Brandt
After escaping her targeted termination by the mega-conglomerate that now controls the government, Kris Ballard must return to San Angeles after the training compound for the anti-corporate movement is destroyed in the second novel of the series following The Courier.
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The Vindication of Man
by John C. Wright
Having renewed his enmity with his immortal adversary, Ximen del Azarchel, Menelaus Montrose awaits the return of the posthuman princess, Rania, who brings with her the judgment of the Dominions ruling the known cosmos, which will determine the fate of humanity once and for all. By the author of Count to a Trillion.
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The mad scientist's daughter
by Cassandra Rose Clarke
A young woman who grows up with an experimental android as a tutor and a best friend is accompanied by her companion into adulthood in a future version of America where an increasing robot population is granted governmental rights.
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Babylon's ashes
by James S. A Corey
Summoned by the remnants of old political powers for a desperate mission to reach Medina Station at the heart of the gate network, James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante are challenged by alliance vulnerabilities, an alien mystery and a band of desperate vigilantes. TV tie-in.
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Confluence
by S. K. Dunstall
While trying to avert a disastrous conflict over the control of alien technology, linesman Ean Lambert discovers that someone from within is trying to take down the New Alliance and will use the lines to ensure its destruction. By the national best-selling author of Alliance.
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Last year
by Robert Charles Wilson
A man from an alternate-universe 19th-century Ohio town that is on one side of a time-travel portal to the modern world realizes that dwindling tourism will soon close the portal, separating him from the 21st-century woman he loves. By the Hugo Award-winning author of Spin.
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Books You May Have Missed
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| Dark Matter: A Novel by Blake CrouchOnce a rising star in the scientific community for his research on quantum superposition, physicist Jason Dessen now teaches undergraduate physics at a small college. It's a good life, just not the one he imagined for himself. One night, a mysterious assailant abducts him at gunpoint; after an ill-fated escape attempt, Jason finds himself living a life that's not the one he remembers. As he tries to return home (wherever and whenever that is), he must confront the road(s) not taken. Readers who enjoyed Peter Clines' The Fold or David Walton's Superposition may be interested in this suspenseful novel of an ordinary man contending with alternate realities. |
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| Solar Express by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.An asteroid dubbed the Solar Express for its sun-bound trajectory turns out to be an artificial mechanism built by extraterrestrials? Post-doctoral researcher Dr. Alayna Wong-Grant and space pilot Captain Christopher Tavoian join forces to discover the origins and purpose of the device. However, their task is complicated by the immutable laws of physics as well as shifting geopolitics on Earth. Presenting a classic space exploration plot that doesn't stint on the technical details, Solar Express may appeal to fans of Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama. |
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| Barren Cove: A Novel by Ariel S. WinterBroken and on the verge of obsolescence, an android named Sapien contemplates self-deactivation as he travels to Barren Cove, a stately home that dates from the time when humans reigned. Upon arrival, Sapien meets the robot inhabitants of the estate, learns of their tragic history, and witnesses firsthand their dysfunctional family dynamics. Isaac Asimov meets Wuthering Heights in this lyrical, if bleak, novel. |
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Children of the New World: Stories
by Alexander Weinstein
Fans of television's Black Mirror will want to pick up this short story collection, which explores the complex ways in which humans and technology interact. Set in a recognizable near-future world and ranging in tone from the darkly humorous to the heartwrenching, these 12 tales tackle topics including (but not limited to) artificial intelligence, implanted memories, virtual reality, and digital reincarnation.
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