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Ready Player One
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author)
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Old Man's War (Old Man's Wa... Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author)
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Anathem
Anathem
by Neal Stephenson
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating 32,179 ratings
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The Hunger Games (The Hunge... The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by Suzanne Collins
4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating 2,927,253 ratings
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Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kov... Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
by Richard K. Morgan
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating 28,608 ratings
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The Windup Girl
The Windup Girl
by Paolo Bacigalupi
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating 32,232 ratings
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Revelation Space (Revelatio... Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
by Alastair Reynolds
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating 21,500 ratings
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Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating 208,271 ratings
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Little Brother (Little Brot... Little Brother (Little Brother, #1)
by Cory Doctorow
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating 26,974 ratings
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Pattern Recognition (Blue A... Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant, #1)
by William Gibson
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating 28,250 ratings
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Embassytown
Embassytown
by China Miville (Goodreads Author)
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating 12,704 ratings
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Daemon (Daemon, #1)
Daemon (Daemon, #1)
by Daniel Suarez (Goodreads Author)
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating 16,971 ratings
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Redemption Ark (Revelation ... Redemption Ark (Revelation Space, #2)
by Alastair Reynolds
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating 11,115 ratings
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Matter (Culture, #8)
Matter (Culture, #8)
by Iain M. Banks
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Accelerando
Accelerando
by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author)
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating 10,893 ratings
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by Haruki Murakami
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating 79,115 ratings
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Chindi (The Academy, #3)
Chindi (The Academy, #3)
by Jack McDevitt
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating 2,740 ratings
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The Temporal Void (Void, #2)
The Temporal Void (Void, #2)
by Peter F. Hamilton
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating 8,835 ratings
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Catching Fire (The Hunger G... Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by Suzanne Collins
4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating 1,433,616 ratings
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Under the Dome Under the Dome
by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating 134,923 ratings
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Ancillary Justice (Imperial... Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
by Ann Leckie (Goodreads Author)
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating 8,361 ratings
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Game... Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by Suzanne Collins
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating 1,306,636 ratings
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Dies the Fire (Emberverse, #1) Dies the Fire (Emberverse, #1)
by S.M. Stirling
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating 9,197 ratings
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Terminal World Terminal World
by Alastair Reynolds
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating 3,007 ratings
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The Telling (Hainish Cycle #8) The Telling (Hainish Cycle #8)
by Ursula K. Le Guin
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating 2,666 ratings
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Darwin's Children (Darwin's... Darwin's Children (Darwin's Radio #2)
by Greg Bear
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating 3,384 ratings
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The Long Earth (The Long Ea... The Long Earth (The Long Earth #1)
by Terry Pratchett
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating 19,857 ratings
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Polaris (Alex Benedict, #2)
Polaris (Alex Benedict, #2)
by Jack McDevitt
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating 2,717 ratings
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Coyote (Coyote Trilogy, #1)
Coyote (Coyote Trilogy, #1)
by Allen Steele
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating 1,806 ratings
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The Evolutionary Void (Void... The Evolutionary Void (Void, #3)
by Peter F. Hamilton
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating 9,087 ratings
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The Light of Other Days
The Light of Other Days
by Arthur C. Clarke
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating 3,590 ratings
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Halting State Halting State
by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author)
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating 7,148 ratings
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Off Armageddon Reef (Safeho... Off Armageddon Reef (Safehold, #1)
by David Weber
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating 5,242 ratings
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Zoe's Tale (Old Man's War, #4) Zoe's Tale (Old Man's War, #4)
by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author)
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating 10,000 ratings
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Seeker (Alex Benedict, #3)
Seeker (Alex Benedict, #3)
by Jack McDevitt
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating 4,167 ratings
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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author)
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating 49,891 ratings
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For the Win
For the Win
by Cory Doctorow
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating 3,950 ratings
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Agent to the Stars
Agent to the Stars
by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author)
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating 6,418 ratings
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Down and Out in the Magic K... Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
by Cory Doctorow
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating 7,790 ratings
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Blue Remembered Earth (Pose... Blue Remembered Earth (Poseidon's Childr
en, #1)
by Alastair Reynolds
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating 3,918 ratings
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Hull Zero Three
Hull Zero Three
by Greg Bear
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating 2,800 ratings
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The Twelve (The Passage, #2)
The Twelve (The Passage, #2)
by Justin Cronin
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating 39,299 ratings
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The 5th Wave (The Fifth Wav... The 5th Wave (The Fifth Wave, #1)
by Rick Yancey
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating 64,198 ratings
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Great North Road
Great North Road
by Peter F. Hamilton
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating 5,403 ratings
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The Line Of Polity (Agent C... The Line Of Polity (Agent Cormac, #2)
by Neal Asher (Goodreads Author)
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating 2,361 ratings
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Air
Air
by Geoff Ryman
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating 1,433 ratings
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Valor's Choice (Confederati... Valor's Choice (Confederation #1)
by Tanya Huff
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating 3,344 ratings
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The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating 20,427 ratings
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The Peshawar Lancers
The Peshawar Lancers
by S.M. Stirling
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating 1,538 ratings
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Eastern Standard Tribe Eastern Standard Tribe
by Cory Doctorow
3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating 2,511 ratings
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Sun of Suns (Virga, #1)
Sun of Suns (Virga, #1)
by Karl Schroeder
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating 1,626 ratings
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The Fractal Prince (The Jea... The Fractal Prince (The Jean le Flambeur
Series, #2)
by Hannu Rajaniemi
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating 2,619 ratings
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Feed (Newsflesh Trilogy, #1)
Feed (Newsflesh Trilogy, #1)
by Mira Grant
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating 26,500 ratings
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WWW: Watch (WWW, #2)
WWW: Watch (WWW, #2)
by Robert J. Sawyer
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating 2,988 ratings
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Prey
Prey
by Michael Crichton
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Time Travelers Never Die
Time Travelers Never Die
by Jack McDevitt
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating 1,778 ratings
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Axis
Axis
by Robert Charles Wilson
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating 3,630 ratings
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Abaddon's Gate (Expanse, #3)
Abaddon's Gate (Expanse, #3)
by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author)
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating 8,642 ratings
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Forty Signs of Rain (Scienc... Forty Signs of Rain (Science in the Capi
tol, #1)
by Kim Stanley Robinson
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Sand Omnibus (Sand, #1-5)
Sand Omnibus (Sand, #1-5)
by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author)
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating 5,346 ratings
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Pretties (Uglies, #2) Pretties (Uglies, #2)
by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author)
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating 153,143 ratings
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Light Light
by M. John Harrison
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating 2,608 ratings
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This Is Not a Game (Dagmar,... This Is Not a Game (Dagmar, #1)
by Walter Jon Williams
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating 1,495 ratings
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On the Oceans of Eternity (... On the Oceans of Eternity (Nantucket, #3
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by S.M. Stirling
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating 2,441 ratings
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Mission of Honor (Honor Har... Mission of Honor (Honor Harrington, #12)
by David Weber
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The Traveler (Fourth Realm,... The Traveler (Fourth Realm, #1)
by John Twelve Hawks
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating 7,476 ratings
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author)
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Fifty Degrees Below (Scienc... Fifty Degrees Below (Science in the Capi
tol, #2)
by Kim Stanley Robinson
erse, #12)
by Sharon Lee (Goodreads Author)
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The Rapture of the Nerds: A... The Rapture of the Nerds: A tale of the
singularity, posthumanity, and awkward social situations
by Cory Doctorow
3.37 of 5 stars 3.37 avg rating 1,832 ratings
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Fearless (The Lost Fleet, #2) Fearless (The Lost Fleet, #2)
by Jack Campbell
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When She Woke When She Woke
by Hillary Jordan (Goodreads Author)
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating 15,110 ratings
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The Drowned Cities (Ship Br... The Drowned Cities (Ship Breaker, #2)
by Paolo Bacigalupi
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating 5,352 ratings
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Homeland (Little Brother, #2) Homeland (Little Brother, #2)
by Cory Doctorow
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Serenity: The Shepherd's Ta... Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale (Serenity,
#3)
by Joss Whedon
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating 6,985 ratings
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Specials (Uglies, #3) Specials (Uglies, #3)
by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author)
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating 110,623 ratings
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Valor's Trial (Confederatio... Valor's Trial (Confederation, #4)
by Tanya Huff