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Children of Time

Adrian Tchaikovsky

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Chindi

Jack McDevitt

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Solaris

Stanislaw Lem

Eon

Greg Bear

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To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

Christopher Paolini

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The Three-Body Problem

Cixin Liu

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Blindsight

Peter Watts

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Stories of Your Life and Others

Ted Chiang

Thrum

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The Invincible

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Children of Ruin

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Three Miles Down

Harry Turtledove

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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

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Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents

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Frank Herbert

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After Dark

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Sex, Death and Resurrection in Altered Carbon

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The Martian: Classroom Edition

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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

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Tender

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Life on Other Planets

Aomawa Shields, PhD

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All Systems Red

Martha Wells

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Philip K Dick

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The Martian

Andy Weir

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This is How You Lose the Time War

Amal El-Mohtar

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The Lensman Series

E. E. Smith

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Jurassic Park

Michael Crichton

Ice

Anna Kavan

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La casa sotto il cielo stellato

Sangu Mandanna

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The Stars My Destination

Alfred Bester

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La casa sul mare celeste

TJ Klune

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Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

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Only Human

Eliel Betancourt

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Network Effect

Martha Wells

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Leviathan Wakes

James S. A. Corey

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The Wind-up Bird Chronicle

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Nemesis Games

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Consider Phlebas

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More Than Human

Theodore Sturgeon

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The Demolished Man

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A Psalm for the Wild-Built

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Schismatrix Plus

Bruce Sterling

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The Blighted Stars

Megan E. O'Keefe

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The Man Who Fell to Earth

Walter Tevis

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Andy Weir

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Blue Sunrise

Gregg R. Overman

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Isles of the Emberdark

Brandon Sanderson

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All Tomorrows

C. M. Kosemen

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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

Hank Green

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Contact

Carl Sagan

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Solaris

Stanisław Lem

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We Are Legion

Dennis E. Taylor

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The Andromeda Strain

Michael Crichton

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Sunward

William Alexander

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Rian Hughes

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Speaker for the Dead

Orson Scott Card

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A Half-Built Garden

Ruthanna Emrys

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Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims

Clyde Robert Bulla

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Someone Else is on Our Moon

George H. Leonard

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The Swarm

Frank Schatzing

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Roadside Picnic

Arkady Strugatsky

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The colour out of space

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Doris Fisher

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172 Hours on the Moon

Johan Harstad

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This World Is Full of Monsters

Jeff VanderMeer

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Project X Alien Adventures

Elen Caldecott

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The Call of Cthulhu and Dagon: A Graphic Novel

H. P. Lovecraft

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Earth Afire

Orson Scott Card

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Earth Unaware

Orson Scott Card

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Larry Niven

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The Three-Body Problem

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We are not the first

Andrew Tomas

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Embassytown

China Miéville

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Out of the Silent Planet

C.S. Lewis

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Choosing Theo : The Clecanian Series

Victoria Aveline

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Encounter at Buff Ledge

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The Three-Body Problem (1-3 Vol. Set)

Liu Ci Xin

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Acorna

Anne McCaffrey

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The 12th Planet

Zecharia Sitchin

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A Fire Upon The Deep

Vernor Vinge

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Howling Dark

Christopher Ruocchio

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To the Stars and Back

Peglo

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Mountain in the Sea

Ray Nayler

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How to Speak Whale

Tom Mustill

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Diaspora

Greg Egan

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Sphere

Michael Crichton

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Exordia

Dickinson, Seth

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Project Hail Mary

Weir, Andy

Binti

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Honey, I Found a Starship

Chaney, J.N.

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Lilith's Brood

Butler, Octavia E.

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Contact

Sagan, Carl

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We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Dennis E. Taylor

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Shards of Earth

Tchaikovsky, Adrian

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To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

Paolini, Christopher

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The Sparrow

Russell, Mary Doria

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Desolation Called Peace

Martine, Arkady

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Alien Territory

Bill Perrine

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Bob's Saucer Repair

Boyd, Jerry

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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

Green, Hank

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A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor

Green, Hank

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Babel-17 (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Samuel R. Delany

Samuel R. Delany

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Star Trek

Ellison, Harlan

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Dark Planet Warriors

Anna Carven

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Leviathan Wakes

Corey, James S. A.

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The 5th Wave

Yancey, Rick

2001

Clarke, Arthur C.

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Proyecto Hail Mary

Andy Weir

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Billie Blaster and the Robot Army from Outer Space

Taylor, Laini

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Blindsight

Watts, Peter

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Three-Body Problem

Cixin Liu

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Species Seventeen

C.S. Garrand

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The Invincible

Lem, Stanislaw

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Children of Time

Tchaikovsky, Adrian

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Barbarian's Prize

Ruby Dixon

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Extra Terrestrials are Here! The Papers of Stavaltix

Polonious

Grim

Eidem, M.K.

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Agent to the Stars

Scalzi, John

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A Fire Upon The Deep

Vinge, Vernor

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For We Are Many

Taylor, Dennis E.

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Xeelee

Baxter, Stephen

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Starship Troopers

Heinlein, Robert A.

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A Desolation Called Peace

Martine, Arkady

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Exhalation

Chiang, Ted

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You Sexy Thing

Rambo, Cat

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Old Man's War Series

John Scalzi

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Translation State

Leckie, Ann

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Ice Planet Barbarians

Dixon, Ruby

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Vexing Valmir

Dixon, Ruby

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Barbarian Lover

Dixon, Ruby

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We Are Legion

Taylor, Dennis E.

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In Ascension

MacInnes, Martin

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Homebound

Hope, Lydia

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The Eradamis Sector

Hirons, Kevin

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Mated to the Alien Baller

Rhea, Talia

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Beth's Stable

Amanda Milo

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District 9 [Region 1]

Sony Pictures

M31

Wright, Stephen

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Valentina

Joseph H. Delaney

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Angel Station

Williams, Walter Jon

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Summertide

Charles Sheffield

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Flight of the Dragonfly

Robert L. Forward

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Excession

Iain M. Banks

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The State of the Art

Banks, Iain M.

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The Seep

Porter, Chana

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Rendezvous with Rama

Arthur C. Clarke

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Children of Time Chindi Solaris Eon To Sleep in a Sea of Stars The Three-Body Problem Blindsight Stories of Your Life and Others Thrum The Invincible Children of Ruin Three Miles Down The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents Dune After Dark Sex, Death and Resurrection in Altered Carbon Arca The Martian: Classroom Edition EnWorld The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Tender Life on Other Planets All Systems Red Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?The Martian This is How You Lose the Time War The Lensman Series Jurassic Park Ice La casa sotto il cielo stellato Gnomon The Stars My Destination La casa sul mare celeste Piranesi Only Human Network Effect Leviathan Wakes The Wind-up Bird Chronicle Nemesis Games Consider Phlebas More Than Human The Demolished Man A Psalm for the Wild-Built Schismatrix Plus The Blighted Stars The Man Who Fell to Earth Project Hail Mary Blue Sunrise Isles of the Emberdark All Tomorrows An Absolutely Remarkable Thing Contact Solaris We Are Legion The Andromeda Strain Sunward XX Speaker for the Dead A Half-Built Garden Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims Someone Else is on Our Moon The Swarm Roadside Picnic The colour out of space My half day 172 Hours on the Moon This World Is Full of Monsters Project X Alien Adventures The Call of Cthulhu and Dagon: A Graphic Novel Earth Afire Earth Unaware Ringworld The Three-Body Problem We are not the first Embassytown Out of the Silent Planet Choosing Theo : The Clecanian Series Encounter at Buff Ledge The Three-Body Problem (1-3 Vol. Set)Acorna The 12th Planet A Fire Upon The Deep Howling Dark To the Stars and Back Mountain in the Sea How to Speak Whale Diaspora Sphere Exordia Project Hail Mary Binti Honey, I Found a Starship Lilith's Brood Contact We Are Legion (We Are Bob)Shards of Earth To Sleep in a Sea of Stars The Sparrow Desolation Called Peace Alien Territory Bob's Saucer Repair An Absolutely Remarkable Thing A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor Babel-17 (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Samuel R. Delany Star Trek Dark Planet Warriors Leviathan Wakes The 5th Wave 2001 Proyecto Hail Mary Billie Blaster and the Robot Army from Outer Space Blindsight Three-Body Problem Species Seventeen The Invincible Children of Time Barbarian's Prize Extra Terrestrials are Here! The Papers of Stavaltix Grim Agent to the Stars A Fire Upon The Deep For We Are Many Xeelee Starship Troopers A Desolation Called Peace Exhalation You Sexy Thing Old Man's War Series Translation State Ice Planet Barbarians Vexing Valmir Barbarian Lover We Are Legion In Ascension Homebound The Eradamis Sector Mated to the Alien Baller Beth's Stable District 9 [Region 1]M31 Valentina Angel Station Summertide Flight of the Dragonfly Excession The State of the Art The Seep Rendezvous with Rama