Best SF (hard science fiction not sword & sorcery crap)
Discover the best hard science fiction books—no sword & sorcery here! Explore top-tier SF with rigorous science, futuristic tech, and mind-bending concepts. Perfect for true sci-fi enthusiasts.
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More Than Human
by Theodore Sturgeon
In this genre-bending novel—among the first to have launched sci-fi into the arena of literature—one of the great imaginers of the twentieth century tells a …
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Childhood's End
by Arthur C. Clarke
Without warning, giant silver ships from deep space appear in the skies above every major city on Earth. Manned by the Overlords, in fifty years, …
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The Stars My Destination
by Alfred Bester
In this pulse-quickening novel, Alfred Bester imagines a future in which people "jaunte" a thousand miles with a single thought, where the rich barricade themselves …
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The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
For use in schools and libraries only. The tranquility of Mars is disrupted by the earthmen who have come to conquer space, colonize the planet, …
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Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Guy Montag is a fireman, his job is to burn books, which are forbidden.
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Re-birth
by John Wyndham
They were a small band of Mutants, searching for a new salvation as outlaws in the darkness of a shattered world.
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Have Space Suit--will Travel
by Robert Anson Heinlein
One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the Moon -- and …
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Space Cadet
by Robert A. Heinlein
Only the best and brightest -- the strongest and the most courageous -- ever managed to become Space Cadets. They were the elite guard of …
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Nightfall and Other Stories
by Isaac Asimov
A collection of science fiction stories which examine various reactions to altered environmental conditions or bizarre psychological situations
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A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller (Jr.)
The winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel, Miller's bestselling work is a true landmark of 20th-century literature--a chilling and still-provocative look at …
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Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
by James Tiptree
These 18 darkly complex short stories and novellas touch upon human nature and perception, metaphysics and epistemology, and gender and sexuality, foreshadowing a world in …
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1929-1964
by Robert Silverberg
Presents a compilation of the finest science fiction stories by such authors as Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, Fritz Leiber, Alfred Bester, James …
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Riddley Walker, Expanded Edition
by Russell Hoban
This acclaimed story is set in an England that has suffered a nuclear holocaust. Society has regressed to an Iron Age, semi-literate state represented by …
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Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
“A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!”—The New York Times Cat’s Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. …
