Second 29 Books of 2008

Explore the second 29 books of 2008 with this curated list of top titles. Discover must-read novels, bestsellers, and hidden gems from this memorable year in literature.

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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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Fool's War

by Sarah Zettel

Four centuries after humanity has colonized the galaxy, information freight companies are used as an alternative to electronic communication. On one of her frequent trips …
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The Sheep Look Up

by John Brunner

"In this nightmare society, air pollution is so bad that gas masks are commonplace. Infant mortality is up, and everyone seems to suffer from some …
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The Annals of the Heechee

by Frederik Pohl

Robinette Broadhead desperately tries to prevent the mysterious Foe from putting an end to all intelligent life in the universe
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Hyperion

by Dan Simmons

A stunning tour de force filled with transcendent awe and wonder, Hyperion is a masterwork of science fiction that resonates with excitement and invention, the …
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Darwin's Children

by Greg Bear

Greg Bear’s Nebula Award–winning novel, Darwin’s Radio, painted a chilling portrait of humankind on the threshold of a radical leap in evolution—one that would alter …
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Cosmonaut Keep

by Ken MacLeod

Science fiction-roman.
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The Engines of God

by Jack McDevitt

An unknown race called the Monument-Makers creates a stunning array of gorgeous statues, scattering them throughout the galaxy and encoding them with strange inscriptions that …
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In the Ocean of Night

by Gregory Benford

A classic novel of man's future and fate, written by the eminent American physicist and award-winning author of "Timescape."
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The Integral Trees

by Larry Niven

“Niven has come up with an idea about as far out as one can get. . . . This is certainly classic science fiction—the idea …