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by Robert Louis Smith
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by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
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by Sue Lange
Science Fiction: A Mirror From the Future
There are lots of reasons people enjoy reading fiction. To name a few: entertaining escapism, connecting emotionally with the characters and engaging in social discussions like book clubs. But one of the most rewarding aspects of reading has a more significant and meaningful impact. It's how literature can make us reflect upon our own lives. read more
The Academic Side of Speculative Fiction with Karen Burnham
It may surprise you to know that people see science fiction and fantasy literature as more than mere vehicles of entertainment. In addition to enjoying the fiction side if things, there is gratification in knowing about the history and culture behind it. But what exactly is speculative fiction academics? And what does it teach us about the field? read more
Cool Worlds in Science Fiction
One of the joys of reading science fiction is the chance to visit faraway worlds. While many faraway places simply offer up locales that mimic what we can find already here on Earth—Dune, I'm looking at you—it's the worlds that are vastly different from our own that crank up the Wow Factor. read more
10 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books For February
A new month comes with a new crop of science-fiction and fantasy books, and thus a new list of reading suggestions to satisfy your reading hunger. Let's dive right in, shall we? read more
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by Robert Silverberg
Cover art for THE LONGEST WAY HOME
by Robert Silverberg
Cover art for FREEDOM'S LANDING
by Anne McCaffrey
Cover art for FREEDOM'S CHALLENGE
by Anne McCaffrey
Cover art for SLIPPAGE
by Harlan Ellison
Cover art for THE WHITE WOLF’S SON
by Michael Moorcock
Cover art for THE WAR AMONGST THE ANGELS
by Michael Moorcock
Cover art for 50 IN 50
by Harry Harrison
Cover art for FOREVER PEACE
by Joe Haldeman
Cover art for DOOMSDAY BOOK
by Connie Willis
Cover art for TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG
by Connie Willis
Cover art for SLAN
by A.E. van Vogt
Cover art for LURULU
by Jack Vance
Cover art for THE DEMON PRINCES
by Jack Vance
Cover art for PORTS OF CALL
by Jack Vance
Cover art for STARFARERS
by Poul Anderson
Cover art for MOTHER OF KINGS
by Poul Anderson
Cover art for HALF LIFE
by Hal Clement
Cover art for COMMON CLAY
by Brian W. Aldiss
Cover art for LAVINIA
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Cover art for THE DISPOSSESSED
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Cover art for MORE THAN FIRE
by Philip José Farmer
Cover art for CHILDHOOD'S END
by Arthur C. Clarke
Cover art for RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA
by Arthur C. Clarke
Cover art for THE FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE
by Arthur C. Clarke
Cover art for I, ROBOT
by Isaac Asimov
Cover art for FOUNDATION
by Isaac Asimov
Cover art for THE END OF ETERNITY
by Isaac Asimov
Cover art for THE GODS THEMSELVES
by Isaac Asimov
Cover art for NEMESIS
by Isaac Asimov
Cover art for VIRTUAL UNREALITIES
by Alfred Bester
Cover art for FAREWELL SUMMER
by Ray Bradbury
Cover art for PLATINUM POHL
by Frederik Pohl
Cover art for THE OTHER END OF TIME
by Frederik Pohl
Cover art for ONE SIDE LAUGHING
by Damon Knight
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Elizabeth Moon
Pub Date 2/21/2012
The third installment in Moon's Paladin's Legacy series (Kings of the North, 2011, etc.) is a solid if ...
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Kim Harrison
Pub Date 2/21/2012
In book 10 of a popular urban fantasy detective series, Cincinnati witch-turned-demon Rachel Morgan confronts a powerful hate group.
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Julianna Baggott
Pub Date 2/8/2012
Us 99 percenters will live outside the gates come the future, and it won't be pretty--especially once the nukes ...
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Saladin Ahmed
Pub Date 2/7/2012
Distinctive Middle Eastern fantasy from newcomer Ahmed.
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Stephen Deas
Pub Date 2/7/2012
Third entry in the series (The King of the Crags, 2011, etc.), all of which previously appeared in the U ...
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Robin Hobb
Pub Date 2/7/2012
The third book in the Rain Wilds Chronicles is a leisurely journey to nowhere, but its well-drawn characters and intriguing ...
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Melanie Rawn
Pub Date 2/28/2012
The play's the thing: new fantasy series about a magical theater company, from the author of The Golden Key ...
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Sergey Dyachenko
Pub Date 2/28/2012
First English translation of a work written in Russian in 1997, from an award-winning Ukrainian husband-and-wife team now resident in ...
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Paula Brandon
Pub Date 2/28/2012
Sequel to The Traitor's Daughter (2011), Brandon's well-plotted, intriguingly peopled fantasy whose setting, along with magicians called "arcanists ...
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Elspeth Cooper
Pub Date 2/28/2012
Epic fantasy debut, and first of a series, concocted from standard fantasy elements.
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Tobias S. Buckell
Pub Date 2/28/2012
This fast-paced near-future thriller delivers a combination of geopolitical intrigue and technological speculation, only flagging as it reaches its jumbled ...
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Ian Douglas
Pub Date 3/1/2012
The concluding chapter (Center of Gravity, 2011, etc.) in Douglas' Star Carrier military science-fiction trilogy wraps up the story with ...
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