My favorite science fiction books

Discover the best science fiction books with our curated list of top favorites. Explore must-read sci-fi novels that will captivate any fan of the genre.

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Memory (Hardcover)

by Lois McMaster Bujold

Fantasy. Miles Vorkosigan secret agent extraordinaire now a civilian with a serious medical disability hanging over his own head, has the knowledge needed to deal with impending disaster on Barrayar.
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Primary Inversion

by Catherine Asaro

The Skolian Empire rules a third of the civilized galaxy through its mastery of faster-than-light communication. But war with the rival empire of the Traders seems imminent, a war that can only lead to slavery for the Skolians or the destruction of both sides. Destructive skirmishes have already occurred. A desperate attempt must be made to avert total disaster.
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Partners in Necessity

by Sharon Lee

Here they are again, the three novels that introduced us all to the Liaden Universe over a decade ago. It is time to get reacquainted with our old friends: Edger & Sheather, Liz, Susiki, Jason & Anthora, Val Con & Miri and Priscilla & Shan. Remember how Miri and Val Con first met? How about the trouble Priscilla was in before she met Shan? Who can forget the way that Edger and Sheather have of coming to a friend's rescue or contemplating the weave of a carpet? Partners in Necessity also contains a new introduction by Anne McCaffery and a new afterword by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. The exceptional cover art is by Michael Herring.
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A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

This special edition ofA Wrinkle in Timeincludes a new essay that explores the science behind the fantasy. Rediscover one of the most beloved children's books of all time:A Wrinkle in Timeby Madeleine L'Engle: Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course, and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract," which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time. Meg's father had been experimenting with time-travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?
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Warchild

by Karin Lowachee

When Jos' parents are killed in an attack on their trading ship, the boy is kidnapped by the attackers and then escapes - only to fall into the alien hands of humanity's greatest enemies. He is soon coerced into becoming a spy against the human race.
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The Dragonriders of Pern

 

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Catch The Lightning

by Catherine Asaro

Asaro returns to the interstellar Skolian Empire in Catch the Lightning to tell a tale of politics, love, and war, the story of a young girl from Earth taken into the future and made the focus of a murderous plot to bring down the empire.
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Komarr

by Lois McMaster Bujold

The physically handicapped military genius Miles Vorkosigan investigates an act of treachery against the domed planet of Komarr.
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Beholder's Eye (Web Shifters)

 

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Barrayar

by Lois McMaster Bujold

Anarchy threatens Barrayar when the emperor dies leaving his five-year-old son as heir, and only one man, Aral Vorkosigan, and his extraordinary wife, Cordelia Naismith, can keep the empire united.
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The Radiant Seas

by Catherine Asaro

Jaibriol and Sauscony, heirs to two different interstellar empires, are the key to stopping a massive war.