![]() ![]() Kindle: $11.99 "Pandora's Star" by Peter F. The Hitchhiker's Guide is rich in comedic detail and thought-provoking situations and stands up to multiple reads," according to the review. "You'll never read funnier science fiction Adams is a master of intelligent satire, barbed wit, and comedic dialogue. The whole Ender Quintet: $22.88 "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adam To make sure humans win the next encounter, the world government has taken to breeding military geniuses - and then training them in the arts of war," according to the review. Aliens have attacked Earth twice and almost destroyed the human species. Kindle: $5.95 "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card that other authors shy away from," wrote Rolling Stone's Paul Williams. " sees all the sparkling and terrifying possibilities. Kindle: $6.00 "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. ![]() Hardcover: $14.76 "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Arthur C. "Who could be better qualified than the author of the highly successful Cosmos to turn the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence, and humankind's first contact with it, into imaginative reality?" according to Publisher's Weekly. This nine-story collection is a mind-blowing read. The Will Smith movie version is nothing compared to the actual book. I found myself reading with a sense of awe, and read it way too late into the night," writes author Gene Kim. "An alarming and jaw-dropping tale about how something as innocuous as email can subvert an entire organization. Kindle: $6.35 "Avogardo Corp: The Singularity Is Closer Than It Appears" by William Hertling ![]() A final twist that runs counter to expectations will leave readers anxiously awaiting the promised sequel," writes Publisher's Weekly. “Suarez’s riveting debut would be a perfect gift for a favorite computer geek or anyone who appreciates thrills, chills and cyber suspense. Paperback: $6.00 "Daemon" by Daniel Suarez Wagner for .Ģ00-year old human Louis Wu, 20-year old fellow human Teela Brown, and two aliens set out to explore an unknown world, Ringworld. "Herbert created what was, in 1965, the most complex backdrop of politics, economics, religion, science, philosophy, and culture to inform an novel to date," wrote Tomas M. The Foundation trilogy (paperback): $16.91 "Dune" by Frank Herbert "The first Foundation trilogy (.) won a Hugo Award in 1965 for 'Best All-Time Series.' It's science fiction on the grand scale one of the classics of the field," wrote Brooks Peck. No literary list is exhaustive, but we've put together a list of 17 that any real sci-fi fan should definitely read. Technology, society, war, existence, family - these main sci-fi themes are things that we all deal with every day. Although sci-fi pushes past the boundaries of reality, it paradoxically allows readers to think about questions that hit closest to home. ![]()
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